Comparison

Copybook vs Write Chinese

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

Head to head
About

Copybook

Learn to write Chinese characters with interactive stroke animations and pronunciation guides. Practice writing digitally, track progress, and access English and French translations. Ideal for self-learners and children.

Highlights
  • Writing stroke animations
  • Mandarin, English, French pronunciation
  • Character definitions and translations
  • Pinyin and Zhuyin support
  • Writing practice spaces
  • Progress tracking and scoring
  • Email and social sharing
Features
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Want to learn Chinese writing? Either you want to teach yourself or teach your kids how to write Chinese, this Copybook can help you. Practice makes perfect and you do not need to worry about buying paper copybook. This Copybook app provides you with more writing spaces than traditional copybook. Children usually learn fast by practice writing Chinese through imitation. Copybook will definitely be an effective learning tool for you. Besides learning Chinese writing, you can also learn the zhuyin and pinyin pronunciation, which is the fundamental building block for learning to speak mandarin. Chinese character definition is also translated to English and French, which are two of the most widely spoken world languages. Therefore, in this app, you can actually learn traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, English and French at the same time. Features Copybook provides the following useful functions: - Writing animation illustrates the correct writing order of the strokes - Mandarin pronunciation - English translation and pronunciation - French translation and pronunciation - Number of strokes - Radical - Pinyin and Zhuyin - Examples of using the Chinese character - Mandarin pronunciation - English definition - Pinyin and Zhuyin - 12 blank spaces in the copy book for practicing writing - Replay in stroke-by stroke how you wrote the selected written Chinese character(s) in the copybook. This allows teacher or parent to check the homework - 5 stars scoring system provides teacher or parents to score the homework - Email your completed copybook page to teacher or parents so that they can monitor your learning progress - Share your Chinese character writing with others via social networks - Statistics summary provides your writing status, progress and scores - WYWIWYG - What You Write Is What You Get. When you are ready to learn more Chinese characters, in-app purchase is available. This version also provides - Three times more blank spaces to practice writing (up to 36 spaces) - Multiple select function for sharing and printing - Printing the written Chinese characters in the copy book - Printing the blank copybook for practice writing with pen or pencil - Advertisements Free environment

About

Write Chinese

Master Mandarin Chinese with this educational app. It offers interactive lessons on 300 essential characters, complete with stroke order and spoken pronunciation. Ideal for beginners looking to build a solid foundation in the language.

Highlights
  • Learn 300 common Chinese characters
  • Includes stroke order for writing
  • Features spoken pronunciation
  • Designed for beginners
  • Interactive educational software
Features
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Simple and effective learning Chinese Mandarin Chinese educational software. 300 commonly used Chinese character strokes writing, spoken pronunciation.

Screenshots

Copybook4 screens
Write Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Copybook at 4.2 against Write Chinese's 3.5. Copybook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Write Chinese's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Copybook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Write Chinese 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

Copybook holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Copybook's written reviews are positive against 47% of Write Chinese's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copybook ships an update every 5 months, Write Chinese every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Copybook versus Write Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopybookWrite Chinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (68 ratings) — better3.5 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUbik Technology LLC向军 贾

Customer experience

Copybook

All ratings68 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Write Chinese

All ratings34 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Copybook

One-time1
  • Chinese Copybook Volume 1 and Features Unlock$2.99
1 purchases

Write Chinese

One-time1
  • Unlock function and off AD$3.99

Questions

Is Copybook free?
Copybook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Write Chinese free?
Write Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Copybook or Write Chinese?
Copybook is rated higher. Copybook averages 4.2 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Write Chinese averages 3.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Copybook or Write Chinese have ads?
Write Chinese shows ads; Copybook does not.
Which is updated more often, Copybook or Write Chinese?
Copybook ships an update every 5 months, and Write Chinese every 2 months. Most recently, Copybook was updated on October 17, 2026 and Write Chinese on October 20, 2026.

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