Comparison

StrokePath vs ZenoWorks Stroke Order

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

Head to head
About

StrokePath

Features
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Look up the stroke order of any Chinese character, write it stroke by stroke, and get told exactly what went wrong β€” that's StrokePath. STROKE-BY-STROKE ANIMATION 9,500+ characters. Every stroke is drawn along its real writing path. Step through strokes, change speed, loop β€” or switch to a numbered overview chart with a start point and direction arrow on every stroke. TRACE, COPY, RECALL Three practice modes of increasing difficulty. Each stroke is checked as you write: starting point, direction, and overall shape. Write stroke 5 when stroke 3 was due, and the app says so explicitly. Miss the same stroke three times and it plays a demo for you. INSTANT FEEDBACK CARD A score built from stroke order, shape and position; a per-stroke pass/fail list; and an overlay of your handwriting on the model character with wrong strokes marked in red. CHARACTER LISTS & PROGRESS Starter 100, Common 500, the 3,500 characters of the PRC standard list (grouped by stroke count), and HSK 1–6 characters. Star characters, practice them in a row, and let the app collect the ones that need more work. EVERY FEATURE IS FREE Everything above is free to use β€” no daily limits, no locked levels, no account. A single banner ad at the bottom of the screen keeps the app going. If you would rather not see it, one in-app purchase turns the banner off. That is all it does; it does not unlock any extra features. WORKS OFFLINE, NO TRACKING The whole character library ships inside the app, so lookup, animation, guided writing, lists and records all work in airplane mode. The only thing that needs a connection is the banner ad. The app does not track you across other apps and never shows the App Tracking Transparency prompt; your practice records stay on your device. Stroke data is based on the open-source Make Me a Hanzi project (Arphic Public License / LGPL); full credits and license texts are inside the app under Settings.

About

ZenoWorks Stroke Order

Features
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Stroke Order helps children learn to write Chinese characters and Japanese kana and kanji the way school teaches them: stroke by stroke, in the right order. WATCH, THEN WRITE Each character is shown as an animation. Your child then writes it with a finger or stylus, and every stroke is checked. Roughly following the animation is a pass. A WRITING BOOK, JUST LIKE SCHOOL After practice, everything your child wrote is laid out as a real notebook page, with the date and the stroke-order stamp. Share it with the teacher, or print it at notebook size with Plus. TODAY'S CHARACTERS Type in the characters from today's lesson and practice exactly what the class is learning. Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, with zhuyin, pinyin or kana. COLLECT AND EARN Every character learned earns a new picture. Complete a set to earn a badge. Grown-ups can set real rewards. MADE FOR FAMILIES β€’ Works fully offline β€’ No ads, no account, no data collected β€’ Purchases are behind a grown-up check PLUS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Unlimited characters, quizzes, stroke-order lookup, backup, printable writing book, no watermark. Collection sets are sold separately. Try it free with 30 characters. Plus keeps going.

Screenshots

StrokePath4 screens
ZenoWorks Stroke Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ZenoWorks Stroke Order at none against StrokePath's shown. ZenoWorks Stroke Order also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. StrokePath sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ZenoWorks Stroke Order sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
StrokePath versus ZenoWorks Stroke Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrokePathZenoWorks Stroke Order
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperδΈ½δ½³ ζ–½ZENOWORKS CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StrokePath

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
10 purchases

ZenoWorks Stroke Order

One-time10
  • Ocean Set$0.99
  • Vehicles Set$0.99
  • Bugs Set$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Dogs Set$0.99
  • Cats Set$0.99
  • Dinosaurs Set$0.99
  • Mythical Set$0.99
  • Space Set$0.99
  • Fruit & Veg Set$0.99
  • Plus$19.99

Questions

Is StrokePath free?
StrokePath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZenoWorks Stroke Order free?
ZenoWorks Stroke Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StrokePath or ZenoWorks Stroke Order have ads?
StrokePath shows ads; ZenoWorks Stroke Order does not.

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