KnowHan vs Gam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KnowHan
Master Mandarin vocabulary with a focused trainer that removes streak pressure. Learn HSK levels 1-4 through recognition, listening, and smart spaced repetition. Track your progress and build knowledge at your own pace.
- HSK 1-4 vocabulary path
- Layered hint system
- Smart spaced repetition
- Character recognition and listening
- Progress tracking
- No streak pressure
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Learn Chinese effectively — without streak guilt. KnowHan is a focused HSK vocabulary trainer that helps you recognize, understand, pronounce, and remember Mandarin words at your own pace. Missed a day? Nothing breaks. There is no streak to repair and no mascot drafting a disappointed push notification. Open KnowHan when you can, complete a focused session, and keep moving forward. WHY KNOWHAN • Follow a clear HSK path Build vocabulary from HSK 1 through HSK 4, from essential beginner words to more advanced material. • Use only the help you need Start with Hanzi, then reveal layered hints such as context, an image, pinyin, audio, or translation. The fewer hints you need, the stronger the memory. • Review words at the right time Smart spaced repetition brings difficult words back more often and gives familiar words room to settle. • Train recognition and listening Connect Chinese characters with pronunciation and meaning instead of memorizing isolated translations. • See real progress Track studied words, points, learning depth, session results, and achievements. • Learn without streak pressure Your progress is knowledge — not a fragile number that disappears because Tuesday happened. PERFECT FOR • Mandarin beginners • HSK learners • Visual and audio learners • Anyone tired of streak anxiety • People who prefer short, focused study sessions Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policies https://knowhan.xyz/policies/privacy-en.html
Gam
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Gam is a small, friendly way to start speaking Teochew (Chaozhou / Chaoshan, 潮汕话) — the language of eastern Guangdong and of Teochew families all over Southeast Asia and the world. Follow Gam, a little New Year mandarin, through the words and phrases you would really use at the family table: • 171 everyday words — people, food, actions, numbers, time, places • 216 phrases — greetings, thanks, “have you eaten?”, and more • Every word taken apart: initial, final and tone, with a plain-English note on how each one sounds • Peng’im, the standard romanisation for Teochew, next to every character • Eight tones, drawn as pitch curves, and how they change when words run together (tone sandhi) • Short drills — pick the meaning, pick the word — that come back to what you missed • Streaks, mastery dots and a progress page, so you can see yourself improving The standard here is the Chaozhou prefecture-city accent. Free, with no ads. Your progress stays on your device (and in your own iCloud, if you turn that on). No account, and it works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KnowHan at 15.6 against Gam's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | KnowHan | Gam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALEKSEI KAFTANOV, IE | 梓鸿 陈 |
In-app purchases
KnowHan
No in-app purchases
Gam
No in-app purchases









