Comparison

Learn Chinese vs Luoji

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

Head to head
About

Learn Chinese

Master basic Chinese characters and conversations in 30 days with daily, short lessons. This app uses a picture-based approach and includes common dialogues, character practice, and intelligent translation tools.

Highlights
  • Picture-based learning
  • Daily lessons
  • Basic character acquisition
  • Common dialogue practice
  • Intelligent translation
  • Character picture book
Features
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A Brilliant Way to Learn Chinese Through Pictures. It only takes a few minutes every day to learn basic Chinese characters and conversations in 30 days. Includes commonly used Chinese characters, common dialogues, Mandarin practice, Chinese character picture book reading, intelligent translation, and more.

About

Luoji

Discover the underlying logic and connections within the Chinese language. This app transforms learning characters into an engaging quest, helping you build confidence to read and speak Chinese.

Highlights
  • Character family collection
  • Interactive learning quests
  • Progress tracking through levels
  • Leaderboard for competition
  • Speech practice
  • Reading comprehension exercises
  • Cultural insights
Features
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Chinese, decoded. What if learning Chinese wasn't about memorising thousands of characters, but discovering the logic that connects them? Chinese has a cheat code. Once you understand how characters, sounds and meanings fit together, the language starts to make sense. Welcome to Luoji, where learning Chinese becomes a game of discovery. **Stop memorising. Start connecting.** Chinese characters belong to families. Learn one character and you'll start recognising patterns in others. Discover how characters combine to form words, uncover clues to their meanings and build the confidence to understand Chinese you've never seen before. **Learn Chinese as a game.** Turn every discovery into progress: - Collect character families and unlock new vocabulary. - Complete daily quests and build your knowledge. - Progress through nine levels as you master more of the language. - Compete with friends and classmates on the leaderboard. - Discover the connections that make Chinese easier to remember. **Don't just learn Chinese. Use it.** Learning a language is about more than recognising characters. - Speak: Practise pronunciation with Luoji and create your own sentences using the words you've discovered. - Read: Explore Chinese articles, poems, stories and chengyu (Chinese idioms) directly in the app. - Understand: Discover the culture, ideas and stories behind the language. - Connect: Apply what you've learned to recognise patterns and make sense of unfamiliar Chinese. The goal isn't to memorise more characters. It's to understand how Chinese works, so that every new word becomes easier to learn. The more connections you uncover, the more Chinese starts to make sense. Chinese. It just makes sense. Unlock the logic. Connect the dots. Read and speak Chinese with confidence. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Learn Chinese4 screens
Luoji4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn Chinese at fortnightly against Luoji's every 2 months. Learn Chinese also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Luoji sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Chinese ships an update fortnightly, Luoji every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Learn Chinese versus Luoji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn ChineseLuoji
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer森 袁IRIS OS LTD

Customer experience

Learn Chinese

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Luoji

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Chinese

One-time1
  • Get the full version$9.99
3 purchases

Luoji

Subscriptions2
  • Luoji Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Luoji Premium Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Luoji Premium Lifetime$249.99

Questions

Is Learn Chinese free?
Learn Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luoji free?
Luoji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Chinese or Luoji have ads?
Neither Learn Chinese nor Luoji shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Chinese or Luoji?
Learn Chinese ships an update fortnightly, and Luoji every 2 months. Most recently, Learn Chinese was updated on October 30, 2026 and Luoji on October 31, 2026.

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