Learn Chinese vs ChineseSkill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Chinese
This app offers interactive games and activities designed to help children learn Mandarin Chinese. It focuses on virtual language immersion and everyday vocabulary, encouraging early speaking skills through engaging challenges. The content is safe, ad-free, and suitable for offline use.
- Interactive learning games
- Virtual language immersion
- Everyday vocabulary
- Speaking challenges
- Ad-free and safe for kids
- Offline learning
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From the award-winning creators of Studycat for Schools, comes Learn Chinese! The #1 way for kids to learn 中文 (mandarin)! From preschool and beyond, Learn Chinese by Studycat inspires children's innate love of learning with interactive games and activities. Our bite-sized lessons will keep your child motivated while they discover a new language and build bilingual skills for a lifetime! WHY STUDYCAT? • Learn Chinese, in Chinese. All our activities focus on virtual language immersion, which means your child won't be hearing any English, only Chinese! This might be confusing at first, but trust us, it's the best way to learn. • Everyday Language. Our lessons teach words and expressions that kids can apply in their everyday lives, so they can get a head start developing their bilingual abilities. • Get Talking Fast. With our interactive speaking challenges, kids will be encouraged to speak entire words and phrases on their own! The earlier kids start their language-learning journey, the more likely they are to reach proficiency quickly. • Vocal Variety. Our characters' voices use different tones, expressions, and accents so that kids can pick up on the subtleties of pronunciation from different speakers. • Designed by Experts. All our activities are designed by language and early-education experts. Thoughtfully developed lessons will build your child's confidence with every step. • Learner Profiles (coming soon). Create up to four personalized profiles for different family members, allowing tailored learning paths and individual progress tracking. • Safe for Kids & Ad-Free. Parents can rest easy knowing that there are no pesky ads to distract children from their learning. All content is appropriate for ages 3 and up. • Offline Learning. On a plane, at a restaurant, or in a park? No problem! Learn Chinese by Studycat is available for both online and offline use. WHAT ARE PARENTS SAYING? “As a parent trying to raise bilingual children at home, Studycat is a helpful app to start them off and create excitement about the language.” — Fluent in 3 Months “Everything has been thought out carefully and the games and activities are really engaging.” — Bilingual Kidspot “The concept is so simple but extremely effective. I even found myself learning at the same time.” — Bump, Baby & You -- If you like Learn Chinese by Studycat, try it out for 7 days free! Empower your child to learn like never before, and get extras like printable worksheets. If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://studycat.com/about/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://studycat.com/about/terms-of-use/
ChineseSkill
This app offers a fun and effective way to learn Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. It features game-based lessons, speech recognition for pronunciation practice, and structured courses for all skill levels, from beginner to HSK preparation.
- Game-based learning lessons
- Bite-sized curriculum
- Speech recognition for pronunciation
- Handwriting practice
- Immersive, practical conversations
- Personalized study path
- Offline accessibility
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ChineseSkill is the best Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese learning app for beginners! Featured by the App Store in "New Apps We Love" and "The Best Language-Learning Apps"! Built by professional Chinese teachers with 20+ years of experience teaching Chinese as a foreign language, ChineseSkill makes learning Chinese fun, effective, and genuinely rewarding. Trusted by millions of learners since 2014, our game-based lessons take you from your very first character to real-life conversations — with structured courses, interactive practice, and real cultural context. With ChineseSkill, you can start from Pinyin, tones, and basic Chinese characters, then build listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills step by step. Whether your goal is to travel, study, pass HSK tests, talk with Chinese-speaking friends, or understand Chinese culture, ChineseSkill helps you make steady progress every day. What makes ChineseSkill different: Unlike other Chinese learning apps, ChineseSkill offers three complete, expertly-designed courses so you can learn exactly the Chinese you need: ■ Simplified Chinese – Mandarin from Mainland China (standard Putonghua) ■ Traditional Chinese – Mandarin from Taiwan ■ Cantonese – as spoken in Hong Kong Features: ■ Game-based Chinese learning: lessons so fun you'll never get bored. ■ Bite-sized curriculum to fortify your Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ■ Speech recognition corrects your pronunciation and tones, making speaking Chinese a breeze. ■ Handwriting practice specially designed to learn Chinese characters at a faster rate. ■ Immersive lessons help you have real-life, practical conversations quickly. ■ Self-adaptive learning games that personalize your study path. ■ Graded stories and listening practice tailored to your level. ■ The well-designed Pinyin and Tone courses for newbies. ■ Authentic videos featuring native Chinese speakers. ■ Systematic courses based on HSK levels. ■ Study progress tracking across multiple devices. ■ Offline accessibility: once a course is downloaded, no internet connection is required. With these tools at your disposal, nothing can stop you from mastering Chinese. Start your path to fluency today! ChineseSkill Premium offers: ■ One-month subscription for $11.99 ■ Three-month subscription for $24.99 ■ Twelve-month subscription for $59.99 The above prices are for U.S. customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Once purchased, subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the payment period. Terms of Service: https://www.chineseskill.com/terms-conditions-html Privacy Policy: https://www.chineseskill.com/privacypolicy-html Contact Us: nihao@chineseskill.com Supported languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Turkish, Russian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Hindi, Arabic, Thai. *Videos, additional vocabulary, and Booster content are currently only available for Mandarin (Mainland).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChineseSkill at 4.8 against Learn Chinese's 4.5. ChineseSkill also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (15K vs 1.2K). Learn Chinese's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Learn Chinese sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ChineseSkill sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChineseSkill holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChineseSkill has 15K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Learn Chinese's written reviews are positive against 90% of ChineseSkill's.
Learn Chinese ships an update every 2 weeks, ChineseSkill every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Chinese | ChineseSkill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studycat Limited | YIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Learn Chinese
ChineseSkill
User reviews
Learn Chinese
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging learning games
- 🚀 Effective for learning vocabulary
- 💡 Interactive and gamified approach
- 👍 Great for kids and beginners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Pronunciation issues with Taiwanese accent
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Difficulty accessing content across devices
- 🔍 Lack of content variety and new updates
ChineseSkill
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for learning Chinese
- 🚀 Comprehensive and effective learning approach
- 💡 Helpful explanations and grammar notes
- 👍 Engaging and fun learning experience
- 👍 Versatile features (pinyin, characters, writing practice)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🔒 Concerns about subscription cancellation and account issues
- 💰 Paid subscription required to access all features
- 🤔 Some lessons feel repetitive or lack progression
- 💬 Desire for more audio/speech practice features
Bugs and requests
Learn Chinese
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription issues and double charges
- Compatibility problems with older devices
- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More language options and accents
- Expanded vocabulary and content
- Ability to access content across devices
- Improved pronunciation and audio quality
ChineseSkill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with syncing progress across devices
- Screen elements getting cut off on iPhone X
- Inconsistencies in lesson content and translations
Requested features
4 requests- Add more male voice options
- Improve lesson navigation and progress tracking
- Introduce gamification elements for motivation
- Provide more flexibility in disabling English translations
In-app purchases
Learn Chinese
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Unlimited Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Learn Chinese7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
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- Fun Chinese - Annually (A)1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Unlimited Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Learn Chinese7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Animals Lesson$2.99
- Numbers Lesson$2.99
- Three Lesson Pack$5.99
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- Four Lesson Pack$6.99
ChineseSkill
- Premium (Monthly)$11.991 Month
- Monthly subscription$12.991 Month
- Monthly premium subscription$12.991 Month
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- Quarterly subscription$13.993 Months
- Full Access (1 month)$14.991 Month
- Premium+ (Monthly)$19.991 Month
- Premium (Quarterly)7 Days trial$25.993 Months
- Quarterly premium subscription$29.993 Months
- Premium+ (Quarterly)7 Days trial$39.993 Months
- Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Annual Chinese Learning Plan$79.991 Year
- Full Access (1 Year)$79.991 Year
- Full Access (1 Year)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Premium+ (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Lifetime membership$159.99
- Lifetime membership premium$299.99
- Lifetime membership$399.00
Questions
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