Comparison

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ vs Pinyin Comparison

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

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About

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

Practice Chinese brush calligraphy on your iPad or iPhone using original strokes from ancient masters. Focus on character structure and artistic charm to improve your calligraphy skills.

Highlights
  • Practice Chinese calligraphy with finger
  • Uses original strokes from ancient masters
  • Focuses on character structure
  • Includes 8 handscrolls
  • Simulates artistic charm of calligraphy
Features
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*Keyword*: Chinese calligraphy, Chinese culture/art, practice Chinese characters Ever dream of writing Chinese characters like a calligrapher? Now, you can practice Chinese brush calligraphy with your finger in iPad and iPhone. Live Calligraphy use the original strokes extracted from the master piece of ancient calligrapher in your practice, so that you can feel yourself like a real master of Chinese calligraphy, and fully enjoy the artistic charm of the art of calligraphy. Now, the app contains 8 handscrolls: - LanTing (兰亭集序--王羲之) - Basic Strokes (基本笔画--楷书四大家) - Timely Clearing After Snowfall (快雪时晴帖--王羲之) - Namo Amitābha by HongYi (南无阿弥陀佛--弘一法师) - Poem of Fragrance (秾芳诗帖--宋徽宗) - Confucius Passed Away (仲尼梦奠帖--欧阳询) - Ode to Qin (琴赋--文征明) - Heart Sutra (心经--赵孟頫) Enjoy Chinese calligraphy~ ---------------------------------------- 你是否曾想像自己如书法大师一样挥毫呢?来试试吧,用你的手指在iPad和iPhone上练习毛笔书法。 “活字帖”利用中国古代名家书法作品中的原笔迹,在你描摹或者临帖时绘制出来,使得你的书法效果能媲美真迹,让你体验如书法家一样的练字感受,更真切的感受书法的魅力。 本作与现有大多数作品的最大区别在于,大多数现有的作品只是根据手指运行轨迹,用计算机计算模拟出类似于毛笔笔迹的效果。但是,因为触摸屏的限制,计算机再如何聪明,又如何能知道用户运笔时的轻重缓急,浓淡干湿呢?故本作规避了用笔技巧,着重于练习每个字的字体结构。因此,本作并不能代替笔墨纸砚的常规练字方法,但是却可以从一定程度上提高用户的书法水平。 本App现有8个字帖: - 兰亭集序(王羲之) - 基本笔画(楷书四大家) - 快雪时晴帖(王羲之) - 南无阿弥陀佛(弘一法师) - 秾芳诗帖(宋徽宗) - 仲尼梦奠帖(欧阳询) - 琴赋(文徵明) - 般若波罗蜜多心经 (赵孟頫) 希望大家喜欢。

About

Pinyin Comparison

This app helps you learn Chinese by highlighting subtle differences in Pinyin and pronunciation. It teaches you to input Chinese characters using Pinyin and provides practice to distinguish between similar-sounding words.

Highlights
  • Distinguish Pinyin differences
  • Understand pronunciation variations
  • Learn Chinese character input
  • Practice pronunciation
  • Identify similar-sounding words
Features
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Chinese words may sound the same, but different in Pinyin, and they may same in Pinyin, but different in pronunciation. This app will show you those differences and help you understand them. You can learn how to Input Chinese characters with pinyin, and practice to distinguish pronunciation with using this app.

Screenshots

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+4 screens
Pinyin Comparison4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ at 92% against Pinyin Comparison's 0%. Pinyin Comparison's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99 and Pinyin Comparison $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ ships an update every 7 months, Pinyin Comparison every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ versus Pinyin Comparison: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+Pinyin Comparison
Price$5.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer哲 盛瑶 肖

Customer experience

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Pinyin Comparison

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

No in-app purchases

None

Pinyin Comparison

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ free?
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinyin Comparison free?
Pinyin Comparison costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ or Pinyin Comparison have ads?
Neither 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ nor Pinyin Comparison shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ or Pinyin Comparison?
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ ships an update every 7 months, and Pinyin Comparison every 3 months. Most recently, 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ was updated on October 15, 2026 and Pinyin Comparison on October 8, 2026.

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