ToneDetector vs DailyChinesePoems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToneDetector
Master Mandarin tones with this intuitive app. Practice pronunciation, compare your pitch contours to samples, and receive immediate visual feedback to improve your speaking accuracy without a tutor. Covers all Mandarin tonal syllables for effective self-assessment.
- Instant tone judgment
- Visual pitch contour comparison
- Practice all Mandarin tonal syllables
- Self-assessment of tone perception
- Sample sounds for comparison
- Intuitive practice interface
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How to know if you pronounced a Mandarin tone correctly without human tutors? The 12 years old tone detector app lets you make a judgement by yourself instantly. It is very intuitive for you to practice your tones. The Chinese tones are the most difficult part for a foreign language learner to speak Chinese. How to get rid of strong non-native accent and misunderstanding caused by tone issues? Using this app, practice to be right in every Mandarin tonal syllable first! Hear sample tonal syllables, practice tonal syllables and see their pitch shapes immediately. By comparing your pitch contours with the sample pitch contours directly, you can make a judgement easily by yourself. From the visual intuitive feedback, you may improve your tones quickly. This app basically covers all the possible Mandarin chinese syllables with lexical tones. They are 407 base syllables and 1259 tonal syllables. This app provides a sample sound for each tonal syllable for you to compare. By following the sample sounds, you can practice all the Mandarin tonal syllables and learn Chinese pronunciations. You can self-assess your tone perception ability too. This app is essential to all Chinese learners to master Chinese tone quickly. It could be used for tone lecture demonstration purpose too.
DailyChinesePoems
Explore classical Chinese poetry with pinyin, audio, and English translations. Features quizzes to test your knowledge and traditional music to enhance your reading experience. Ideal for students and language learners.
- 200+ classical poems and essays
- Pinyin with tone marks
- Audio pronunciation
- English translations
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Traditional Chinese music
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Learn and enjoy classical Chinese poetry — from primary school favorites to the poems and essays required in Chinese high school curricula — with pinyin, audio, and full English translations. LEARN Browse 200+ classical poems and essays across three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Every poem includes the original text, a modern Chinese paraphrase, and a complete English translation — so both native speakers refreshing childhood memories and English-speaking learners of Chinese can follow along. PINYIN, ON DEMAND Tap "Show Pinyin" on any poem to reveal tone-marked pinyin above every character — perfect for practicing pronunciation or reading poems you haven't fully memorized yet. LISTEN Tap "Play" to hear the original text read aloud in natural Chinese, so you can hear correct pronunciation and rhythm, not just read it. TEST YOURSELF Take short multiple-choice quizzes that test whether you remember what comes next in a poem — a fun way to check what's really stuck versus what needs another look. ANCIENT MUSIC Read while listening to a curated collection of traditional Chinese instrumental music — guzheng, erhu, and more — playing softly in the background. Whether you're a student preparing for Chinese literature exams, a heritage speaker reconnecting with poems you learned as a child, or a Chinese-language learner exploring classical texts for the first time, DailyChinesePoems makes centuries-old poetry approachable, one poem a day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DailyChinesePoems at Free against ToneDetector's $9.99. DailyChinesePoems also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 29 months). ToneDetector's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
DailyChinesePoems is free to download; ToneDetector costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ToneDetector against 5.0 for DailyChinesePoems. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
ToneDetector ships an update every 29 months, DailyChinesePoems every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToneDetector | DailyChinesePoems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 393 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jian Cheng | Chenming Xue |
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In-app purchases
ToneDetector
No in-app purchases
DailyChinesePoems
No in-app purchases
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