活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ vs 甲骨文字
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。
甲骨文字
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甲骨文,又称契文、甲骨卜辞、或龟甲兽骨文,是中国目前已知最早的成系统的文字形式,为世界四大古文字之一。它具备了象形、指事、会意、形声、转注、假借等造字方法,标志着已进入了成熟阶段。殷墟甲骨文是殷王朝占卜的记录,中国古代甲骨占卜有着悠久的历史,殷墟时期则是占卜最盛行的时期,商王和贵族几乎每事必卜,占卜成为商代社会生活的重要组成部分。甲骨的纳贡、收贮、整治、钻凿及占卜方法、程序和卜辞的语法、辞例等形成一套严格而有系统的制度。据甲骨文记载,殷代已有专门掌管占卜和纪录的贞人,见于卜辞的贞人约有上百人。占卜涉及内容包括祭祀、天象、年成、征伐、王事等,甚至于商王游猎、疾病、做梦、生子等。商代以后,甲骨占卜逐渐失去了其显赫地位。殷墟甲骨文的发现,见证了已经消逝的商代占卜制度,为研究中国文化史提供了重要的材料。 目前殷墟发现有大约15万片甲骨,4500多个单字。从甲骨文已识别的约1500个单字来看,甲骨文已具备了现代汉字结构的基本形式,其书体虽然又经历了金文、篆书、隶书、楷书等书体的演变,但是以形、音、义为特征的文字和基本语法保留下来,成为今天世界上五分之一的人口仍在使用的方块字,对中国人的思维方式、审美观产生了重要的影响,为中国书法艺术的产生与发展奠定了基础。甲骨文也因此成为世界四大古文字中唯一传承至今的文字。由甲骨文演变发展而来的汉字,在传播华夏文化、促成中国大一统国家的形成与巩固方面发挥了重要作用。 ## 目前收录情况 1126个汉字,13878个甲骨文图形。这些文字根据其含义,分为了天干、地支、兵器、器皿、方位、地点地域、礼乐祭祀、颜色、时间、数字、自然、动物、植物、称谓身份、身体等分类。 ## 主要功能 ### 根据文字本意对甲骨文进行分类,并提供搜索; ### 一个字,一句话,一段话转换为甲骨文 ### 随机选取汉字图形,生成字流 ### 完全离线运行,一次下载,无需联网 ## 反馈 任何问题或建议,欢迎反馈到邮箱 oraclebone@163.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ at 92% against 甲骨文字's 60%. 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 甲骨文字's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99 and 甲骨文字 $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, 甲骨文字 every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ | 甲骨文字 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 哲 盛 | 增存 岳 |
Customer experience
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
甲骨文字
In-app purchases
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
No in-app purchases
甲骨文字
No in-app purchases









