Daily Hanzi vs Study Bubble
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/
Study Bubble
Create a cozy and enjoyable study environment with this app. It offers various timer modes, task management, and planning tools to help you stay organized and focused. Personalize your study space with a virtual companion.
- Pomodoro timer with breaks
- Freestyle study timer
- Task management
- Daily planning
- Cozy study room with companion
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Study Bubble is a cozy study space designed to make focusing feel a little more enjoyable. Stay organized, choose your study style, and make your study time your own. Features: Pomodoro- A timer you can set with automatic short and long breaks! Flow- Freestyle timer for you to study as much as you want! Task- Add, complete, manage your day with these tasks! Planning- Keep track of what you want to accomplish Cozy Study Room- A space where you and your bear companion can both focus! Whether you're working on homework, reviewing notes, or simply trying to stay focused, Study Bubble gives you a simple, cozy place to study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Bubble at none against Daily Hanzi's 6. Study Bubble also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Daily Hanzi's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price 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
Both are free to download. Daily Hanzi sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Study Bubble asks for nothing beyond the download.
Study Bubble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Hanzi has 1.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Daily Hanzi | Study Bubble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALEX XINWEI LIU | Yu-Ning Hsu |
Customer experience
Daily Hanzi
Study Bubble
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
Study Bubble
No in-app purchases









