Mandarin Daily vs LingLock

Daily Mandarin — Learn Through Your Lock Screen Mandarin is one of the world's most spoken languages — and one of the hardest to start. Daily Mandarin removes the biggest barrier: finding time. Instead of carving out study sessions, you can learn through your lock screen. Every time you check your phone, you can see a Mandarin character, word, or phrase. No tapping required. No app to open. Just passive, repeated exposure that builds real recognition over time. Daily Mandarin is free to download and includes limited free learning content. Daily Mandarin Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks premium learning features, including lock screen widget-based learning, expanded vocabulary content, and additional daily Mandarin learning tools. How it works With Daily Mandarin Pro, each day you get a fresh set of vocabulary, characters, and tones delivered directly to your lock screen. The more you see them, the more they stick. It's the same principle behind immersion learning, made practical for your daily life. What you'll learn - Simplified Chinese characters - Pinyin pronunciation with tone marks - Common words and everyday phrases - Grammar patterns introduced naturally over time Built for beginners You don't need to know anything about Mandarin to start. Daily Mandarin is designed for complete beginners who want to make progress without overhauling their routine. No pressure, no streaks There are no daily streaks to maintain, no points to lose, no guilt for missing a day. Just consistent, low-effort exposure that compounds over weeks and months. Features marked as Pro or Premium require an active Daily Mandarin Pro subscription (paid). Start building your Mandarin foundation — one lock screen at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Mandarin-Daily-Privacy-Policy-36f70e2009ab802e8e3ff92e7313358e

Learn a new language without studying. LingLock puts one useful phrase on your Lock Screen, so every time you pick up your phone, you learn something you can actually say. No lessons. No streaks to protect. No time to set aside. Just the words locals really use, a few seconds at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a language and what you're learning for: a trip, chatting with people, work, or a bit of everything. 2. Add the LingLock widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen. 3. Glance. A new phrase arrives every few hours through the day, and they pause while you sleep so you never miss one. 4. Tap the speaker to hear it said, right from the widget. 5. It sticks. Phrases you're learning come back at spaced intervals until you've got them. Tap Got it and they'll give way to new ones. WHAT LOCALS ACTUALLY SAY Most apps teach the textbook version. LingLock teaches what people actually say in that country: casual Spain Spanish, everyday Brazilian Portuguese, Gulf Arabic, mainland Mandarin. Every phrase comes with an easy sound-it-out guide, so you can speak Japanese, Thai or Hindi from day one without learning a new alphabet. Some words change depending on who is speaking, like obrigado or obrigada. LingLock teaches you the version you would say. 13 LANGUAGES, EACH AS SPOKEN IN ONE PLACE • Spanish (Spain) • French (France) • Italian (Italy) • Portuguese (Brazil) • German (Germany) • Dutch (the Netherlands) • Japanese (Japan) • Korean (South Korea) • Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) • Thai (Thailand) • Hindi (India) • Gulf Arabic (UAE and the Gulf) • Georgian (Georgia) Switch languages anytime. Your progress in each one is kept. Audio isn't available for Georgian yet, because iPhones don't include a Georgian voice. PHRASES YOU'LL USE ON DAY ONE Hello, thank you, where's the bathroom, the bill please, how much is it, I don't understand, one more please. Around 200 everyday phrases per language across basics, small talk, food and drink, getting around, shopping, numbers, work, and health and emergencies. Your goal decides what comes first: planning a trip? Food, transport and emergencies arrive before small talk. WIDGETS THAT TEACH • Daily Phrase: a new phrase every few hours on your Lock Screen or Home Screen. • Quiz Me: see the English, try to recall it, then tap to reveal the answer. • Trip mode: set any widget to one topic, like Food or Health & emergency, to cram the right phrases before you fly. • Tap to hear: the speaker button plays the phrase without opening the app. WHEN WORDS FAIL, SHOW IT Tap Show and the phrase fills the screen in the local script, big and clear, ready to hand to a taxi driver, waiter or shopkeeper. WATCH YOURSELF PROGRESS The Today screen shows what's on your Lock Screen now, today's phrases, and your next milestone, like Café-ready: "you can order, pay and say thanks anywhere." A phrase only counts once you've really met it, so your progress is honest. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Learns in the background of your day, in the seconds you already spend on your phone • Search any phrase however you type it, in English or your chosen language • Save favorites and pin one to your widget for the day • Short culture tips on when and how to use a phrase • Quiet nights: pick the hours you sleep, even for night shifts • Large text support for easier reading • Works offline. All phrases are built in FREE AND PRIVATE LingLock is free, with no ads, no subscription and no account. There's no tracking, and your progress stays on your iPhone. Have an idea or a phrase you'd love? Tap the chat button at the top of any screen. Every message is read by the person who makes LingLock. Perfect for travelers, expats, anyone with family or friends who speak another language, and anyone who has started a language app and stopped. Add the widget once, and your phone does the rest. Download LingLock and learn your first phrase in the next two seconds.