DongChinese vs EHS Today Bell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DongChinese
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Dong Chinese creates personalized Chinese reading material just for you. Powered by AI, it generates short stories matched to your vocabulary level, so you always read at the right difficulty — challenging enough to learn, easy enough to enjoy. How it works: Pick a topic — daily life, travel, food, technology, culture, and more — or type in anything you want to read about. Dong Chinese instantly generates a Chinese story tailored to you. Every story comes with a list of new vocabulary words, complete with pinyin and English definitions. Tap any word to look it up While reading, simply tap any Chinese word to pull up its full dictionary entry. Includes the complete CC-CEDICT dictionary built right into the app for instant, offline lookups. Read your way Switch between three display modes: characters only, characters + pinyin, or characters + pinyin + English. Sync with Anki Connect your AnkiWeb account and Dong Chinese will use your existing flashcard decks to generate stories that reinforce the words you're already learning. Key features: - AI-powered story generation on any topic - Full CC-CEDICT dictionary with 120,000+ entries, entirely on-device - Tap-to-look-up for instant definitions while reading - New words highlighted with pinyin and meanings - Three reading display modes - AnkiWeb integration to personalize stories to your vocabulary - Stories saved locally for offline re-reading - Simplified and traditional character support
EHS Today Bell
This app provides Emerald High School students with a real-time bell schedule, homework tracker, and friend schedules. It offers a daily lunch menu and a countdown to the first period, all with a focus on user privacy. No login or ads are required.
- Live bell countdown with lock screen updates
- Customizable class names and rooms
- Support for various school day types
- Weekly homework logging and reminders
- Friend schedules and class visibility
- Daily cafeteria lunch menu
- Pre-school countdown to first period
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EHS Today is the unofficial schedule app for Emerald High School students. NEVER MISS A BELL A live countdown to your next bell shows on the lock screen and Dynamic Island, updating in real time as you move through periods, passing periods, lunch, and Access. Customize each period with your actual class name and room — "AP Calculus, Room G-311" instead of "Period 4". ONE TAP, EVERY SCHEDULE Built-in support for Monday/Tuesday regular days, Wednesday/Thursday block days, and Friday — including the correct passing period times, lunch windows, and Access period. School breaks, finals weeks, and minimum days are pre-loaded into the calendar. WEEKLY HOMEWORK TRACKER Log homework per class, switch between Mon-Fri tabs, automatic reset every Monday morning. End-of-day recap notification reminds you what you logged. SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS HAVE Add friends with a QR code or username. See their period-by-period schedule. Find out who's in your class without asking. DAILY LUNCH MENU The week's cafeteria menu, every day, no need to check the school website. PRE-SCHOOL COUNTDOWN A "Until Period 1" countdown the morning of school, anchored to the actual first bell time on your schedule type. PRIVACY EHS Today doesn't track you, doesn't run ads, doesn't sell data. Class names you type are stored on a private backend only used by you and friends you choose. No login, no email signup, no third-party analytics. Built by an EHS student for EHS students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EHS Today Bell at every 3 days against DongChinese's fortnightly. EHS Today Bell also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DongChinese ships an update fortnightly, EHS Today Bell every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DongChinese | EHS Today Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VINCENT YANG | LAVANYA PADAKANDLA |
In-app purchases
DongChinese
No in-app purchases
EHS Today Bell
No in-app purchases









