StrokeCoach vs Hanzi Coach

StrokeCoach helps you master Chinese character handwriting with accurate stroke order animations, photo recognition, and printable tracing sheets. STROKE ORDER ANIMATIONS Look up any Chinese character and watch its stroke order drawn stroke by stroke. Over 9000 characters supported. PHOTO RECOGNITION Take a photo of Chinese text and instantly recognize all characters. Tap any character to view its stroke order, then add it to your wordbook. PRINTABLE TRACING SHEETS Create custom tracing worksheets and print them on real paper. StrokeCoach generates perfectly formatted PDFs with practice grids. WORD BOOKS Organize your practice with custom wordbooks. Star favorites for quick access. Import characters from photos or search by typing. PRIVACY FIRST All data stays on your device. No account required. No data collection. LIFETIME PURCHASE One-time payment unlocks everything. No subscriptions. Free version includes daily limits. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited access.

Hanzi Coach is a paper-based Chinese handwriting practice app. Choose Chinese characters, generate and print an A4 worksheet, complete it by hand, then use your camera or photo library to receive character-level and stroke-level feedback. KEY FEATURES • Choose practice characters from the character library, copybooks, or article text • Create printable A4 worksheets with grids, tracing, and flexible practice settings • Photograph or import a completed worksheet for automatic cell detection and scoring • Review character scores, positioning differences, missing strokes, and extra marks • Compare lower-scoring strokes and receive focused improvement suggestions • Save completed practice records and organize them by category and date • Identify weaker characters and create focused follow-up practice sets • Use the app in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or English PHOTO SCORING Scoring is designed for worksheets generated by the app’s A4 Worksheet feature. Worksheets from other sources or with different layouts may not be recognized correctly. Character selection, worksheet creation, photo scoring, saving, and viewing practice records do not require watching an ad. The first two Detailed Reviews are free. After that, users may voluntarily watch one rewarded ad to unlock weak-character analysis and practice suggestions for the selected record. The app does not use banner ads, and interstitial ads are disabled in this version. PRIVACY Handwriting images, selected characters, scores, and saved practice records are processed and stored on the device. They are not uploaded to Google for advertising purposes. Advertising consent and applicable privacy choices are handled through Google User Messaging Platform and Google AdMob. Scoring results are intended to support practice and self-evaluation. Results may be affected by camera angle, lighting, paper distortion, and writing tools.