HanziGrid vs Luoji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
HanziGrid
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HanziGrid makes Chinese finally visible. Every character you learn fills your personal grid. Bao, your panda companion, chooses what to review at the right time and writes stories you can truly read using the characters you know. โข A visual grid of 2,663 HSK characters โข Spaced reviews tailored to your progress โข Fast quizzes for every HSK level โข Daily stories written for your real level, with HanziGrid+ โข Start instantly with local progress and no required account โข Sign in with Apple later if you want to sync Start free as a guest: grid, quizzes and daily reviews. HanziGrid+ lifts the daily caps and unlocks three tailored stories a day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hanzigrid.yoloind.com/privacy
Luoji
Discover the underlying logic and connections within the Chinese language. This app transforms learning characters into an engaging quest, helping you build confidence to read and speak Chinese.
- Character family collection
- Interactive learning quests
- Progress tracking through levels
- Leaderboard for competition
- Speech practice
- Reading comprehension exercises
- Cultural insights
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Chinese, decoded. What if learning Chinese wasn't about memorising thousands of characters, but discovering the logic that connects them? Chinese has a cheat code. Once you understand how characters, sounds and meanings fit together, the language starts to make sense. Welcome to Luoji, where learning Chinese becomes a game of discovery. **Stop memorising. Start connecting.** Chinese characters belong to families. Learn one character and you'll start recognising patterns in others. Discover how characters combine to form words, uncover clues to their meanings and build the confidence to understand Chinese you've never seen before. **Learn Chinese as a game.** Turn every discovery into progress: - Collect character families and unlock new vocabulary. - Complete daily quests and build your knowledge. - Progress through nine levels as you master more of the language. - Compete with friends and classmates on the leaderboard. - Discover the connections that make Chinese easier to remember. **Don't just learn Chinese. Use it.** Learning a language is about more than recognising characters. - Speak: Practise pronunciation with Luoji and create your own sentences using the words you've discovered. - Read: Explore Chinese articles, poems, stories and chengyu (Chinese idioms) directly in the app. - Understand: Discover the culture, ideas and stories behind the language. - Connect: Apply what you've learned to recognise patterns and make sense of unfamiliar Chinese. The goal isn't to memorise more characters. It's to understand how Chinese works, so that every new word becomes easier to learn. The more connections you uncover, the more Chinese starts to make sense. Chinese. It just makes sense. Unlock the logic. Connect the dots. Read and speak Chinese with confidence. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HanziGrid at every 2 weeks against Luoji's every 2 months. Luoji's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. HanziGrid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Luoji sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HanziGrid ships an update every 2 weeks, Luoji every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HanziGrid | Luoji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LORIS ALEXANDRE | IRIS OS LTD |
In-app purchases
HanziGrid
- HanziGrid+ Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- HanziGrid+ 3 Months3 Days trial$22.993 Months
- HanziGrid+ Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
Luoji
- Luoji Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Luoji Premium Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Luoji Premium Lifetime$249.99









