Comparison

StudyChat English vs 辞海

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

Head to head
About

StudyChat English

Practice English conversation skills with simulated dialogues. This app helps intermediate learners familiarize themselves with everyday situations and social phrases. It focuses on listening and translation recall, offering a fun way to supplement existing study methods.

Highlights
  • Learn socialising phrases
  • Practice listening skills
  • Familiarize with everyday situations
  • Progress tracking for phrases
  • Randomized conversations
  • Focus on listening and translation recall
Features
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=[ FEATURES ]= - Learn socialising phrases, to help you meet others. - Practice listening skills for the Western 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 English 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 English 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 English 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

辞海

This comprehensive dictionary app offers extensive word, idiom, encyclopedia, and poetry content. It features multiple search methods, including voice and image recognition, and provides rich multimedia resources for a deep understanding of Chinese language and culture.

Highlights
  • Extensive word and idiom definitions
  • Encyclopedia and poetry content
  • Voice and image recognition search
  • Knowledge graph visualization
  • Historical and cultural features
  • Multimedia resources
Features
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《辞海》由上海辞书出版社出版,是我国唯一以字带词,集字典、语文词典和百科词典主要功能于一体的大型综合性辞典,荣获国家图书奖最高奖——荣誉奖、国家辞书奖特等奖等奖项,被评价为“全面反映人类文明优秀成果,系统展现中华文明丰硕成就”。《辞海》(第七版)总词条约13万条,总字数约2350万字。 首次推出APP版,用户可随时随地随手查阅。 【内容丰富权威】 200多位顶级专家任分科主编,率领1800多位一流学者完成 130000多词目配有拼音,由中央电视台主持人海霞领衔团队朗读 用26000余古文字形体展示7400多个汉字的演变轨迹 秦汉以来近1000位名家所书各体书法字形160000余张 动态呈现汉字规范笔顺 大量图片、音视频、3D模型等多媒体资源 【多角度检索方式】 支持词条、释文检索 支持单一关键词和多关键词组合检索 支持按学科分类浏览 支持按拼音、按部首查询词条 支持语音识别、拍照识图检索 【可视化知识导图】 建立知识关联 呈现知识导图 【APP特色功能】 历史上的今天 万国志 地方志 人物志 3D百科 知识专题 纪年换算 【用户反馈有回应】 及时修订更新词条 专业运营团队,及时提供客户服务

Screenshots

StudyChat English3 screens
辞海4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 辞海 at 2.4 against StudyChat English's 1.5. 辞海 also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). StudyChat English's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 English sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and 辞海 sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

辞海 holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyChat English ships an update every 6 weeks, 辞海 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StudyChat English versus 辞海: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyChat English辞海
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)2.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB82 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGuiix Pty LtdShanghai Lexicographical Publishing House Ltd.

Customer experience

StudyChat English

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

辞海

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

StudyChat English

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 Description conversations$0.99
  • Unlock all conversations$5.99
19 purchases

辞海

One-time19
  • 购买辞海数字版7天会员$0.99
  • 购买辞海数字版会员2 variants$0.99
  • 购买辞海数字版3月会员$1.99
Show 16 more
  • 辞海数字版新会员月卡$2.99
  • 辞海网络版新会员月卡$2.99
  • 购买辞海数字版2月会员$3.99
  • 购买辞海数字版月卡$3.99
  • 辞海网络版会员月卡$3.99
  • 辞海数字版季卡$5.99
  • 辞海数字版5折年卡$6.99
  • 辞海网络版会员季卡$7.99
  • 购买辞海数字版6月会员$9.99
  • 辞海+英汉大词典1年联合会员$19.99
  • 购买辞海数字版会员年卡$19.99
  • 辞海网络版会员年卡$19.99
  • 购买辞海数字版2年会员$29.99
  • 辞海VIP+夸克网盘SVIP$29.99
  • 购买辞海数字版3年卡$39.99
  • 辞海网络版会员3年卡$49.99

Questions

Is StudyChat English free?
StudyChat English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 辞海 free?
辞海 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StudyChat English or 辞海?
辞海 is rated higher. StudyChat English averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while 辞海 averages 2.4 from 7 ratings.
Do StudyChat English or 辞海 have ads?
Neither StudyChat English nor 辞海 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyChat English or 辞海?
StudyChat English ships an update every 6 weeks, and 辞海 monthly. Most recently, StudyChat English was updated on October 23, 2026 and 辞海 on October 24, 2026.

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