Comparison

MonChinese vs TOCFL Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

MonChinese

Master Mandarin spoken in Taiwan with this comprehensive learning tool. It covers characters, tones, everyday language, and exam preparation, offering features like camera translation, pronunciation practice, and offline study.

Highlights
  • Camera-based translation
  • Voice search dictionary
  • Taiwanese Mandarin pronunciation training
  • TOCFL vocabulary with example sentences
  • Grammar explanations and stroke-order writing
  • Interactive mini-games and role-play conversations
  • Offline learning capabilities
Features
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MonChinese is a Traditional Chinese learning app built around Taiwan's TOCFL framework. Learn the words and grammar for each level, read and listen to stories written for your level, practise writing characters, and check where you stand with adaptive mock exams. VOCABULARY BY TOCFL LEVEL • Around 8,000 learning words across Foundation, Beginner (A1–A2), Intermediate (B1–B2) and Advanced (C1), plus a "Working in Taiwan" survival set • Pinyin and Zhuyin (Bopomofo) for every word, audio, example sentences and related words • Flashcards with five ways to practise: flip, learn, match, spelling and test • Decks for the textbooks 當代中文課程 and 時代華語, lesson by lesson SMART REVIEW • Spaced repetition schedules each word for the right day, so you review before you forget • Flip-and-swipe review cards, with honest progress that doesn't jump just because you practised early READING AND LISTENING • 175 original graded passages (A1–C1) with natural voice audio and word-by-word highlighting • 50 two-person dialogues with role-play and shadowing • Tap any word for its meaning; build your own word list as you read TOCFL MOCK EXAMS • Adaptive test (CAT): listening or reading, the questions adjust to your level and the result shows the level you have reliably reached • Band A, B and C papers modelled on the official exam structure, with timed listening and reading sections • Not affiliated with or endorsed by the TOCFL testing organisation WRITING • Stroke-order practice in 8 stages, from the first strokes to complex characters • Recall Grid: type each word from memory in a spreadsheet-style grid; only answers you recall unaided count towards your review schedule GRAMMAR AND EXPLORE • 462 grammar points from A1 to C1 with explanations and examples • Easily confused word pairs, measure words, collocations, antonyms, word families built on a shared character, and 300 four-character idioms • Taiwan youth slang, kept up to date LOOK-UP TOOLS • Search by characters, pinyin or meaning, or by camera, voice or handwriting • A dictionary of over 60,000 entries based on the Ministry of Education dictionary, plus place names and slang • AI translation of sentences and short passages MADE FOR YOU • Interface and explanations in English, Vietnamese and Indonesian • Progress syncs across your iPhone and iPad • Designed for iPad with a sidebar and multi-column layouts • Daily goals, streaks, quests and achievements keep you going MonChinese is free to use with ads. MonChinese Premium removes ads and unlocks all reading levels, dialogues, Explore collections and more. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://monchinese.me/privacy Terms of Use: https://monchinese.me/terms

About

TOCFL Flashcards

Features
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Learn Traditional Chinese for the TOCFL exam with a focused, distraction-free flash card app built for daily practice. Tap to flip. Mark what you knew. Watch your familiarity grow from New to Mastered as you go. WHO IT'S FOR TOCFL learners at any band — from Novice 1 through Level 5. Whether you're starting your first 300 characters or sharpening the upper levels, every session draws from the bands you choose. FEATURES • 7 TOCFL bands — Novice 1, Novice 2, Level 1 through Level 5 • Traditional characters with pinyin, part of speech, and English • Smart card mixing — sees new words more often, mastered ones less often • Familiarity buckets — New, Learning, Familiar, Mastered • Progress page with charts — see your familiarity, mastery by level, and which words need review • Dictionary mode — browse and search the full word list • Customizable session length, from 5 to 50 cards • 100% offline — no account, no tracking, no ads PRIVACY Your study data never leaves your device. No analytics, no trackers, no sign-up. Made for learners who want to study, not configure.

Screenshots

MonChinese4 screens
TOCFL Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TOCFL Flashcards at none against MonChinese's 3. TOCFL Flashcards also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). MonChinese's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. MonChinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TOCFL Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MonChinese ships an update fortnightly, TOCFL Flashcards daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MonChinese versus TOCFL Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonChineseTOCFL Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHung Vi VanMarcus Johansson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MonChinese

Subscriptions2
  • MonChinese Premium$2.991 Month
  • MonChinese Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99
None

TOCFL Flashcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MonChinese free?
MonChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TOCFL Flashcards free?
TOCFL Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MonChinese or TOCFL Flashcards have ads?
Neither MonChinese nor TOCFL Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MonChinese or TOCFL Flashcards?
MonChinese ships an update fortnightly, and TOCFL Flashcards daily. Most recently, MonChinese was updated on October 24, 2026 and TOCFL Flashcards on October 28, 2026.

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