Hanly vs LingoLingo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Character etymology and mnemonics
- Interactive component exploration
- Structured learning progression
- Spaced repetition system
- Extensive character dictionary
- Stroke order animations
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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
LingoLingo
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Turn doom scrolling into language learning! LingoLingo is the easiest way to learn and practice languages. Just start watching, and LingoLingo will learn your preferences and show you engaging YouTube videos that are just right for you! Skip videos that are too difficult or if the content isn't for you. Finish videos that you like. Our AI-powered algorithm will learn what kind of videos work best for you and keep you engaged. The easiest and most entertaining way of learning languages - with real content from native speakers! How it works: 1. Choose your language and start watching 2. Exercises pop up while you watch, to improve your understanding 3. Complete all exercises and celebrate your achievement! 4. Continue and stay engaged with more videos picked just for you! Choose from 14 languages and level up your vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and language understanding. LingoLingo also lets you explore videos in over 20 categories to find content that you love! You can also paste any YouTube link and see the transcript, where you can select words to translate, practice your pronunciation and save new vocabulary. LingoLingo lets you learn with videos made by native speakers. We believe this is the best way to learn - interacting with real content, not with made up sentences and generic topics. -- Features -- • YouTube Integration: Paste any YouTube link to explore authentic content • Smart Translations: Get context-aware translations and explanations • Speaking Practice: Perfect your pronunciation with audio recordings and AI-powered feedback • Progress Tracking: See exactly how much you've learned • Final Celebration: Complete your lesson and see your stats! Install LingoLingo today and start learning languages YOUR way! List of languages: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) English French German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Spanish Swahili Turkish Videos used in app screenshots: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3pT9m0SQno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qunWdLHhiko - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOAml_8Auq8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEsj2Vr9ew Privacy Policy: https://lingolingo.app/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hanly at none against LingoLingo's shown. LingoLingo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hanly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month and LingoLingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hanly ships an update every 2 weeks, LingoLingo weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hanly | LingoLingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (357 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 99.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 357 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Artur Gorokh | Yunus Abduelhayoglu |
Bugs and 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
LingoLingo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hanly
- Hanly Premium$5.991 Month
LingoLingo
- LingoLingo Pro$6.991 Month
- LingoLingo Pro - Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year








