Learn Chinese vs Stroker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Chinese
Master common Chinese 4-character idioms with this app. It offers a fun and effective way to search, browse, and test your knowledge through engaging quizzes and detailed progress tracking.
- 1000 idioms in 20 lessons
- Unique quiz mode
- Detailed stats for progress tracking
- Pinyin search functionality
- Free lifetime upgrades
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Mastery of Chinese idioms on the go! This app will help you master the most common Chinese 4-character idioms. It is designed to help both novice and advanced Chinese language students to search, browse and test their knowledge of these idioms in the most effective and fun way possible. Key features include: * 1000 commonly used idioms grouped into 20 lessons. * Superb quiz mode to help you memorize the idioms in a fun and challenging manner (NOT simple multiple choices like other trainers). * Detailed stats for quiz results down to individual word level, so you can focus on the most difficult ones for you. * Flexible search mode that searches by pinyin. * Free upgrades FOR LIFE as we add more idioms and features in the future! A couple of well timed injections of Chinese idioms in everyday conversation will easily reflect your mastery of Chinese language and form a great, lasting impression in your listeners and conversation partners.
Stroker
Master the art of Chinese calligraphy with this app. It offers animated guides for over 9000 characters, helping you learn correct stroke order. Browse or search for characters to begin your learning journey.
- Learn proper Chinese writing
- Master stroke orders
- Over 9000 Chinese characters
- Animated character guides
- Browse by category
- Search characters
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Want to learn the proper way of writing Chinese? Having trouble remembering the correct stroke orders? Then this app is for you! Stroker Calligraphy has over 9000 Chinese characters! See characters by browsing categories or by searching. Each character is animated for you to know the way! Download this free app now so you can master the stroke orders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stroker at Free against Learn Chinese's $0.99. Stroker also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). Learn Chinese's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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
Stroker is free to download; Learn Chinese costs $0.99 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 — 4.5 for Learn Chinese against 4.5 for Stroker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stroker has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Learn Chinese ships an update every 23 months, Stroker every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Chinese | Stroker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rividian | Paragon Codeworks LLC |
Customer experience
Learn Chinese
Stroker
In-app purchases
Learn Chinese
No in-app purchases
Stroker
No in-app purchases
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