活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ vs 书法字典大全Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Practice Chinese calligraphy with finger
- Uses original strokes from ancient masters
- Focuses on character structure
- Includes 8 handscrolls
- Simulates artistic charm of calligraphy
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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。
书法字典大全Pro
Explore a vast collection of Chinese calligraphy masterpieces from renowned artists. Search for individual characters or entire sentences, and enjoy high-definition copybooks for practice. Save your favorite pieces for easy access.
- Extensive collection of famous calligraphers' works
- Full sentence and multi-character search
- Thousands of ancient Chinese calligraphy masterpieces
- Panoramic HD calligraphy copybooks
- Collect and save favorite calligraphy pieces
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1. Covering the works of famous calligraphy such as Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ouyang Xun, Yan Liang, Zhao Mengfu, Zhi Yong, Huai Su, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu. 2. Support the whole sentence query, and query multiple calligraphy words at a time. 3. A thousand Chinese calligraphy masterpieces of ancient Chinese dynasties can be inquired about their calligraphy works by calligraphers. 4, panoramic HD calligraphy copybook, a list of original style. 5, calligraphy words, calligraphy can be collected, easy to view at any time.
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Verdict
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ and 书法字典大全Pro both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of 书法字典大全Pro's. 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). 书法字典大全Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99 and 书法字典大全Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ against 5.0 for 书法字典大全Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of 书法字典大全Pro's.
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ ships an update every 7 months, 书法字典大全Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ | 书法字典大全Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 哲 盛 | Farig Technology Co. Ltd. |
Customer experience
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
书法字典大全Pro
In-app purchases
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
No in-app purchases
书法字典大全Pro
No in-app purchases









