Comparison

ForYou Mandarin vs Zider 字得

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

Head to head
About

ForYou Mandarin

Features
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ForYou Mandarin helps learners study Mandarin through real-world videos(publicly available YouTube videos). Features: • Learn Mandarin with authentic video content • Interactive subtitles and vocabulary • Personalized learning experience Monthly Subscription: Some features require a subscription. Subscriptions provide access to all learning content while active. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. This app displays publicly available YouTube videos using the official YouTube embedded player. The app does not download, store, modify, or redistribute any video content. standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This app does not use Apple Pay. PassKit may be included by a third-party dependency (e.g. in-app purchase). We do not implement any Apple Pay functionality.

About

Zider 字得

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字得 Zider 是一款简洁专注的中文学习应用,通过笔顺动画帮你认读汉字。 左右滑动,浏览 HSK 词汇中的汉字,观看每一笔的书写动画,然后动手临摹。 · 按你的方式筛选 按 HSK 等级、字数、笔画数或部首浏览。学什么,由你决定。 · 学习你自己的文本 粘贴任意中文内容——一条消息、一篇新闻、一段歌词——精准练习其中出现的汉字。让学习贴近你的真实生活。 · 不打扰你 无广告。无订阅。无需注册账号。学习进度通过 iCloud 在 iPhone 和 iPad 间自动同步,但使用过程无需联网。 更多功能即将推出。 ---- 字得 Zider is a simple, focused app for learning Chinese characters through stroke order animation. Swipe through characters drawn from HSK vocabulary, watch each stroke animate, then practice writing them yourself. • Filter your way Browse by HSK level, word length, stroke count, or radical. You decide what you study. • Study your own text Paste any Chinese text — a message, a news article, a song lyric — and practice exactly the characters in it. Learn what's actually in your life. • Stays out of your way No ads. No subscription. No account needed. Your progress syncs across iPhone and iPad via iCloud automatically, while works fully offline. More features on the way. Support and report issue: haoxinli@yahoo.com ---- Data Sources • Character stroke data: Make Me A Hanzi (Arphic Public License, LGPL-3.0) • HSK vocabulary: complete-hsk-vocabulary by Yanis Zafirópulos (MIT License) Full license texts: github.com/54lihaoxin/zider-data/tree/main/LICENSES

Screenshots

ForYou Mandarin4 screens
Zider 字得4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zider 字得 at none against ForYou Mandarin's 1. Zider 字得 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). ForYou Mandarin's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. ForYou Mandarin sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Zider 字得 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ForYou Mandarin ships an update every 2 weeks, Zider 字得 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
ForYou Mandarin versus Zider 字得: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForYou MandarinZider 字得
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer福語文化有限公司Haoxin Li

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ForYou Mandarin

Subscriptions1
  • pro-plan$4.991 Month
None

Zider 字得

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ForYou Mandarin free?
ForYou Mandarin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zider 字得 free?
Zider 字得 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ForYou Mandarin or Zider 字得 have ads?
Neither ForYou Mandarin nor Zider 字得 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ForYou Mandarin or Zider 字得?
ForYou Mandarin ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zider 字得 daily. Most recently, ForYou Mandarin was updated on October 25, 2026 and Zider 字得 on October 19, 2026.

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