Comparison

WristInk Chinese vs Hanmo

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

Head to head
About

WristInk Chinese

Features
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Trace every stroke. Make Chinese characters stick in your hand, not just your head. WristInk turns learning Chinese into something you do, not something you read. You trace each character stroke by stroke, in the correct order, on accurate stroke geometry that corrects your direction and sequence in real time. It’s how you build genuine handwriting muscle memory. TRACE IT RIGHT * Standard stroke-order animations with live, per-stroke feedback * Stroke scoring that flags reversed or out-of-order strokes * Pinyin, meanings, and radical breakdowns so you see how a character is built from its parts FROM BEGINNER TO ALL OF HSK * Free: 150 high-frequency characters plus themed starter packs (Numbers, Getting Around, Family, Food and Drink) * Pro unlocks the complete HSK 3.0 set: the official 3-tier, 9-level standard with 3,000 characters * Characters ordered from fewest strokes to most, so you ramp up gradually SMART REVIEW, NOT ROTE MEMORIZATION * Built-in spaced repetition (SRS) automatically queues what you’re due to review today * Practice mode and Flashcard mode for tracing and recall together * Free Practice: no goals, just drill any character you want * Daily streaks, progress, and full practice history at a glance PRACTICE RIGHT FROM YOUR APPLE WATCH * Standalone Apple Watch app: raise your wrist and trace * Haptic stroke guidance taps your wrist as each new character begins and each stroke registers * Watch widgets to jump straight back into practice * iPhone and Watch stay in sync; even your custom character sets come along PRIVACY FIRST All your practice data stays on your device. We do not collect or sell your personal information. Whether you are a beginner, preparing for the HSK, or simply want to regain the feel of handwriting Chinese, WristInk is there for you, one stroke at a time. WristInk Pro is available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly subscription can be canceled at any time. Stroke data comes from Make Me a Hanzi (open source). Definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.yingtaog.com/app/privacy-policy.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

WristInk Chinese4 screens
Hanmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hanmo at none against WristInk Chinese'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WristInk Chinese sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Hanmo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
WristInk Chinese versus Hanmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWristInk ChineseHanmo
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYingtao GuoAbdulhamit CELIK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WristInk Chinese

Subscriptions1
  • WristInk Chinese Pro – Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • WristInk Pro – Lifetime$39.99
None

Hanmo

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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