活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ vs i临帖
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。
i临帖
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元丰五年(1082年),已被贬至黄州两年多的苏轼于七月十六和十月十五两次泛游赤壁,写下了两篇以赤壁为题的赋,后人因称第一篇为《赤壁赋》或《前赤壁赋》,第二篇为《后赤壁赋》。 本品收录三件书法原帖。 —— 苏轼书《前赤壁赋》 卷,纸本,行楷书,纵23.9厘米,横258厘米。台北故宫博物院藏。前一部分有残,文徵明以苏轼笔意补写所缺36字。 —— 赵孟頫书《前后赤壁赋》(1301年),并作东坡像于卷首。台北故宫博物院藏。 《前后赤壁赋》纸本册装,共11开21页,每页纵27.2厘米,横11.1厘米。 —— 文徵明极为喜爱《赤壁赋》,一生之中曾以不同笔法多次书写,仅传世之作就有十余件。此版本行书《前后赤壁赋》为其八十三岁所书(1552年)。 更以赵孟頫书《赤壁赋》为范本,摘取单字,以供临习。以手指移动速度、加速度及压力改变笔道宽度,并可配置。可存所写单字,并可排列成为作品。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: i临帖 at $0.99 against 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+'s $5.99. i临帖 also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99 and i临帖 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ ships an update every 7 months, i临帖 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ | i临帖 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 哲 盛 | 小龙 高 |
In-app purchases
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
No in-app purchases
i临帖
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ free?
Is i临帖 free?
Do 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ or i临帖 have ads?
Which is updated more often, 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ or i临帖?
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