Literate Chinese vs Scale Degree

Learn to read, hear, and actually use Chinese. Literate Chinese pairs a serious spaced-repetition flashcard system with 1,000+ graded stories, so every word you learn is reinforced by reading it in context. It works in both Mainland and Taiwan Mandarin, in Simplified or Traditional, from your very first character all the way to advanced reading. I grew up speaking Chinese without being able to read it and this app is me creating everything I ever dreamed of for learning to read Chinese effectively. READ FROM DAY ONE • Graded stories, dialogs, news, and articles matched to your personal vocabulary. The app knows which characters you know and shows you how much of each story you can already read • Tap any word for instant pinyin or zhuyin, a clear definition, and native-quality audio (in Mainland and Taiwan accents, male or female) • Read the news in easy Chinese, or paste or photograph your own Chinese text and read it the same way with custom stories • Preview a story's new words before you read, and let Up Next queue the next chapter of the series you're following • Video lessons with synced, tappable subtitles • A built-in grammar guide, with every grammar point linked to real stories that use it THE BEST CHINESE FLASHCARD APP • True spaced repetition (SRS) built on your personal vocabulary bank, not just card decks • Complete HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0 lists, TOCFL lists, AP Chinese, and themed vocabulary • Capture new words from photos or audio and turn them into cards in seconds • Drill any list on demand, practice writing characters, and get example sentences with audio on every card • Share your custom word lists with a code or link, so a class or a friend can study the same words • An AI word helper explains usage and nuance, tells you whether a word is actually common, and gives you more example sentences REVIEW THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY • A vocabulary arcade built on the words you're actually learning - another feature I always thought would be so fun so I built it. • Speed rounds, listening sprints, sentence scrambles, falling-character battles, and write-from-memory challenges • Every round counts as real review, so playing moves your streak and your spaced repetition forward BUILT FOR TAIWAN LEARNERS TOO • Full Traditional character and zhuyin (bopomofo) support throughout the app • Taiwan Mandarin audio with authentic Taiwan pronunciations • Taiwan-specific vocabulary lists: everyday terms, slang, and words that differ from Mainland usage • Stories automatically adapt their vocabulary to Taiwan or Mainland Chinese based on your settings • AI tells you whether a word is actually used in Taiwan (and vice versa for Mainland China) EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT • Simplified and Traditional, pinyin and zhuyin, switch anytime • Detailed progress stats, streaks, and a reading level that grows with you • Home and lock screen widgets with your streak and a word of the day • Dark mode, offline review, no ads Start free with the core study tools and a generous set of stories. Upgrade to Premium when you're ready to unlock the full library. Whether you're on your first 50 characters or reading full stories, Literate Chinese is the graded reader and flashcard app that grows with you. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Know your keys cold. Scale Degree turns music theory into something you can recall under pressure — not facts you looked up once, but fluency you keep. A few minutes a day, one key at a time. Practice that adapts Every question is scheduled by spaced repetition, so you see what you're about to forget and skip what you already know. Difficulty ramps inside a lesson and backs off when you're struggling. Sessions stay short on purpose. Teaches, then tests Each topic opens with a plain-language explanation and a worked example. Theory terms inside questions are tappable — blank on "leading tone" mid-question and the definition is one tap away, without losing your place. Earn your keys Start in C. Master a key and the next one opens. Choose how far you want to go: a focused core, or the full curriculum across every topic and key. What's covered Scale degrees · major and natural minor scales · pentatonics · intervals · key signatures and relative minors · the circle of fifths · diatonic triads · seventh chords · suspended chords · chord formulas · chord progressions · the seven modes Roman numerals and Nashville numbers throughout. Built to respect you No account. No ads. No tracking. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud — we can't see it, and there's nothing to sign up for.