ForYou Mandarin vs Zider 字得
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ForYou Mandarin
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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.
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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | ForYou Mandarin | Zider 字得 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 福語文化有限公司 | Haoxin Li |
In-app purchases
ForYou Mandarin
- pro-plan$4.991 Month
Zider 字得
No in-app purchases
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