Comparison

HanziFeed vs Mandarin Path

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

Head to head
About

HanziFeed

Learn Mandarin Chinese characters and grammar through real-world articles and interactive quizzes. Features thousands of graded reading passages, example sentences, and animated stroke orders. Track your progress with detailed analytics and personalized review algorithms.

Highlights
  • Learn 3,145 characters across HSK 3.0 levels
  • Thousands of graded reading passages
  • Quiz mode with personalized review
  • Animated stroke order
  • Search by character, pinyin, or English
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Read real Mandarin Chinese with an extensive dictionary at your fingertips. Get past the first basic layer of understand and unlock something greater. WHAT'S INSIDE • 3,145 characters across HSK 3.0 levels 1–9 * Support for Simplified & Traditional • Thousands of graded reading passages & daily news articles * Quiz mode with personalized review algorithms * Multiple quiz modes • 90,000+ example sentences from news and community sources • 161,000+ dictionary entries • 4 audio styles with native speakers • Animated stroke order • Search by character, pinyin, English, or handwriting Hanzifeed teaches 3,145 characters across HSK 3.0 1–9 through the patterns that connect them: shared radicals, phonetic series, and the visual logic that makes Chinese work. READ REAL CHINESE FROM DAY ONE Thousands of curated Wikipedia passages and daily news articles across 10+ topics graded into five difficulty tiers from Beginner to Expert. Tap any character to see its pinyin and meaning instantly. Listen along with synchronized audio that highlights each word as it plays. After each passage, rate your comprehension and save unfamiliar characters directly to your review packs. Track your reading progress with a rolling comprehension percentage, daily reading streaks, and a 30-day trend chart that shows how your understanding improves over time. LEARN SMARTER, NOT HARDER A 6-stage spaced repetition system schedules reviews at optimal intervals. Swipe to grade your recall — the algorithm handles the rest. Study only what you're about to forget. WORKS OFFLINE FREE TO USE. Decompose. Analyze. Trace. Retain. Repeat. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS HanziFeed Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hanzifeed.com/privacy/

About

Mandarin Path

Features
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Mandarin Path helps adult beginners start learning Mandarin Chinese through practical daily situations. Each lesson begins with a useful sentence, then builds a short routine with pinyin, meaning, example practice, guided role play, quiz, tone awareness, and smart review. The app is designed for learners who want Mandarin they can actually use: greetings, food, travel, shopping, health, transit, phone, work, money, and everyday social moments. FEATURES . Guided beginner Mandarin path . Practical sentence-first lessons . Pinyin, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese display support . System Mandarin audio playback . Tone Lab for four-tone awareness . Smart Review with spaced scheduling . Guided Speaking Coach for role-play practice . Topic filters for focused study . Optional bundled lesson packs unlocked through one-time purchases . Local progress storage with no account, no tracking, and no ads IN-APP PURCHASE Mandarin Path includes optional one-time purchases that unlock bundled lesson packs already included in the app. . Everyday Mandarin Plus: unlocks additional bundled Mandarin lessons and vocabulary for everyday situations. . Travel & Food Plus: unlocks bundled Mandarin lessons and vocabulary for travel, restaurant, cafe, food, and trip situations. Mandarin Path does not require an account and does not use tracking or advertising. Learning progress stays on the device. CURRICULUM Active bundled curriculum: . Beginner Path Free: bundled beginner lessons and vocabulary. . Everyday Mandarin Plus: additional bundled everyday lessons and vocabulary. . Travel & Food Plus: additional bundled travel and food lessons and vocabulary. Mandarin Path does not download lesson content from a remote server in this version. LEGAL . Privacy Policy: https://aimining.io/mandarin-path/en/privacy.html . Terms of Use: https://aimining.io/mandarin-path/en/terms.html

Screenshots

HanziFeed4 screens
Mandarin Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

HanziFeed and Mandarin Path are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. HanziFeed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mandarin Path sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HanziFeed versus Mandarin Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanziFeedMandarin Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanziFeedJunhong Chen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HanziFeed

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Mandarin Path

One-time2
  • Everyday Mandarin Plus$2.99
  • Travel & Food Plus$2.99

Questions

Is HanziFeed free?
HanziFeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mandarin Path free?
Mandarin Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HanziFeed or Mandarin Path have ads?
Neither HanziFeed nor Mandarin Path shows ads.

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