Comparison

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy vs 练写字

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy

Practice Chinese brush calligraphy on your iPad or iPhone. This app uses original strokes from master calligraphers to help you feel like a true master. It focuses on character structure and offers various classic scrolls for learning.

Highlights
  • Practice Chinese brush calligraphy
  • Uses original master strokes
  • Focuses on character structure
  • Offers 8 classic handscrolls
  • Learn from ancient calligraphers
Features
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***Featured*** as "Chinese Culture" in more than 120 countries during Chinese Spring Festival, 2015. ***Over 5,000*** 5-star ratings in App Store China. Learn and practice Chinese brush calligraphy with your finger in iPad and iPhone. Live Calligraphy uses the original strokes extracted from the master piece of ancient calligrapher in your practice, so that you can feel yourself like a real master of Chinese calligraphy, and fully enjoy the artistic charm of the art of calligraphy. LanTing calligraphy scroll is generally considered as the best running script in ancient China, and Live Calligraphy provides over 100 characters of LanTing in current release, wish you like them. Enjoy Chinese calligraphy~ Now, the app contains 8 handscrolls: - LanTing (兰亭集序--王羲之) - Basic Strokes (基本笔画--楷书四大家) - Timely Clearing After Snowfall (快雪时晴帖--王羲之) - Namo Amitābha by HongYi (南无阿弥陀佛--弘一法师) - Poem of Fragrance (秾芳诗帖--宋徽宗) - Confucius Passed Away (仲尼梦奠帖--欧阳询) - Ode to Qin (琴赋--文征明) - Heart Sutra (心经--赵孟頫) *Keyword*: Chinese calligraphy, Chinese culture/art, practice Chinese characters --------------------------------- 你是否曾想像自己如书法大师一样挥毫呢?来试试吧,用你的手指在iPad和iPhone上练习毛笔书法。 “活字帖”利用中国古代名家书法作品中的原笔迹,在你描摹或者临帖时绘制出来,使得你的书法效果能媲美真迹,让你体验如书法家一样的练字感受,更真切的感受书法的魅力。 本作与现有大多数作品的最大区别在于,大多数现有的作品只是根据手指运行轨迹,用计算机计算模拟出类似于毛笔笔迹的效果。但是,因为触摸屏的限制,计算机再如何聪明,又如何能知道用户运笔时的轻重缓急,浓淡干湿呢?故本作规避了用笔技巧,着重于练习每个字的字体结构。因此,本作并不能代替笔墨纸砚的常规练字方法,但是却可以从一定程度上提高用户的书法水平。 《兰亭集序》被誉为中国古代书法的第一行书,本版本免费提供前100个字,后续字体需要IAP解锁或者由完整版获得。 本App现有8个字帖: - 兰亭集序(王羲之) - 基本笔画(楷书四大家) - 快雪时晴帖(王羲之) - 南无阿弥陀佛(弘一法师) - 秾芳诗帖(宋徽宗) - 仲尼梦奠帖(欧阳询) - 琴赋(文徵明) - 般若波罗蜜多心经 (赵孟頫) 希望大家喜欢。

About

练写字

This app generates custom calligraphy practice sheets using various templates and fonts. It supports beginners and advanced users in improving handwriting and calligraphy skills. Users can print or export practice sheets for offline use.

Highlights
  • Customizable calligraphy practice sheets
  • Multiple calligraphy font styles
  • Beginner to advanced training modes
  • Character stroke and structure practice
  • PDF export and A4 printing
  • Simplified and traditional Chinese conversion
Features
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练字写字是一款手机生成字体的工具,内置多种字帖模板和书法字体,输入文字内容即可生成多种字体的硬笔楷书行书草书练字字帖,适合汉字初学者、书法水平提升者等全年龄段用户使用。 「功能」 ·多类型字帖模板:汉字、拼音、英文、数字、控笔; ·超全名家书法字体; ·零基础硬笔书法控笔阶段训练; ·汉字偏旁部首笔画练习; ·汉字拼音笔顺练习; ·书法间架结构练习; ·自定义导入字体; ·支持字体生成PDF文件并导出; ·支持A4纸无线打印隔空投送; ·简繁体转换。 「练字写字VIP会员专属特权」 ·解锁全部字帖模板; ·解锁全部书法字帖; ·解锁全部控笔训练内容:图形、笔画、偏旁、部首; ·解锁全部书法间架结构练习内容; ·支持自定义添加字帖功能; ·支持导出PDF文件; ·无限次数打印; ·无广告。 「关于订阅永久会员的声明」 ·如果您已订阅了“月会员”或“年会员”会员,请在订阅永久会员后手动取消连续包月或包年会员,取消方法请参考连续订阅声明。 「关于练字写字VIP会员连续订阅声明」 ·付款:连续订阅商品包含“月会员”、“年会员”,您确认购买后,会从你那的苹果iTunes账户扣费,并提供1个月会员(购买“月会员”)或者1年会员服务(购买“年会员”); ·续费会员:您订阅的连续包月或包年会员到期前24小时,苹果会自动为您从iTunes账户扣除相应费用,成功后包月或包年会员服务有效期自动延长一个周期; ·取消续费:需取消自动续费,请在订阅周期到期前至少24小时关闭自动续订,关闭后不再扣费;未在到期前24小时取消,将自动续订; ·取消方法:从Home页进入[设置]->点击[Apple ID]->点击[订阅],取消对应服务即可。 「政策与条款」 ·隐私政策:https://www.cndict.net/portal/page/index/id/17 ·使用条款:https://www.cndict.net/portal/page/index/id/16 ·连续订阅协议:https://www.cndict.net/portal/page/index/id/18 「联系方式」 ·如果有任何意见或者疑问,可以联系E-mail:cndict.net@gmail.com

Screenshots

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy4 screens
练写字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 练写字 at monthly against 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy's every 6 months. 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and 练写字 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy against 4.6 for 练写字. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy's written reviews are positive against 79% of 练写字's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy ships an update every 6 months, 练写字 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
活字帖 | Live Calligraphy versus 练写字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter活字帖 | Live Calligraphy练写字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45 ratings)4.6 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer哲 盛学成 黄

Customer experience

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.1%

练写字

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

活字帖 | Live Calligraphy

One-time9
  • Namo Amitābha$0.99
  • Confucius Passed Away$0.99
  • Ode to Qin$0.99
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  • Heart Sutra$0.99
  • Thousand Character Classic$0.99
  • Timely Clearing After Snowfall$1.99
  • Poem of Fragrance$1.99
  • Basic Strokes$1.99
  • Lan Ting$2.99
3 purchases

练写字

Subscriptions2
  • 练字写字(认字识字)月会员$0.991 Month
  • 练字写字(练字大师)年会员$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 练字写字(书法字典)永久会员$14.99

Questions

Is 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy free?
活字帖 | Live Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 练写字 free?
练写字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy or 练写字?
活字帖 | Live Calligraphy and 练写字 are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 45 and 25 ratings respectively.
Do 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy or 练写字 have ads?
Both 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy and 练写字 show ads.
Which is updated more often, 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy or 练写字?
活字帖 | Live Calligraphy ships an update every 6 months, and 练写字 monthly. Most recently, 活字帖 | Live Calligraphy was updated on September 21, 2026 and 练写字 on September 24, 2026.

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