MandarinUp vs TextTutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MandarinUp
Learn Chinese through daily typing practice, leveraging modern technology to avoid memorizing complex characters. This app offers a flexible way to study anytime, anywhere, even offline, fitting into a busy schedule.
- Learn Chinese by typing
- Avoid character memorization
- Practice anytime, anywhere
- Fully functional offline
- Modern technology approach
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Learn Chinese simply by typing every day! Embrace modern technology without the need to memorize complex Chinese characters. Practice anywhere, anytime, even with a busy schedule. Fully functional offline.
TextTutor
This app focuses on developing typing fluency in Russian, teaching essential words and keyboard layouts. It aims to help users keep up with conversations and feel confident in their typing skills. Future language support is planned.
- Develop typing fluency
- Learn essential Russian words
- Master keyboard layout
- Understand local slang
- Improve conversational speed
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TextTutor is the missing piece for your Russian language learning experience. While most language apps have you speak, drag, or match words, TextTutor makes sure you are fluent, not just at speaking but typing as well. Never miss the conversation. TextTutor gets you typing the most essential words fast, so you can keep up in the group chat. Feel confident in your typing abilities. You will learn where every letter is on the keyboard, and learn the slang that local speakers use to speak more quickly and fluently. App currently supports the Russian language, but others are coming soon. Have an idea for a feature? reach out! We want to make an app that you want to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MandarinUp at none against TextTutor's 1. TextTutor's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. TextTutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MandarinUp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MandarinUp against 5.0 for TextTutor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextTutor has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MandarinUp | TextTutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mykhailo Osekretov | Lilo Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
MandarinUp
TextTutor
In-app purchases
MandarinUp
No in-app purchases
TextTutor
- Swear Jar$2.99
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