Comparison

QuickChinese vs Easy Chinese

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

Head to head
About

QuickChinese

Features
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Master Chinese with 100+ interactive lessons, a massive dictionary, and stroke order practice โ€” all offline, all in one app. QuickChinese is a complete Chinese learning toolkit built for English speakers. Whether you're starting from scratch or leveling up your Mandarin, everything you need is right here โ€” no subscriptions, no internet required. - 100+ Interactive Courses Over 100 structured lessons from beginner to advanced, organized by difficulty level (1โ€“7). Each course covers vocabulary, sentences, grammar, audio, and exercises in a beautifully integrated learning experience. Tap any word while studying to instantly look it up in the dictionary. Hit the Random button to discover a new lesson! - Chinese Dictionary โ€” 390K+ Entries One of the most comprehensive Chinese dictionaries available in any learning app. Search over 390,000 entries โ€” characters, words, and idioms. Look up by character, word, or pinyin with instant results. Every entry includes definitions, pronunciation, and type tags. Need to copy a definition? Just select and copy. - English-to-Chinese Lookup Don't know the Chinese word yet? Type in English and get the Chinese translation instantly. See phonetic transcriptions, Collins star ratings, and exam tags (CET4, CET6, IELTS, TOEFL, GRE) to focus on the vocabulary that matters most for your goals. - Stroke Order & Writing Practice See how any character is written with smooth, animated stroke sequences. Test yourself with the built-in writing quiz โ€” tap strokes in the correct order to master proper technique. - Progress Tracking Your learning journey, automatically recorded. See how many courses you've started, review your daily and cumulative study stats, and browse your full activity log. Every session counts. - Notes Create lesson notes, vocabulary notes, or free-form entries. Search by title, content, or tags. Filter by type to find exactly what you need. - Why QuickChinese? - 100+ lessons โ€” more content than most paid Chinese courses - 390K+ dictionary entries โ€” characters, words, and idioms at your fingertips - English-to-Chinese โ€” start from English when you don't know the Chinese word yet - Works offline โ€” all dictionaries and course content are built in - One tap lookup โ€” tap any word in a lesson to see its definition instantly - No account required โ€” download and start learning immediately - No ads, no subscriptions โ€” pay once, learn forever Download QuickChinese and start your Chinese learning journey today! --- What's New (v1.0.0) Welcome to QuickChinese! This is our first release. - 100+ interactive Chinese courses, levels 1โ€“7 - Chinese dictionary with 390,000+ entries - English-to-Chinese dictionary with phonetics, exam tags & Collins ratings - Animated stroke order with writing quizzes - In-lesson instant dictionary lookup - Progress tracking and activity log - Notes with search and tags - iPad fullscreen support

About

Easy Chinese

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Learn to speak Chinese in 30 days! Want to learn Chinese but afraid of characters or tones? Easy Chinese is a new way to learn, designed to get you speaking in record time. Many people think Chinese is the hardest language. It's actually among the easiest if you learn it the right way. Features: - No characters or tones - learn Chinese like you would a Romance language - Grammar visualization - easily understand grammar structures with interactive colored blocks - Fluency tracking - graphs and metrics show your fluency growing over time - Personalized curriculum - learn words and grammars in whatever order you'd like - Practice in real places - visit a cute town and practice at the coffee shop, store, office, zoo, and more - Red Panda - take care of your cute companion while you learn - Flashcards - test your weakest words and grammars - Dictionary - including only the words you have learned with easy search and filters - Listening practice - hear words and phrases as you learn them - 1700 words, 700 lessons, 100 grammar structures Learn up to 100 words and enjoy up to 3 lessons per day for FREE! Upgrade to UNLIMITED for unlimited words and lessons and direct support from the founder. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Easy Chinese was a years-long labor of love. We hope you appreciate it and we're here to help if you have any questions! Xiexie, Roger (Founder of Easy Chinese)

Screenshots

QuickChinese4 screens
Easy Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Easy Chinese at 15.4 against QuickChinese's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. QuickChinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Easy Chinese sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
QuickChinese versus Easy Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickChineseEasy Chinese
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size171 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopgetRoger Dickey

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickChinese

One-time1
  • Full Course Access$9.99
1 purchases

Easy Chinese

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$9.991 Month

Questions

Is QuickChinese free?
QuickChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Chinese free?
Easy Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickChinese or Easy Chinese have ads?
Neither QuickChinese nor Easy Chinese shows ads.

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