Comparison

HanziGrid vs Luoji

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

Head to head
About

HanziGrid

Features
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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. โ€ข A visual grid of 2,663 HSK characters โ€ข Spaced reviews tailored to your progress โ€ข Fast quizzes for every HSK level โ€ข Daily stories written for your real level, with HanziGrid+ โ€ข Start instantly with local progress and no required account โ€ข 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Character family collection
  • Interactive learning quests
  • Progress tracking through levels
  • Leaderboard for competition
  • Speech practice
  • Reading comprehension exercises
  • Cultural insights
Features
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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/

Screenshots

HanziGrid3 screens
Luoji4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
HanziGrid versus Luoji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanziGridLuoji
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLORIS ALEXANDREIRIS OS LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HanziGrid

Subscriptions3
  • HanziGrid+ Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • HanziGrid+ 3 Months3 Days trial$22.993 Months
  • HanziGrid+ Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Luoji

Subscriptions2
  • Luoji Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Luoji Premium Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Luoji Premium Lifetime$249.99

Questions

Is HanziGrid free?
HanziGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luoji free?
Luoji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HanziGrid or Luoji have ads?
Neither HanziGrid nor Luoji shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HanziGrid or Luoji?
HanziGrid ships an update every 2 weeks, and Luoji every 2 months. Most recently, HanziGrid was updated on October 5, 2026 and Luoji on October 25, 2026.

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