Comparison

SReading vs Hanly

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

Head to head
About

SReading

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for learning Chinese. It features smart reading with pinyin and audio, personalized word recognition, and customizable flashcards. Users can also engage with diverse exercises covering various aspects of Chinese language and culture.

Highlights
  • Smart Reading with pinyin and audio
  • Personalized character recognition
  • Customizable flashcards and copybooks
  • Synchronized exercises on diverse topics
  • Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
Features
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SReading offers the most comprehensive Chinese learning tools: * Smart Reading: Traditional/Simplified conversion, pinyin hints, audio listen and more. * Word Express: Personalized character recognition for馬立平, 部編, 暨南, 同樂中文 etc. * Flashcards & Copybook: Customizable and downloadable PDFs. * Synchronized Exercises: Diverse questions on characters, phrases, idioms, culture, geography, history, holidays, health, recitation, writing, poetry, texts, grammar, and more.

About

Hanly

Learn thousands of Chinese characters efficiently by understanding their structure and origin. This app uses visual breakdowns, engaging stories, and interactive elements to build an intuitive grasp of characters and aid memorization. It focuses on frequently used vocabulary and offers a structured learning progression.

Highlights
  • Character etymology and mnemonics
  • Interactive component exploration
  • Structured learning progression
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Extensive character dictionary
  • Stroke order animations
Features
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Chinese characters are not just random shapes - learn 1000 characters in months by understanding their structure and origin! Through visual breakdowns and engaging stories, Hanly helps you develop an intuitive grasp of Chinese characters and to efficiently remember them. Hanly starts with simple components and quickly builds up to complex characters, while focusing on the most frequently used vocabulary. CARDS THAT MAKE CHARACTERS COME ALIVE Etymology, memorable illustrations, mnemonics: we will provide the most helpful information to get a character to come alive in your imagination and stick in your memory for good. INTUITIVE INTERACTIVE UI Play with characters like they’re Lego blocks! Explore radicals, components, compound words, and character relationships - all just one click away! CAREFULLY OPTIMIZED LEARNING PROGRESSION Start with simple building blocks and naturally progress to complex characters. Our carefully designed levels introduce the most frequent characters early while maintaining coherent, meaningful themes. EXTENSIVE CHARACTER DICTIONARY & SEARCH Search by character, pinyin or meaning to find: - Character meanings and pronunciations - Usage in compound words and characters - Frequency and HSK level - Radical forms - Stroke order animations - Character evolution history SPACED REPETITION ENGINE INTEGRATED WITH THE UI Built-in spaced repetition helps you review characters at the perfect time, with review schedule optimized for how well you know a given character. Character progress is deeply integrated with the UI, so that you can spot the characters you are learning on any page. AND MANY MORE FEATURES! - Detailed learning statistics - Character etymology stories & fun facts - Explore characters & radicals sorted by their frequency - Personal note-taking system - Easily mark characters you already know Terms of use: https://www.hanlyapp.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.hanlyapp.com/privacy-policy Contact us: We’d love to hear from your feedback about Hanly! Please send us an email with your thoughts and suggestions at tutu@hanlyapp.com

Screenshots

SReading4 screens
Hanly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SReading at none against Hanly's 1. Hanly's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (357 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Hanly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. SReading asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hanly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hanly has 357 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 99% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SReading ships an update every 6 weeks, Hanly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SReading versus Hanly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSReadingHanly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)4.9 (357 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better99.1% of reviews
Number of ratings10357 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB241 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTongLe Chinese SchoolArtur Gorokh

Customer experience

SReading

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hanly

All ratings357 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.5%

Bugs and requests

SReading

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hanly

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No known major bugs reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Addition of writing practice for characters
  • Inclusion of example sentences for each character
  • Expansion of content to cover more advanced vocabulary

In-app purchases

None

SReading

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hanly

Subscriptions1
  • Hanly Premium$5.991 Month

Questions

Is SReading free?
SReading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hanly free?
Hanly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SReading or Hanly?
Hanly is rated higher. SReading averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Hanly averages 4.9 from 357 ratings.
Do SReading or Hanly have ads?
Neither SReading nor Hanly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SReading or Hanly?
SReading ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hanly every 2 weeks. Most recently, SReading was updated on September 7, 2026 and Hanly on September 23, 2026.

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