HanziTube vs PGLearning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HanziTube
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Learn Chinese from videos you already want to watch. HanziTube helps you learn Mandarin Chinese through YouTube and Bilibili videos, speaking practice, guided lessons, and graded stories. Build your vocabulary, practise everyday sentences, and improve your Chinese reading and listening in one app. LEARN WITH REAL CHINESE VIDEOS Turn videos, songs, vlogs, and interviews into study material. Follow synced Chinese subtitles with optional pinyin and English translations. Save useful words and sentences, practise sentence recall, and review what you learn with spaced-repetition flashcards. READ WITH LESS PINYIN Smart Pinyin hides pronunciation hints for words you already know while keeping support available for unfamiliar vocabulary. Build confidence reading Chinese characters at your own pace. PRACTISE EVERYDAY CHINESE Work through Speaking lessons that help you build sentences, answer questions, and practise connected conversations. Use Guided Lessons to develop your vocabulary and sentence skills through varied exercises. EXPLORE GRADED CHINESE STORIES Read original stories at beginner and higher levels, with sentence-by-sentence audio, pinyin, and English translations. Discover new vocabulary in context and revisit familiar words as you read. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Study Chinese with YouTube and Bilibili videos • Follow synced subtitles with pinyin and English support • Hide pinyin for words you already know • Save vocabulary and sentences from real content • Practise recall with fill-in-the-gap exercises • Review saved words with spaced-repetition flashcards • Build everyday sentences with Speaking and Guided Lessons • Read graded Chinese stories with audio • Sync your study progress across devices when signed in Whether you enjoy Chinese media, want more structured practice, or are ready to read your first Chinese stories, HanziTube helps you build a daily habit around listening, speaking, reading, and review. FREE AND PRO Start with free video study features, introductory Speaking lessons, and selected beginner stories. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited saves, full deck access, and expanded access to Speaking lessons and graded stories. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PGLearning
This app focuses on improving spoken English by listening to your pronunciation and providing real-time feedback. It offers interactive lessons and conversation practice designed for learners who struggle with speaking fluency.
- Real-time pronunciation scoring
- Offline speech recognition
- Vietnamese translations
- 10 real-life topics
- Three lesson formats
- Targeted pronunciation modules
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GPLearning is a pronunciation-first English coach that listens to how you speak and scores you in real time. Built for learners who can read English but freeze when it’s time to talk, every lesson is designed around your voice, not multiple-choice taps. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Speak, don’t tap. Every drill asks you to say the word or sentence out loud. Apple’s on-device speech recognition compares what you said to the target and gives you a live score. • Works offline. Speech recognition happens entirely on your iPhone — no audio leaves your device, no account required, no subscription gates. • Vietnamese translations baked in. Every word and sentence shows its Vietnamese meaning, so you understand what you’re saying as you say it. 10 REAL-LIFE TOPICS Greetings · Food · Travel · Hotel · Hospital · Workplace · Supermarket · Anatomy · Pronunciation drills · Minimal pairs Each topic has three levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) and three lesson formats: 1. Speak the Word — build vocabulary by saying single words and getting an accuracy score. 2. Repeat After Me — practice full sentences with proper rhythm and stress. 3. Conversation — play one role in a realistic dialogue (ordering food, checking into a hotel, talking to a doctor, negotiating a deal). The app handles the other speaker’s lines while you respond aloud. WHY YOUR ENGLISH WILL SOUND BETTER • Targeted pronunciation modules for tricky sounds (th, r/l, ship/sheep, vowel length). • Minimal-pairs trainer to fix the small mistakes Vietnamese speakers most often miss. • 50 items per intermediate and advanced lesson, so a single category gives you hundreds of speaking reps. PRIVACY YOU CAN ACTUALLY VERIFY • On-device speech recognition — your microphone audio is never sent to a server. • No analytics, no ads, no tracking, no sign-up. • No account, no email, no password. WHO IT’S FOR • Vietnamese learners of English at any level. • ESL students who can read but want to sound more natural. • Travelers, healthcare workers, hotel staff, and anyone preparing for real conversations in English. • Self-learners who want speaking practice without paying for a tutor. GET STARTED Pick a topic. Tap a lesson. Tap the mic. Say the word. See your score. Repeat. That’s the whole loop — and that’s how speaking actually improves. Questions or feedback? We read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PGLearning at none against HanziTube's 2. 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
Both are free to download. HanziTube sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PGLearning asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HanziTube | PGLearning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bas van Dijk | Giac Vu |
In-app purchases
HanziTube
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
PGLearning
No in-app purchases









