Cantonese Basic Phrases vs Heirloom Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cantonese Basic Phrases
Learn essential Cantonese phrases for daily communication with clear audio pronunciation from native speakers. This app is ideal for travelers and beginners looking to quickly gain confidence in speaking.
- Common daily phrases
- Native speaker audio pronunciation
- Easy-to-read text
- Save favorite phrases
- User-friendly interface
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Cantonese Basic Phrases is a simple and effective app designed to help beginners learn essential Cantonese expressions for daily communication. Whether you're traveling, studying, or meeting Cantonese speakers, this app makes learning quick, easy, and practical. Explore a collection of useful everyday phrases including greetings, directions, food ordering, shopping, emergencies, and more. Each phrase comes with clear audio pronunciation by native speakers to help you learn proper tones and speak naturally. The app includes: • Common daily phrases • Native speaker audio • Easy-to-read text and pronunciation • Save favorite phrases for quick access • A clean and user-friendly interface Perfect for travelers visiting Hong Kong, Macau, or Cantonese-speaking communities, as well as anyone wanting to learn Cantonese for personal or professional use. Start learning the basics today and gain confidence in speaking Cantonese in real-life situations! In app purchase included : Lifetime Premium Privacy policy : https://chatlyst.in/privacy.html Terms and condition : https://chatlyst.in/tcondition.html
Heirloom Tree
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Dedicated to the Lin family, and to every family — with wishes of health and peace. Heirloom Tree is a completely free family record app. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. No accounts. Your family's story, written down well enough to pass on. Every family has a root system. This app is for the families who want to keep theirs. ■Why we built this The oldest storytellers in every family don't live forever. The names, the villages, the photos, the small details — if no one writes them down, they're gone. We made Heirloom Tree so every child can carry their family tree in their pocket: ancestors, origins, the generation poem, the faces of grandparents, where the family came from. This is our gift to the Lin family, and to every family. ■What it does ◆ Print your family tree as a PDF (lead feature) • One tap turns your whole tree into a print-ready PDF: genogram + generational register. • A4, A3, portrait or landscape. Pages split automatically — no one gets sliced in half. • Print it for Lunar New Year, bind it for the family altar, mail it to relatives overseas. A real family book, starting from you. ◆ Family tree (genogram) • Standard notation: square □ for male, circle ○ for female. Generations stack clearly, birth order left to right. • Parents, spouses, children — every relationship visible. The deceased belong on the tree too. • A double frame marks "me." From your own perspective, a concentric view shows how everyone relates to you. • Children who died young, pregnancies that didn't carry, relatives lost to time — they all keep a small place on the tree. Every life belongs to the family. ◆ Kinship calculator (Chinese-style cousin terms, plus English) • Type a path — "my dad's cousin's daughter" — and get the answer: second cousin. (The English cousin system is included; the full Chinese 親屬稱謂 grid is a Chinese heritage feature.) • Useful for figuring out what to call relatives at weddings, funerals, and family gatherings. ◆ Generation Poem (昭穆, Chinese heritage feature) • Enter your family's generational poem. The app tags each member with their generation and their generational character. • See a cousin's name and immediately know which generation they're from. • Overseas Chinese families who use the English interface still need this — it stays front and centre. ◆ Surname origins (first release: Lin 林) • Built-in reading content: the origin of 林 as a surname, the Xi He 西河 hall, Lin families in Fujian, Mazu (Lin Mo-niang) 媽祖, and migration from China to Taiwan. • More surnames (Chen, Huang, Zhang, Wang…) will be added in a future version. • For other locales, a short "What is a surname origin?" explainer is included alongside the Lin content. ◆ Remembrance dates (anniversaries of passing) • Local notifications for anniversaries of passing, Memorial Day-style commemorations. • Lunar calendar support for Chinese-heritage families — grandparents' dates will not be missed. ◆ Your data, fully yours • JSON backup and GEDCOM export — standard formats that work with other genealogy software. • No cloud lock-in. No account. No phone tether. ■Where it's going The current version is a quiet, complete, single-device family tree tool. A future version will add cloud sync and shared family editing. After that, relative matching to help you find long-lost branches of your family. But no matter which version ships next, free, no ads, your data is yours — these three things will never change. Dedicated to the Lin family, and to every family — with wishes of health and peace. Write down your roots. Pass the story on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heirloom Tree at none against Cantonese Basic Phrases's 1. Heirloom Tree also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 17 months). Cantonese Basic Phrases's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cantonese Basic Phrases sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Heirloom Tree asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cantonese Basic Phrases ships an update every 17 months, Heirloom Tree every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cantonese Basic Phrases | Heirloom Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kantaben Gorasiya | PEICHEN LIN |
In-app purchases
Cantonese Basic Phrases
- Lifetime$8.99
Heirloom Tree
No in-app purchases
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