Coco vs ScriptPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coco
Learn Mandarin Chinese through engaging illustrated stories, native audio, and interactive tools. Build reading, vocabulary, and speaking skills in context with features like tap-to-translate and shadowing practice. Progress from beginner to advanced levels with HSK-aligned content.
- Illustrated graded readers
- Tap-to-translate and pinyin support
- Native Mandarin audio with slow mode
- Shadowing practice for pronunciation
- Contextual hanzi and vocabulary learning
- SRS flashcards and quizzes
- Offline reading and news articles
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Learn Chinese with stories written by a real native teacher. 200+ illustrated stories, 73 levels, from your first words to HSK 6. Every Coco story is written by Yaxuan, a native Chinese teacher, and graded to your level. You read real Chinese from day one, with the tools to understand every word. READ WITH HELP ON EVERY PAGE - Tap any word for its meaning, pinyin, tones and example sentences - Translate the whole page in one tap - Turn pinyin and tone colors on or off as you improve - Grammar explained right inside the story LISTEN AND SPEAK - Native Beijing-accent audio for every story - Slow mode for beginners - Shadowing practice for pronunciation, tones and rhythm REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ - Save words while you read - Review them with SRS flashcards made from your own stories - Quizzes after every story: characters, pinyin, tones, listening, speaking, translation A REAL CURRICULUM - HSK 1 to HSK 6, level by level, in the right order - Real Chinese news adapted to your level - Offline reading - XP, streaks and badges to keep you going Rated 4.9 by learners. Download Coco Chinese and read your way to fluency. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ScriptPad
Master Chinese writing with animated stroke guides, interactive practice, and pronunciation comparison. Learn vocabulary through structured lessons and engaging games, all available offline. Create custom lessons from any text.
- Animated stroke-order guides
- Interactive writing canvas
- Pronunciation practice with recording
- Structured vocabulary lessons
- Gamified learning activities
- Custom lesson creation
- Offline functionality
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ScriptPad: Chinese Writing helps you learn to read, write, type, and speak Chinese from scratch. Start with Chinese Basics, learn essential strokes, radicals, and your first characters with animated stroke-order guides that show you exactly how to write each one. Practice on an interactive drawing canvas and build real muscle memory as you trace each stroke. Move beyond the basics into structured vocabulary lessons across 6 units and 130+ lessons. Every word comes with audio so you can hear and practice correct pronunciation as you learn. Write by Hand: A full drawing canvas for every word, practice writing Chinese characters with your finger or stylus. The character outlines guide your strokes, and stroke-order animations show you exactly how each character is written. Speak & Compare: Record yourself saying each word and compare your pronunciation side by side. Instant playback lets you hear exactly where to improve. Type Mode: Learn how to type Chinese words. Instant feedback shows you what you got right and what to review. Create Your Own Lessons: Paste any Chinese text, vocabulary lists, song lyrics, textbook sentences, and turn it into a writing lesson with audio. Play & Practice: Reinforce every lesson with hands on activities that make vocabulary stick. Match words to pictures, build words by connecting their characters, listen for a word and slice it before it lands, mark your card in a listen and win bingo against the computer, fit word blocks together to clear the board, and blast word aliens out of the sky. Each activity plays the word's audio as you go, so you're always hearing the Chinese as you learn it. Word Meanings in Your Language: See each word's meaning in English, Japanese, or Korean, switch the translation language anytime. Features: 2,000+ vocabulary learn and write words with audio across 6 structured units 10,000+ HSK words and sentences Stroke-order animations for every Chinese character Pinyin shown for every word Interactive drawing canvas with character guides Speak & Compare pronunciation practice with recording Type mode for Chinese keyboard practice Playful practice activities: picture matching, character building, audio slicing, bingo, word blocks, and word invaders Traditional mode, toggle between Simplified and Traditional characters for every word Create custom lessons from any Chinese text Word meanings in multiple languages iPad Writing Mode, multi-card writing grid with stroke animations 14 page themes for a comfortable study environment Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad Fully offline, no internet required Interface available in English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and Russian One-time purchase, no subscription Whether you are a complete beginner or brushing up on your Chinese writing skills, ScriptPad gives you the tools to practice at your own pace. Download ScriptPad and start writing Chinese today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coco at 5.0 against ScriptPad's 3.0. Coco also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). ScriptPad's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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. Coco sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ScriptPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coco holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coco has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coco ships an update fortnightly, ScriptPad monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coco | ScriptPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Pitault | Hugo Alberto Garza Jr |
Customer experience
Coco
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In-app purchases
Coco
- Monthly Premium Subscription$14.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription$33.991 Year
- Yearly Premium Subscription$45.991 Year
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- Yearly Premium Subscription$47.991 Year
- Yearly Premium Subscription$99.991 Year
ScriptPad
- Premium Unlock$4.99









