HSK Crack vs Study Chinese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSK Crack
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HSK Crack is a modern Chinese learning app built around a simple idea: read characters, don't memorize them. Instead of drilling flashcards until every character is a blur, HSK Crack teaches you what each character is made of — the radicals, the phonetic hints, the meanings that come along for the ride. You start reading from day one, and the flashcards you do see are only for the words that actually need review. WHAT IS COVERED • Every HSK 1 to 6 character, with pinyin, meaning, radical breakdown, and stroke order • Full HSK 1 to 6 vocabulary, grouped by real-world topics • Grammar walkthroughs: measure words, aspect markers, sentence patterns, questions, comparisons, and everything the exam actually tests • Graded short stories at every level, so you read Chinese from your first week • A spaced-repetition flashcard system that grows with what you have studied • Native-speed audio with pinyin overlay so you hear tones alongside the characters • Streaks, daily XP goals, and a heart system to keep the habit going WHO IT IS FOR Anyone learning Mandarin, from your first day picking up 你好 (nǐ hǎo) to HSK 5 chasing fluency. Set your level, pick a chapter, and start. HOW IT IS DIFFERENT Most Chinese apps show characters as opaque pictures and ask you to memorize them. HSK Crack shows you WHY each character looks the way it does — the components, the shared radicals, the phonetic families. The more you read, the fewer flashcards you actually need. That is the point. BUILT WITH RESPECT FOR YOUR TIME No ads. No paywalls between you and the content. No dark patterns. Learn at your own pace. PRIVACY Your progress syncs securely. We only collect what is needed to sync your account and improve the app. Full policy: hskcrack.com/privacy Contact: hello@hskcrack.com
Study Chinese
Learn Mandarin through an engaging, game-like experience. Progress through levels with interactive drills, boss fights, and weekly challenges. Offers both classic and updated HSK tracks for comprehensive language acquisition.
- Gamified learning with islands and boss fights
- Two HSK tracks (2.0 Classic and 3.0)
- Interactive drills: flashcards, matching, writing, speaking
- Tone Studio for pronunciation practice
- Weekly leagues and multiplayer challenges
- Spaced repetition and graded readings
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Study Chinese is a Mandarin Chinese learning app for complete beginners up to the new HSK 3.0 exam. Learn step by step with Bao, your panda study buddy: HSK vocabulary, pinyin, tones and Chinese characters in short daily lessons on a world of islands. The app is available in English, Bahasa Indonesia and Español. Switch any time in Settings. READY FOR HSK 3.0 HSK 3.0 has nine levels and new word lists. Study Chinese has courses for all nine levels, built on the 2025 exam syllabus, and HSK 3.0 Levels 1–4 follow the 新HSK教程 textbooks lesson by lesson. Taking the classic exam? The HSK 1–6 path is here too. Plus adds full mock tests in the real exam format for HSK 3–6 and HSK 3.0 Levels 3–9. A CLEAR PATH, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER Every course is a coast of islands and every chapter is an island. Learn new words, practice them in games, then beat the chapter boss. A short placement test finds your starting level. HEAR, SEE AND SAY THE TONES Tone Studio draws the shape of each Mandarin tone. Listen, speak and compare your pitch with the target. Tone analysis runs on your device. REMEMBER WORDS FOR LONGER Flashcards with spaced repetition bring hard words back sooner. Add dictation, stroke-order writing, sentence building, listening drills, a grammar guide and Hanzi Meteor, where you say the answer out loud before the word lands. Write characters by hand in a scratch pad next to word cards and flashcards, with Apple Pencil support on iPad. READ REAL CHINESE Graded stories with audio and pinyin. Tap a word for its meaning, or ask Bao to break a sentence down. With Plus, photograph pages from your own Chinese books or open a PDF and read them with help. ASK BAO (BETA) Stuck on a sentence or a grammar point? Ask Bao about the Chinese you are reading and get an explanation in your language. LEARN WITH FRIENDS Earn XP, climb the weekly league and challenge a friend to a 1v1 duel. Friends can also join rooms in a browser at studychinese.id/play. START FREE Your starting level in the classic HSK path and every level below it are free, with daily review, readings and the dictionary. Hearts and some exercises are limited on the free plan. STUDY CHINESE PLUS Plus opens every level, the full HSK 3.0 path, full HSK mock tests in the real exam format, unlimited hearts, your own books and more help from Bao. Choose monthly or yearly. Eligible new subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 7 days. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Questions: hello.studychinese@gmail.com Privacy: https://www.studychinese.id/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HSK Crack at none against Study Chinese's 5. HSK Crack also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Study Chinese sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HSK Crack asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HSK Crack | Study Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 297 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Kimlim | Edrick Hartanto |
In-app purchases
HSK Crack
No in-app purchases
Study Chinese
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Study Chinese Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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- Study Chinese Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Lifetime Plus$99.99








