Comparison

HanziPop vs Hanmo

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

Head to head
About

HanziPop

Learn Chinese characters effortlessly through your phone's lock screen and home screen widgets. This app uses a spaced-repetition algorithm to schedule words based on your recall, offering a privacy-first approach with no tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Lock screen and widget learning
  • Spaced-repetition algorithm (FSRS)
  • 10,000+ words (HSK 1-7)
  • 12 themed packs
  • Native-quality pronunciation
  • Privacy-first design (no tracking/ads)
Features
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HanziPop teaches you Chinese in the moments you're already looking at your phone — on your Lock Screen, in a Home Screen widget, and in a daily notification. No streak guilt, no 20-minute lesson required. — WHAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY — A single hanzi with pinyin and meaning, picked from your active queue. Tap to mark it known, hard, or skip to the next one. The next time you glance at your phone, a new word is waiting. — WHAT'S INSIDE — • 10,000+ words across HSK 1-7 • 1,000+ structured lessons • 12 themed packs (Food, Travel, Work, Family, and more) • Native-quality pronunciation (Apple TTS) • Example sentences with pinyin and English • Favorites, lesson history, and a progress ring — HOW IT LEARNS YOU — HanziPop uses FSRS, the modern open-source spaced-repetition algorithm that schedules each word based on how well YOU remember it. Words you find easy show up rarely. Words you stumble on come back sooner. — PRIVACY-FIRST — • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads • Your progress syncs across your devices through your private iCloud — Apple holds the keys, not us. We never see your data. — FREE & PRO — Start free with daily new words from HSK 1-3 and 3 themed packs. HanziPop Pro unlocks the full HSK 1-7 library, all 12 themes, unlimited daily words, and advanced widget configurations. — BUILT FOR THE LOCK SCREEN ERA — Most Chinese apps want you inside the app. HanziPop is built around the truth that you'll learn more if Chinese is just there, every time you pick up your phone. Two seconds, a hundred times a day, adds up faster than one 20-minute session you keep skipping. Built by an indie team that uses HanziPop every single day. We answer email. Questions, ideas, complaints: vooxxoow@gmail.com Privacy: https://www.aivoxx.com/legal/privacy.html Terms: https://www.aivoxx.com/legal/terms.html

About

Hanmo

Features
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Hanmo (汉墨) puts Chinese vocabulary where you already look: your lock screen. Add the widget and a rotating word from today's plan — character, pinyin, meaning — appears every hour. Tap it and you land on that exact word, ready to review. ONE SIMPLE LOOP • A daily plan of new words and due reviews (you choose the pace: 5–20 a day) • Flip-card review: see the character, recall it, then reveal • Don't know a word? It comes back in the same session until you do • Know a word three times over the days? It earns its red seal — mastered MADE FOR CONSISTENCY • Words rotate hourly in a window you choose (e.g. 08:00–22:00) • A gentle daily reminder at the time you pick — optional • Streaks that survive a busy day HONEST BY DESIGN • 100% offline — works in airplane mode from first launch • No account, no analytics, no tracking, no paywall • Simplified and Traditional scripts, with pinyin (and zhuyin for Traditional) • On-device audio for every word and example sentence Dictionary data from CC-CEDICT, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Screenshots

HanziPop4 screens
Hanmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hanmo at none against HanziPop's 4. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HanziPop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Hanmo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
HanziPop versus Hanmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanziPopHanmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晶 黄Abdulhamit CELIK

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HanziPop

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
  • Annual Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
None

Hanmo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HanziPop free?
HanziPop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanmo free?
Hanmo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HanziPop or Hanmo have ads?
Neither HanziPop nor Hanmo shows ads.

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