Comparison

Coach Maker vs Hanzi

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

Head to head
About

Coach Maker

Design and build your own AI coaches with a high degree of freedom. Share your creations with others using secret passphrases and even edit coaches made by the community.

Highlights
  • Create custom AI coaches
  • High degree of creative freedom
  • Generate secret passphrases for sharing
  • Download and edit community coaches
  • PlanCoach ecosystem integration
Features
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Coach Maker is a PlanCoach ecosystem product that allows you to freely create your own AI coaches. # Features & Highlights - High degree of freedom β€” any coach that developers can create can also be created by all users through this app. - Secret passphrases β€” generate easy-to-remember word combinations. Other users can download your coach into their own PlanCoach using the passphrase. - Coach editor β€” besides creating your own coaches, you can also download and edit coaches shared by other users. # Product Status - The developer is currently focusing most efforts on the PlanCoach app, so development progress on the Coach Maker app may be relatively slow. We appreciate your understanding if you encounter any imperfections.

About

Hanzi

Features
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Hanzi turns any Chinese app into English, right on top of what you were doing. Shopping, food delivery, payments, banking, maps, social feeds: tap once and the whole screen comes back in English, every word sitting exactly where the Chinese was. Close it and you are still in your app, ready for the next tap. No more screenshot, switch app, upload, squint, switch back. WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT β€’ The screen, not a word list. Hanzi rebuilds the page in English, same place, same size, so buttons, prices and menus still make sense. β€’ Deals decoded. Chinese discounts are converted properly: 88折 becomes 12% off, δΈ‡ becomes 10,000, and prices stay untouched. β€’ Text inside pictures too. Banners, product photos and posters are translated where the text sits. β€’ Traditional and Simplified Chinese, even mixed on the same screen. β€’ Swipe to compare with the original Chinese at any time. β€’ Pinyin and copy: open any translated screen as text, with the Chinese and pinyin for every line, and copy what you need. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Hanzi reads and translates on your iPhone or iPad with Apple's on-device engines. Your screens are never uploaded, not to us and not to anyone. It works offline once the language packs are installed. No account, no sign-up. SET UP ONCE, USE EVERYWHERE The first launch walks you through a one-minute setup. After that, a floating on-screen button (or a double-tap on the back of your iPhone) translates whatever is on screen. GREAT FOR β€’ Living in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan or Singapore β€’ Travelling in China with apps that only speak Chinese β€’ Shopping on Chinese marketplaces and tracking deliveries β€’ Reading payment, bank and utility notifications β€’ Anyone who wants to read Chinese apps without switching the whole phone's language Hanzi translates Chinese into English only. The app itself is in English. HANZI PRO Try Hanzi on a sample screen and translate your first real screen before you decide. Hanzi Pro unlocks unlimited screens and pinyin text. β€’ Hanzi Pro Yearly: 7-day trial, then $49.99 per year β€’ Hanzi Pro Monthly: $7.99 per month β€’ Hanzi Lifetime: $69.99, one-time purchase, no subscription Prices shown are in US dollars; your local price is always shown in the app before you buy. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings (Settings > your name > Subscriptions) after purchase. Any unused portion of a trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://perufitlife.github.io/hanzi-app/privacy/ Hanzi is an independent app and is not affiliated with any of the apps it helps you read.

Screenshots

Coach Maker4 screens
Hanzi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Coach Maker at 17.0 against Hanzi's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Coach Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hanzi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Coach Maker versus Hanzi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoach MakerHanzi
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ™“ζ±Ÿ 苏Renzo Madueno

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Coach Maker

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$1.99
3 purchases

Hanzi

Subscriptions2
  • Hanzi Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Hanzi Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hanzi Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Coach Maker free?
Coach Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanzi free?
Hanzi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coach Maker or Hanzi have ads?
Neither Coach Maker nor Hanzi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coach Maker or Hanzi?
Coach Maker ships an update weekly, and Hanzi weekly. Most recently, Coach Maker was updated on October 22, 2026 and Hanzi on October 29, 2026.

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