Comparison

Bricky vs HanziLab

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

Head to head
About

Bricky

Features
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Learning a new language but still feel unsure how to use it in daily life or real conversations? Bricky helps you learn a language in a more practical way. Instead of memorizing scattered vocabulary, every word in Bricky is placed inside natural example sentences, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and real usage situations - so applying the language in real life becomes more effective and natural. With support for 15+ languages, Bricky helps you learn toward your own goals and gradually build all 4 skills - Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Whether you're learning for daily communication, travel, exam prep, work, or simply understanding foreign content better, Bricky gives you a clear, sustainable way to learn that fits a busy life. WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT BRICKY LEARN THROUGH REAL CONTEXT Learn vocabulary and grammar through natural example sentences, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and real communication situations, instead of rote memorization Build all 4 skills - Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing - right within each context, so you can apply the language to real life faster and more naturally EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY - Learn vocabulary through curated collections like Fast Track, Common Words, and Grammar Challenges - Practice with the most frequent words, natural sentence patterns, and highly practical content - Expand your vocabulary by topic and level, and set your own learning goals SUITABLE FOR EVERY LEVEL AND GOAL - Choose a learning path that fits you - from building a solid foundation at A1, A2, or beyond, to advancing into more natural, nuanced vocabulary - Customize your language goals based on your needs - daily communication, travel, exams, or work - so your vocabulary learning always stays on target SMART REVIEW WITH SPACED LEARNING - Review through a spaced repetition system that reinforces what you've learned - Focus your review on the content you're least confident with, based on how well you remember it - Boost long-term retention through strategically arranged review sessions TRACK YOUR PROGRESS IN DETAIL - Track your learning progress by day, week, and month for a clear view of your journey - Check your review calendar to see how many new and due words are waiting each day - Evaluate your learning through progress charts and detailed review data from Bricky Want to unlock your full potential? Try Bricky Pro to get unlimited practice questions, every word collection, review settings customized to your own pace, and full offline access anytime, anywhere. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled 24 hours before the current period ends. DOWNLOAD BRICKY TODAY! Join thousands of language learners and gradually improve your foreign language skills with Bricky. If you're looking for a clear, sustainable method that combines vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, and grammar through real sentences, Bricky offers the experience that best fits your personal goals. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Russian, Arabic, Danish, Greek, Esperanto, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HanziLab

Master Chinese HSK levels with advanced spaced repetition, real-time handwriting feedback, and syllable-level pronunciation scoring. Features include daily missions, an immersion reader, and a built-in dictionary. All content and features are free, with no ads or paywalls.

Highlights
  • HSK 1-6 roadmap with FSRS spaced repetition
  • Real-time Hanzi handwriting stroke recognition
  • Syllable-level pronunciation feedback
  • Daily interleaving listening and speaking drills
  • Immersion Reader with tap-to-learn functionality
  • Built-in dictionary with detailed character info
  • Native-speaker audio for all characters
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Master HSK 1–6 the way you'll actually remember — handwriting drills, syllable-by-syllable pronunciation feedback, spaced repetition that respects how you forget, and pinyin tables that turn tones automatic. No ads. No paywall. Built free, built to last. WHAT YOU GET • HSK 1–6 roadmap with FSRS spaced repetition. Pick your level in onboarding, change it anytime. No paywall — every word, every drill, every feature is free. Content is filtered so you are not drowning in words you are not ready for. • Schedules that match how you forget. Not a plain Leitner box or SM-2 — each review lands when it is most useful so you retain more without piling on more cards per day. If you already use Anki, you'll feel at home. • Daily Mission. One tidy session that interleaves listening and speaking drills on your weakest cards first, so a few minutes a day actually moves the needle. • Hanzi handwriting. Trace characters with real-time stroke recognition powered by Google ML Kit Digital Ink — fully on-device, no network needed. Stroke-basics drills teach the primitives, Radical Quest teaches the building blocks. • Pinyin & tone drills. A dedicated Pinyin Table, Pinyin Lab, and Tone Drill so initials, finals, and the four tones become automatic — not a guess. • Speak & be scored. Record a word or sentence; our pronunciation engine returns a syllable-level score. Choose the on-device engine (Sherpa-ONNX, works offline) or the online engine (Microsoft Azure Speech, higher accuracy). • Immersion Reader. Read authentic Chinese passages tuned to your level. Tap any character for pinyin, meaning, and audio; add it to your deck in one tap through the Mining Inbox. • Built-in dictionary. Fast lookup with pinyin, meanings, radicals, stroke order, and example sentences. • Native-speaker audio. Download a native-speaker syllable bundle once; after that every character has real human audio even without a connection. • Review widget. See how many cards are due today without opening the app. • Daily reminder. One opt-in nudge at a time you choose. No spam. • Dark mode. Forced-dark presentation that is easier on your eyes during long study sessions. FREE. NO ADS. NO SIGN-UP. HanziLab is completely free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no advertising, no account to create. We are not building a funnel — we are building a tool we wish existed. PRIVACY YOU CAN RELY ON Your deck, review history, mined vocabulary, and preferences stay on your device. We do not collect personal data linked to your identity, we do not use advertising SDKs, and we do not request App Tracking Transparency. Handwriting recognition runs on your device. The offline Speak engine runs on your device. The online Speak engine sends only the current drill audio to Microsoft Azure Speech for scoring and then discards it. Full details in our Privacy Policy. LANGUAGES HanziLab speaks your language: English, Vietnamese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, and Hindi. QUESTIONS? Email heyku.studio@gmail.com — we read every message. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/hanzilab-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/hanzilab-term-of-use

Screenshots

Bricky4 screens
HanziLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HanziLab at none against Bricky's 2. HanziLab also leads on ads (none vs shown). Bricky's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Bricky sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HanziLab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bricky versus HanziLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickyHanziLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUP TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK COMPANYCuong Nguyen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bricky

Subscriptions2
  • Bricky Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Bricky Premium Yearly$35.991 Year
None

HanziLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bricky free?
Bricky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HanziLab free?
HanziLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bricky or HanziLab have ads?
Bricky shows ads; HanziLab does not.

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