Comparison

Huli vs Kinu Reader

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

Head to head
About

Huli

This app helps learners read and understand Chinese through graded stories and flashcards. It features an offline dictionary, tone trainer, and supports both simplified and traditional characters. Progress is tracked with stats and daily streaks.

Highlights
  • Graded Chinese stories
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Offline dictionary lookup
  • Tone trainer and games
  • Simplified and traditional characters
  • Progress tracking and streaks
Features
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Huli's here to help you read more Chinese... while actually understanding & remembering it. Huli is a Chinese reading app built for learners who are serious about making real progress. Every story in our library is written, recorded and vetted by humans & native speakers here in Taiwan, where we're based! We are a small team of learners and teachers and we built Huli simply... because we couldn't find the app that we needed to exist! We're passionate about teaching ~ & learning ! Chinese and we hope you'll love Huli as much as we do :) Find graded stories, flashcard packs and a fully functioning offline dictionary at your fingertips. We also added a tone trainer because... well honestly, the non-native speaking half of the team needs to practice their tones. We're trying okkkk. 太難了! Huli supports both simplified and traditional Chinese characters — perfect whether you're learning Mandarin for China, Taiwan, Macau or Hong Kong. Tap any word to get an instant dictionary lookup, save it to your flashcard deck, and review it with spaced repetition when you need to. Your vocabulary builds naturally as you read, without you even realising it. What's inside Huli VIP: • Unlimited graded stories ~ from beginner to advanced • Human-read audio with adjustable playback speed • Tap-to-lookup dictionary, works offline • Simplified and traditional Chinese support • Spaced repetition flashcard decks • Tone training and matching games • Track your progress with stats and daily streaks Built for readers. Made by humans. No AI slop, ever! Download Huli and start your Chinese reading journey today. Email us at hulilearn.official@gmail.com with anything on your mind, we read every bit of feedback and we would love to hear what you want to see added to Huli next! Terms of Service: https://hulilearn.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://hulilearn.com/privacy

About

Kinu Reader

Features
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Kinu Reader helps you learn a language by making the reading part easier. With Kinu Reader, you can pick articles and stories to read - or navigate an episode of kinu's adventures with plenty of dialog - at your level, and read and read and read - building up vocabulary and confidence. Kinu Reader makes it easier by revealing word meanings as well as other important information about the text as you read, whenever you need it. You can upload your own stories, or read from the "Kinu Library" maintained to help you build vocabulary and build confidence in the language you are learning. I made it to help myself but I found it to be so effective I made it my mission to help others in the same way. Kinu Reader supports: Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Tamil, Indonesian, Thai & Cantonese

Screenshots

Huli4 screens
Kinu Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kinu Reader at none against Huli's 4. Huli's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Huli sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Kinu Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Huli ships an update every 5 weeks, Kinu Reader every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Huli versus Kinu Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuliKinu Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYu-Ting TaiT HOANG & L.M LINCOLN

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Huli

Subscriptions4
  • Huli VIP ~ Early Bird Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • VIP Monthly7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Huli VIP ~ Early Bird Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • VIP Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Kinu Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Huli free?
Huli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinu Reader free?
Kinu Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Huli or Kinu Reader have ads?
Neither Huli nor Kinu Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Huli or Kinu Reader?
Huli ships an update every 5 weeks, and Kinu Reader every 3 months. Most recently, Huli was updated on October 25, 2026 and Kinu Reader on October 9, 2026.

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