Daily Hanzi vs Yuyap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Hanzi
Learn Chinese characters, pronunciation, and meaning passively throughout your day by viewing them on your phone's lock screen. This app integrates learning into your existing habits, making it effortless and sustainable for busy individuals. It offers a pressure-free approach to building familiarity with Chinese.
- Lock screen Chinese character display
- Passive learning integration
- Pronunciation and meaning on lock screen
- In-app flashcards (subscription)
- Background learning
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Learn Chinese from Your Lock Screen* REQUIRES A PAID SUBSCRIPTION You check your phone 100+ times a day. Daily Hanzi just gives those seconds something to do. Unlock your phone and there's a character waiting, with pinyin, the meaning, and a sentence showing how it's actually used. Join 190K+ Chinese learners on the #1 Chinese lock screen learning app. Pick from 18 categories like Everyday Conversation, Chengyu, Food & Drink, and Business so you're always learning things you'll actually use. Sentences match your level, and notifications keep it going without any pressure. *LOCK SCREEN WIDGET AND IN APP FLASHCARDS REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Yuyap
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Yuyap drops you into a city and makes you talk your way out. You land in Tokyo. Someone says something to you. The line you need is on screen — the words, what each one means, how to say it. You hold the mic and say it out loud. They answer. You keep going. That is the heart of the app. No grammar tables. No streak nagging. SIX CITIES, SIX PEOPLE TO MEET Japanese in Tokyo, with Aoi Spanish in Mexico City, with Mateo French in Paris, with Léa Korean in Seoul, with Hayun Vietnamese in Hanoi, with Linh Chinese in Beijing, with Yueyue 22 STOPS PER CITY Immigration. The konbini. The drugstore. Losing your bag. A tea ceremony. Making friends at the izakaya. Real situations, in the order a real trip happens — not a word list. EVERY WORD YOU SAY, SCORED Say your line and Yuyap scores each word out of 100, so you know which sound to fix instead of guessing. YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING Every line breaks into pieces on screen: the native script, how to read it out loud, and what each piece means. Beginners never freeze. THE RIGHT WORDS FOR THE RIGHT PERSON Yuyap teaches you to speak politely to a stranger and casually to a friend — and tells you which one you are in, and why. Most apps teach one register and let you sound wrong. HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION When you are ready, Talk is a live, unscripted conversation with the person who has been showing you around. It comes with your plan, 20 hours a month. Your first scene is free. No signup. SUBSCRIPTION One plan covers all six languages, including live voice conversation for 20 hours a month, with a 7-day free trial. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe, and you can cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yuyap.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Yuyap at none against Daily Hanzi's shown. Daily Hanzi's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Daily Hanzi sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Yuyap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Daily Hanzi ships an update every 4 days, Yuyap monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Hanzi | Yuyap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ALEX XINWEI LIU | IDK Studios, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Daily Hanzi
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Yearly Plan (Special Offer)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Yuyap
- Yuyap Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Yuyap Pro$30.001 Month
- Yuyap Annual7 Days trial$72.001 Year








