Comparison

Learn MinNan Language vs Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Head to head
About

Learn MinNan Language

Master Southern Min language with this educational app. It offers a structured curriculum from basic to advanced, offline listening, and interactive play modes. Learn at your own pace with synchronized subtitles and convenient headphone controls.

Highlights
  • High-definition synchronized subtitles
  • Scientific curriculum: Basic, Advanced, Advanced
  • Multiple play modes
  • Offline listening
  • Headphone wire controls
Features
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Language is carrier of culture, Worth Inheritance 1.A high-definition + precise synchronization subtitles 1.Scientific and rational curriculum: Basic + Advanced + advanced 1.More than three kinds of play mode + headset wire support Scientific and reasonable arrangement of contents, from basic to advanced, step by step. Quickly master Min Nan language! Tutorial offline listening, do not consume flow, easy to use, no longer next time to get! Headphone wire tips Press the center button: Play to start, pause. Double-click: Play the next lesson. Press three times: Play the previous lesson. Southern Min, or Min Nan (simplified Chinese: 闽南语; traditional Chinese: 閩南語; "Southern Fujian language"), are a family of Chinese languages or varieties spoken in parts of China such as southern Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Zhejiang, and in Taiwan. The languages are also spoken by descendants of emigrants from these areas in diaspora. In common parlance, Southern Min usually refers to Hokkien, in particular the Amoy and Taiwanese. Amoy and Taiwanese are both combinations of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou speech. The Southern Min family also includes Teochew. Teochew has limited mutual intelligibility with the Amoy. Hainanese and Puxian Min both originated from Minnan. However, both these dialects are generally not considered to be mutually intelligible with any other Southern Min variants phonologically although the grammar and most vocabulary is very similar as they come from the same roots as Minnan. Southern Min forms part of the Min language group, alongside several other divisions. The Min languages/dialects are part of the Chinese language group, itself a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Southern Min is not mutually intelligible with Eastern Min, Cantonese, or Mandarin. As with other varieties of Chinese, there is a political dispute as to whether the Southern Min language should be called a language or a dialect.

About

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

Master basic Taiwanese Chinese with this engaging app. Learn vocabulary through beautiful flashcards, native speaker audio, and interactive modes. Explore over 30 categories and progress by playing and leveling up.

Highlights
  • Flashcard learning with images
  • Native speaker audio
  • Three learning modes (One-card, Overview, Shuffle)
  • Vocabulary categorized into 30+ topics
  • Gamified learning with experience points and leveling
  • Translations from 11 languages
Features
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“It’s the most beautiful language learning app” “I love the pretty photos in the app” “It is fun to learn a language with your app” “Thank you for creating the high quality and accurate contents” “What? It’s free!” --- Fun and Relaxing Learning Experience --- Look at the beautiful cards, listen to the native speaker’s voice and try to speak! Learn vocabulary effectively in an enjoyable way! 3 Learning modes: ・One-card Mode: Enjoy learning from the pretty pictures ・Overview Mode: Quickly overview all the cards ・Shuffle Mode: Help to memorize and examine your learning --- Learn from 11 Languages Translated by Native Speakers --- English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese (Mandarin), Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, Dutch, Polish Our international team loves promoting foreign languages and diverse cultures. We have 10-year experiences in teaching languages to foreigners and kids in the real life. This app is adopting our teaching experience plus scientific methods to raise your interests and enable you to learn effectively. Voice from native speaker, accurate grammar. --- FREE Contents --- Play cards, get experience points, level up and collect new cards for free! Let’s learn like playing games! More than 30 categories include: ・Basic Conversations, Greetings ・Numbers, Colors, Animals, ・Restaurant, Food, Vegetables, Fruits ・Sightseeing, Transportation, Shopping, Hotel (newly added) ・Body, Date, Family, Directions, Weather (newly added) ・Occupations, Hobbies and more (coming soon)

Screenshots

Learn MinNan Language4 screens
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn MinNan Language at 4.7 against Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's 4.0. Learn MinNan Language also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 7). 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. Learn MinNan Language sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn MinNan Language holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic has 55 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Learn MinNan Language's written reviews are positive against 67% of Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn MinNan Language ships an update every 13 months, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Learn MinNan Language versus Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn MinNan LanguageLearn Taiwanese Chinese Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better4.0 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews66.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings755 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer世木 林LETS Limited

Customer experience

Learn MinNan Language

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative26.9%

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

All ratings55 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn MinNan Language

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

One-time1
  • Unlock All: Traditional Chinese (LingoCards)$17.99

Questions

Is Learn MinNan Language free?
Learn MinNan Language is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic free?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn MinNan Language or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic?
Learn MinNan Language is rated higher. Learn MinNan Language averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic averages 4.0 from 55 ratings.
Do Learn MinNan Language or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic have ads?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic shows ads; Learn MinNan Language does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn MinNan Language or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic?
Learn MinNan Language ships an update every 13 months, and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic every 5 weeks. Most recently, Learn MinNan Language was updated on September 20, 2026 and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic on September 21, 2026.

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