Comparison

Let's Zhuyin! vs Hanmo

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

Head to head
About

Let's Zhuyin!

Features
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Finally become proficient at sounding out Zhuyin and typing with a Zhuyin keyboard! Let's Zhuyin! is made for Chinese learners that already have some basic Chinese knowledge, but want to get familiar with Zhuyin/Bopomofo. How Let's Zhuyin! will help you become a Zhuyin expert: * Use the flashcards feature to become proficient in recognizing each Zhuyin initial and final. * Use the typing practice to gain proficiency in sounding out words as Zhuyin and typing use a Zhuyin keyboard.* * Typing practice requires some basic knowledge of Chinese characters.

About

Hanmo

Features
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Hanmo (汉墨) puts Chinese vocabulary where you already look: your lock screen. Add the widget and a rotating word from today's plan — character, pinyin, meaning — appears every hour. Tap it and you land on that exact word, ready to review. ONE SIMPLE LOOP • A daily plan of new words and due reviews (you choose the pace: 5–20 a day) • Flip-card review: see the character, recall it, then reveal • Don't know a word? It comes back in the same session until you do • Know a word three times over the days? It earns its red seal — mastered MADE FOR CONSISTENCY • Words rotate hourly in a window you choose (e.g. 08:00–22:00) • A gentle daily reminder at the time you pick — optional • Streaks that survive a busy day HONEST BY DESIGN • 100% offline — works in airplane mode from first launch • No account, no analytics, no tracking, no paywall • Simplified and Traditional scripts, with pinyin (and zhuyin for Traditional) • On-device audio for every word and example sentence Dictionary data from CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Screenshots

Let's Zhuyin!3 screens
Hanmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hanmo at none against Let's Zhuyin!'s 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Let's Zhuyin! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hanmo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Let's Zhuyin! versus Hanmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLet's Zhuyin!Hanmo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYi Ju ChenAbdulhamit CELIK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Let's Zhuyin!

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$9.99
None

Hanmo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Let's Zhuyin! free?
Let's Zhuyin! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanmo free?
Hanmo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Let's Zhuyin! or Hanmo have ads?
Neither Let's Zhuyin! nor Hanmo shows ads.

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