Hanzi Workshop vs HearMandarin

Discover how Chinese characters are built, not just how they look. Hanzi Workshop turns radicals and character components into a hands-on discovery game. Drag familiar parts onto the fusion board, test combinations, hear Mandarin pronunciation, and reveal new characters through visual logic. LEARN IN THREE STAGES • Picture: connect early characters with the images that inspired them • Logic: combine meanings to discover compound characters • Sound: learn how semantic and phonetic components work together DESIGNED FOR BEGINNERS • Guided first lesson with an animated hand • Clear English meanings and pinyin • Mandarin pronunciation and audio clues • Optional hints when you need an extra step • A recipe book that records discoveries • 50 handcrafted levels The first five levels are free. Hanzi Workshop Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription that unlocks levels 6–50, the complete recipe book, and removes ads. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.submox.com/hanzi-workshop/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

HearMandarin teaches Mandarin the way you will meet it: by ear first. Every word, sentence and story comes with clear Mandarin audio, and each screen asks you to listen before it shows you the characters. What is inside • Eight rooms: Tones, HSK words, Survival phrases, Stories, Slang, Grammar, Radicals and a daily listening round. • 220 graded stories across seven bands, read line by line with pinyin and English on demand. • 11,000+ HSK 3.0 words with example sentences and stroke order. • 185 slang entries with register, channel and freshness notes, plus 12 "how to say it" guides and 8 side-by-side comparisons of words people mix up. • Four practice games: Tone contrasts, Picture match, Build the sentence and Draw the tone. • Review that surfaces what is due, and a progress page that shows your week. Works offline once its audio packs are downloaded, and every audio pack is free. No account, no ads, no tracking. HearMandarin Pro is a one-time purchase: audio, listen-first mode and quizzes for every story beyond Band 4, the complete 720-question test bank with explanations, Anki-ready exports, printable word books and continuous listening through each band.