Comparison

Pinyinify vs Yikou

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

Head to head
About

Pinyinify

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中国語のWebサイトをより簡単に理解しましょう!当アプリは、中国語のwebサイトにpinyinを自動で振り、中国語の文章を読む際の手助けになります。さらに、辞書機能を使って単語の意味を確認できます。初心者から上級者まで、誰でも簡単に使えます。今すぐダウンロード!

About

Yikou

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Learn Mandarin one useful bite at a time. Yikou brings pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, speaking practice, and short readings into one calm learning path. START WITH THE SOUNDS Explore the four tones, 23 initials, and 24 finals. Tap any sound or example to hear Mandarin audio, then use the tone quiz to check what you recognize. BUILD A PRACTICAL FOUNDATION Work through 30 units with 959 words, lesson texts, short readings, and quizzes. Review 141 grammar points with examples when you need a clearer explanation. SPEAK, LISTEN, AND RESPOND Practice 26 useful phrases and 13 dialogue scenes. On iPhone or iPad, choose the microphone to receive transcription-based, character-level feedback on a phrase you say. KEEP CHINESE CURRENT Browse 28 slang terms and memes, 50 short stories, and 50 original fictional mini-news items created for reading practice. MADE FOR MORE LEARNERS The interface and learning content are available in English, Korean, Japanese, Thai, German, and Russian. Current version: free, with no ads, account, subscription, or in-app purchase. An internet connection is required to load lessons and media.

Screenshots

Pinyinify4 screens
Yikou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Yikou at none against Pinyinify's shown. Pinyinify's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pinyinify versus Yikou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinyinifyYikou
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB0 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperToshiaki TanakaYeonni Lee

In-app purchases

None

Pinyinify

No in-app purchases

None

Yikou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinyinify free?
Pinyinify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yikou free?
Yikou is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinyinify or Yikou have ads?
Pinyinify shows ads; Yikou does not.

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