Comparison

StudioCheck vs Chinese

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

Head to head
About

StudioCheck

Features
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StudioCheck teaches you the sentences you'll actually say — not the grammar rules you have to get through first. Order food, ask the price, flag a taxi, greet a stranger. Pick the situation you're heading into, tap play, and repeat. Every phrase comes with native-speaker audio and an illustration of the moment it's used, so you remember when to say it — not just what it means. Travel Voice - Real phrases grouped by situation: restaurants, getting around, greetings, and more - Native-speaker audio on every line, with artwork that shows the context - Karaoke-style readings that highlight each word as it's spoken — easy to follow even in a script you can't read yet - Slow, word-by-word playback for the lines that are hard to pronounce - Show several languages at once on the same phrase and compare them without switching screens - Four text sizes, from 100% up to 200% Conversations Longer dialogues with full audio. Choose which languages play, and download them ahead of time to listen offline. Vocabulary and quizzes - Learn words in sets, with audio and images - Save the ones you want to remember to My Vocabulary and come back to them - Take quizzes to check what stuck, review every answer against the correct one, and track your score history Make it yours - 8 themes that restyle the entire app, dark mode included - Available in 11 languages — Thai, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Russian - Scan a QR code to jump straight to the content you need Coins and premium content Most content is free. Some premium lessons unlock with coins, which you can get two ways: watch an ad to earn them free, or buy a coin pack in the app. Once a lesson is unlocked it stays unlocked. No subscription, no recurring charges. Who it's for - Travelers who want enough of the language to get by - Learners who've studied a little but freeze up in a real conversation - Anyone who wants short daily listening practice with native audio No grammar drills to get through first. Open the situation you need, tap play, and start speaking. Questions or suggestions? Reach us from inside the app.

About

Chinese

Features
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A Chinese-Thai dictionary. Search in Chinese (Hanzi), Pinyin, or Thai, and get an instant translation, pronunciation, and usage examples. FREE FEATURES • 124,000+ entries with Thai definitions • Search in Chinese (Hanzi), Pinyin, or Thai • Tone colours and pinyin markup • HSK 3.0 levels and frequency ranks • Stroke-order animations and radical browser • Example sentences • History, favourites, and Anki export • Fully offline — no account needed PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Handwriting recognition — draw characters instead of typing • Camera OCR — read text from photos or your gallery • Thai pronunciation (text-to-speech) • Voice selection for Chinese and Thai TTS • English glosses • Sentence translator Chinese ↔ Thai, fully on-device

Screenshots

StudioCheck4 screens
Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chinese at none against StudioCheck's shown. Chinese also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. StudioCheck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudioCheck ships an update every 5 days, Chinese weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
StudioCheck versus Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudioCheckChinese
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB149 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerthananan srimueangHoang Le

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StudioCheck

One-time1
  • 1,150 Coins (bonus included)$1.99
1 purchases

Chinese

One-time1
  • PRO$4.99

Questions

Is StudioCheck free?
StudioCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chinese free?
Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudioCheck or Chinese have ads?
StudioCheck shows ads; Chinese does not.
Which is updated more often, StudioCheck or Chinese?
StudioCheck ships an update every 5 days, and Chinese weekly. Most recently, StudioCheck was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chinese on October 25, 2026.

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