Comparison

Stroke/T9 Dictionary vs Chinese

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

Head to head
About

Stroke/T9 Dictionary

This reference tool assists with learning Chinese characters by allowing searches based on strokes or characters. It displays strokes as radicals or digits and supports both traditional and simplified forms. Users can bookmark results for later use or copy them to their clipboard.

Highlights
  • Search by character or stroke count
  • Display strokes as radicals or digits
  • Supports traditional and simplified Chinese
  • Bookmark search results
  • Copy results to clipboard
Features
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You are learning Chinese, you are learning to write. No, you can't guess how to write Chinese characters, native speakers often fail to do so. Why not use Stroke/T9 Dictionary? ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ How can the app help you? ◦ You search the strokes by character, and vice versa. - The strokes are displayed as radicals or digits. - The app supports both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. ◦ You bookmark the search results for future reference. ◦ You copy the result to clipboard. ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ ▨ ▧ Should you find any errata, please don’t hesitate to inform us! Follow us on Twitter! ◦ https://twitter.com/AppAppWorks Follow us on Facebook! ◦ https://www.facebook.com/appappworks Follow us on Youtube! ◦ https://www.youtube.com/apoworks

About

Chinese

This app offers a comprehensive English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary for Mandarin Chinese. It includes features like audio pronunciation, stroke animations, and example sentences to aid vocabulary expansion and exam preparation. Supports multiple languages for a broader learning experience.

Highlights
  • English-Chinese dictionary
  • Chinese-English dictionary
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Stroke animations
  • HSK exam preparation
  • Vocabulary expansion
Features
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Chinese IQ - is a free English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary of Mandarin Chinese language (Putonghua). Learn Chinese, expand your vocabulary, use this dictionary as a Chinese phrasebook. The dictionary supports multiple languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Finnish, Swedish, Vietnamese, Thai and other languages. Chinese dictionary flash cards may contain audio pronunciation, stroke animations, measure words (classifiers) and example sentences. The pronunciation of Chinese words and characters is shown with pinyin and bopomofo (zhuyin fuhao). This dictionary will help you: - expand your vocabulary - prepare to HSK, HSKK, TOCFL, IGCSE exams - study Chinese using learning apps and social networks The learning apps can help you master the grammar, memorize new words and characters, identify character radicals, break characters into components and write them. Learning Chinese apps are suitable for the following levels: HSK1, HSK2, HSK3, HSK4, HSK5.

Screenshots

Stroke/T9 Dictionary3 screens
Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chinese at 4.5 against Stroke/T9 Dictionary's 1.0. Chinese also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (549 vs 1). Stroke/T9 Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chinese holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chinese has 549 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Stroke/T9 Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 68% of Chinese's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stroke/T9 Dictionary ships an update every 3 months, Chinese fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stroke/T9 Dictionary versus Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStroke/T9 DictionaryChinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (549 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1549 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB139 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChun Kai LauDmitry Zaika

Customer experience

Stroke/T9 Dictionary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative39.4%

Chinese

All ratings544 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative17.1%

In-app purchases

None

Stroke/T9 Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

Chinese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stroke/T9 Dictionary free?
Stroke/T9 Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chinese free?
Chinese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stroke/T9 Dictionary or Chinese?
Chinese is rated higher. Stroke/T9 Dictionary averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chinese averages 4.5 from 549 ratings.
Do Stroke/T9 Dictionary or Chinese have ads?
Both Stroke/T9 Dictionary and Chinese show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stroke/T9 Dictionary or Chinese?
Stroke/T9 Dictionary ships an update every 3 months, and Chinese fortnightly. Most recently, Stroke/T9 Dictionary was updated on October 19, 2026 and Chinese on October 22, 2026.

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