Comparison

Hanzi Scroll vs Gam

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

Head to head
About

Hanzi Scroll

This app leverages your existing phone usage habits to integrate Chinese vocabulary learning into your daily routine. It places quick, four-word reviews between you and distracting apps, turning screen time into focused study sessions.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary review between app unlocks
  • Themed vocabulary packs (HSK 1-3)
  • Character recognition, meaning, pinyin, and sentences
  • Adaptive repetition for missed words
  • Simplified or traditional character options
  • Customizable practice based on level and goals
  • Track words learned and study streaks
Features
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Turn scrolling into progress. You already have the habit. Hanzi Scroll turns it into a cue to learn Chinese. Using Apple Screen Time, Hanzi Scroll places a quick vocabulary review between you and the apps that steal your attention. Review four words, finish a focused session, and unlock your chosen apps for a timed break. TAP INTO YOUR EXISTING HABIT You don’t need to find another hour to study. Hanzi Scroll uses moments already built into your day, turning each attempt to open a guarded app into a low-friction opportunity to practice Chinese. BUILD VOCABULARY THAT STICKS - Explore themed vocabulary packs for HSK 1–6 - Practice character recognition, meaning, pinyin, and sentences - Review missed words sooner with adaptive repetition - Choose simplified or traditional characters - Personalize practice around your level, background, and goals - Mandarin audio pronunciation - Cantonese audio in beta TURN SCREEN TIME INTO PRODUCTIVITY - Choose which apps you want to guard - Complete a four-word review in about a minute - Set a timed unlock window that works for you - Track words learned, daily reviews, and your study streak - Practice directly whenever you want—no blocked app required Instead of losing another hour to scrolling, put that impulse to work. Hanzi Scroll creates a useful pause, gives you a small win, and puts the choice back in your hands. Learn first. Scroll later. Screen Time app blocking requires permission from Apple’s Family Controls framework. Some functionality may vary by device or operating-system settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hanziscroll.com/privacy

About

Gam

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hanzi Scroll4 screens
Gam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gam at none against Hanzi Scroll's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hanzi Scroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Gam asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hanzi Scroll versus Gam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanzi ScrollGam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaya Labs梓鸿 陈

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hanzi Scroll

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
None

Gam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hanzi Scroll free?
Hanzi Scroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gam free?
Gam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hanzi Scroll or Gam have ads?
Neither Hanzi Scroll nor Gam shows ads.

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