Comparison

StudyChat Cantonese vs Cantonese Guru

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

Head to head
About

StudyChat Cantonese

Practice conversational Cantonese with randomized dialogues and listening exercises. Designed for intermediate learners, it helps you master everyday phrases and improve recall for social situations. Track your progress and enjoy a fun, engaging learning experience.

Highlights
  • Socializing phrase practice
  • Listening skill development
  • Everyday situation familiarization
  • Progress tracking per phrase
  • Randomized semi-artificial conversations
  • Focus on listening and translation recall
  • Intermediate practice tool
Features
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- Learn socialising phrases, to help you meet others. - Practice listening skills for the Asia traveller. - Familiarise yourself with common everyday situations, so you're aware of useful phrases. - Your progress for each phrase is tracked in the background, so you don't repeat phrases too frequently. - Phrases are randomised in semi-artificial conversations, so there is some "variety" to keep your mind awake. - Focus on listening, and translation recall. The two most important skills for everyday socialising. =[ HOW IT WORKS ]= - Listen to a conversation: a list of phrases. - After each repeat, any phrase has been seen enough will be replaced by a new phrase to learn. - Best used as an intermediate practice tool. - Combine with SCRIBE ORIGINS series to learn basic vocab and hanzi. StudyChat Cantonese is designed for you as the intermediate-level traveller who wants to become familiar with phrases from different situations. If you already know the basics of the language and you want another tool to practice with, then this is for you. StudyChat Cantonese has been intentionally designed as a fun supplementation to existing study methods. There are many excellent resources for learning grammar and vocabulary. But there are few tools, aside from watching TV with subtitles, that simulate conversations for practicing what you have already learnt. StudyChat Cantonese also includes a bucketload of background and character styles, to keep your mind as interested as "study" possibly can be. StudyChat feedback: "I gotta say I love your app" "So far I think it's fantastic. The most creative language app I've ever seen. No other has managed to combine an interesting light novel manga style with learning a language." "This is a great learning tool" "Hello! Your app is simply amazing!" "Best learning language app ever! Was worth everytime cent!" "I want to say I absolutely love this app. Ever since I've downloaded it, I have been using it at least half an hour everyday. I have recommended it to my friends in class! Your app is so awesome that I decided to use the in app function to purchase the upgrade to unlock over 1000 new sentences." "I love this it's awsome" "I love this app!!! I always wanted to learn how to speak!!!" "I love this app! I love learning new languages and love to widen my knowledge on other countries. This app is very handy and the graphics are good, the phrases are easy to understand too." "Your app is a really fun learning tool." "Thank you for creating the app...." "I love this app so much" "I love these apps. They awesome and I use the constantly. The artwork is great to and I love that I can slow down the speech and learn the words properly. This is a HUGE help as this is the ONLY app I have found that offers this feature." "This is amazing, please continue to do what you do, much love and support :-)" "The app is awesome thx for putting it out there" "I love this it's so cool" "This app is fabulous." "Thank you for this wonderful app!" "I love this app it's awesome :)" "Great app, I like it. Thank you!" "This is the best studying app 0.0" "I think that this is a great app idea!! Thank you very much" "I really love this app..... It's cool :)"

About

Cantonese Guru

Master Cantonese with a structured approach to vocabulary, writing, tones, and pronunciation. This app offers intelligent review sessions and customizable study lists, acting as both a learning tool and a comprehensive reference.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary and character study
  • Stroke-by-stroke character writing
  • Tone and pronunciation training
  • Spaced repetition system (SRS) reviews
  • Listening and reading practice
  • Customizable study lists
  • Comprehensive Cantonese dictionary
Features
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Learning Cantonese Chinese takes time, structure, and consistency. Cantonese Guru is designed for learners who want to progress seriously and sustainably, from beginner to advanced levels. Whether you are studying Cantonese at university, preparing for language exams, or learning out of personal interest, the app helps you develop all essential skills at your own pace. Cantonese Guru works both as a learning app and as a daily Cantonese reference tool, helping you build real, lasting skills. It fully supports traditional and simplified Chinese characters, as well as Cantonese-specific forms. — A COMPLETE AND STRUCTURED APPROACH Cantonese Guru combines active learning, intelligent reviews, and high-quality reference tools to support long-term memorization. • Vocabulary and Cantonese character study • Stroke-by-stroke Chinese character writing • Tone and pronunciation training • Smart review sessions based on spaced repetition (SRS) • Listening and reading practice adapted to Cantonese — CUSTOM & DOWNLOADABLE STUDY LISTS Cantonese Guru lets you study efficiently with ready-made and personalized content. • Downloadable word lists inspired by common Cantonese textbooks and learning programs • Curated vocabulary sets by level and topic • Create your own custom lists directly from the dictionary • Focus your study on exactly what you need, at your own pace This flexible system allows you to work on specific themes, reinforce weak points, or build personalized study paths. — A SERIOUS LEARNING TOOL, NOT A GIMMICK APP Cantonese Guru includes: • A comprehensive Cantonese dictionary (140,000+ entries) • Search by Cantonese, Jyutping, Yale, or English • Radical- and key-based character search • Handwriting input for character lookup • Customizable word lists and detailed entry information • Reference tools dedicated to the Cantonese language The app is used as both a reference and learning tool by students, self-learners, and language enthusiasts who want to progress with method and clarity. — SUBSCRIPTIONS Full access to all features requires a subscription. • 1-week free trial (except lifetime plan) • Automatic renewal, cancel anytime Available plans: • 1 month • 6 months • 12 months • Lifetime (one-time purchase) — LEGAL INFORMATION Privacy Policy: https://www.xamisoft.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.xamisoft.com/cgu

Screenshots

StudyChat Cantonese3 screens
Cantonese Guru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cantonese Guru at 100% against StudyChat Cantonese's 50%. Cantonese Guru also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). StudyChat Cantonese's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StudyChat Cantonese sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cantonese Guru sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cantonese Guru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of StudyChat Cantonese's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cantonese Guru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyChat Cantonese ships an update every 4 months, Cantonese Guru every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StudyChat Cantonese versus Cantonese Guru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyChat CantoneseCantonese Guru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB464 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGuiix Pty LtdSamuel REAUD

Customer experience

StudyChat Cantonese

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative43.8%

Cantonese Guru

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

StudyChat Cantonese

One-time6
  • Unlock: Boy Meets Girls, Boy Meets Girl Long, Difficult Pickup.$0.99
  • Unlock: Supportive, Phone Conversation, Dinner Date$0.99
  • Unlock: Guy's Conversation +$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Conversation: At home$0.99
  • Unlock Tense and People Describing conversations$0.99
  • Unlock all conversations$7.99
5 purchases

Cantonese Guru

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Six Months7 Days trial$17.996 Months
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime subscription$42.99
  • Lifetime subscription$79.99

Questions

Is StudyChat Cantonese free?
StudyChat Cantonese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cantonese Guru free?
Cantonese Guru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StudyChat Cantonese or Cantonese Guru?
Cantonese Guru is rated higher. StudyChat Cantonese averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cantonese Guru averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do StudyChat Cantonese or Cantonese Guru have ads?
Neither StudyChat Cantonese nor Cantonese Guru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyChat Cantonese or Cantonese Guru?
StudyChat Cantonese ships an update every 4 months, and Cantonese Guru every 2 weeks. Most recently, StudyChat Cantonese was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cantonese Guru on October 14, 2026.

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