Comparison

句式 vs LingoDrop

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

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About

句式

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You know hundreds of Chinese words. So why does forming a sentence still feel impossible? Most apps hand you flashcards and hope grammar sorts itself out. It doesn't. You end up with a head full of vocabulary and no idea how to string it into something you'd actually say. DouDou Chinese (句式) fixes the real bottleneck: sentence patterns, not word lists. Learn the 100 structures that natural Mandarin conversation is actually built on, then build your own sentences with each one — with instant AI feedback the moment you get it wrong, so mistakes never turn into habits. HOW IT WORKS • Learn a pattern in context, not in isolation • Apply it immediately by building real sentences • Get instant AI feedback and fix mistakes on the spot • Review with FSRS spaced repetition — timed to hit right before you'd forget, so nothing you learn quietly slips away No signup, no setup. Open the app and you're already practicing. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT Vocabulary apps make you feel like you're learning. Sentence patterns make you able to speak. That's the difference between recognizing "你好吗" on a flashcard and actually holding a conversation. FREE, NO CATCH • Spaced repetition flashcards • Spaced repetition audio loops • Sync across all your devices • Basic settings GO PREMIUM — 7-day free trial, then $5/month • AI tutor chat, on demand • 20,000 quiz tokens a day • Every pattern, unlocked • Background audio, so you can practice on your commute • Fine-tune the FSRS algorithm to your pace • Full learning statistics Cancel any time in your account settings — no pressure, no hoops. Every day you put off speaking is another day it feels harder to start. Download DouDou Chinese and build your first real Chinese sentence in the next five minutes. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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LingoDrop

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One word a day. Two minutes. That is the whole thing. LingoDrop is not a game. No lives to lose, no leagues to climb, no lesson tree to get lost in. You open it, today's words are already chosen, and then you are done for the day. And it remembers for you. Every word comes back on its own, right before you would have forgotten it, so the year actually adds up to something. TWENTY COURSES Learn Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese or Hindi from English. Or learn English from any of those ten. Each course is a full 365-word year with its own progress, and you can switch whenever you like. Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Hindi show the pronunciation under every word and sentence, so you are never staring at a script you cannot read. WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE Today's words arrive in order, the most useful first, based on how often they really come up in conversation. Flip a card to see the meaning, hear it spoken, and read it in a real sentence. Say whether you knew it. That is the day. WHY THE WORDS STAY Every answer quietly reschedules that word. Ones you find easy drift further out; ones you fumble come back sooner. It is spaced repetition, the same method behind medical-school flashcards, except you never have to think about it. The app does the scheduling. You just show up. MISSING A DAY IS NOT A DISASTER The streak is honest: miss a day and it starts again, and it is never quietly fudged to flatter you. But you also carry five stars, and a missed day costs one star, not everything. Come back and you earn it straight back. WHAT YOU GET - 20 courses, 365 words each, ordered by how often the words are really used - A real example sentence for every word, not a bare translation - Spoken audio for the word and for the sentence - Pronunciation shown for Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Hindi - Words grouped into themed chapters you can revisit any time - Your year as one quiet grid, one dot a day - A daily reminder at a time you choose - A home screen widget with today's word - Friends, free: invite someone and keep a streak together KIDS MODE One switch makes everything brighter and simpler: bigger buttons, confetti for every right answer, gentler wording. Good for younger learners, or for anyone who wants a lighter touch. YOUR PROGRESS FOLLOWS YOU Sign in with Apple or Google and your progress, streak and stars stay in step across your devices, so a new phone never costs you the year you have built. The words themselves live on the device, so a bad connection does not stop a drop. You can delete your account and everything in it from Settings, at any time. PREMIUM, ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Every course and every word is free. Premium raises your daily limit from 5 words to 20, lets every available word through at once if you would rather move faster, and lets you change course freely. On a free account your first switch keeps everything; after that, switching restarts that course. WHAT IS INSIDE THE YEAR The 365 words are grouped into themed chapters rather than dropped on you at random: essential verbs, everyday phrases, food and drink, travel and directions, numbers and time, family and people, describing things, work and study, feelings, and the small connecting words that hold sentences together. Any chapter can be reopened at any point to browse or replay what you have already learned. NO ADS. EVER. No ads, no advertising trackers, nothing sold to anyone. One optional purchase is the whole business model. WHO IT IS FOR People who tried the big gamified apps and quietly stopped. People who want a habit that survives a busy week. Parents learning alongside a child. Anyone who would rather spend two honest minutes a day for a year than an hour once and never again. Brushing up before a trip, reconnecting with where your family came from, or just after something small that adds up. Two minutes a day, and a year from now you will have 365 words.

Screenshots

句式4 screens
LingoDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LingoDrop at every 2 days against 句式's every 9 days. 句式's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. 句式 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and LingoDrop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

句式 ships an update every 9 days, LingoDrop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
句式 versus LingoDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter句式LingoDrop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian GrimmeCash Flow Crescendo Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

句式

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

LingoDrop

One-time1
  • LingoDrop Premium$4.99

Questions

Is 句式 free?
句式 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LingoDrop free?
LingoDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 句式 or LingoDrop have ads?
Neither 句式 nor LingoDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 句式 or LingoDrop?
句式 ships an update every 9 days, and LingoDrop every 2 days. Most recently, 句式 was updated on September 13, 2026 and LingoDrop on September 8, 2026.

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