Comparison

ChineseSkill vs 汉字练习

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

Head to head
About

ChineseSkill

This app offers a fun and effective way to learn Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. It features game-based lessons, speech recognition for pronunciation practice, and structured courses for all skill levels, from beginner to HSK preparation.

Highlights
  • Game-based learning lessons
  • Bite-sized curriculum
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation
  • Handwriting practice
  • Immersive, practical conversations
  • Personalized study path
  • Offline accessibility
Features
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ChineseSkill is the best Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese learning app for beginners! Featured by the App Store in "New Apps We Love" and "The Best Language-Learning Apps"! Built by professional Chinese teachers with 20+ years of experience teaching Chinese as a foreign language, ChineseSkill makes learning Chinese fun, effective, and genuinely rewarding. Trusted by millions of learners since 2014, our game-based lessons take you from your very first character to real-life conversations — with structured courses, interactive practice, and real cultural context. With ChineseSkill, you can start from Pinyin, tones, and basic Chinese characters, then build listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills step by step. Whether your goal is to travel, study, pass HSK tests, talk with Chinese-speaking friends, or understand Chinese culture, ChineseSkill helps you make steady progress every day. What makes ChineseSkill different: Unlike other Chinese learning apps, ChineseSkill offers three complete, expertly-designed courses so you can learn exactly the Chinese you need: ■ Simplified Chinese – Mandarin from Mainland China (standard Putonghua) ■ Traditional Chinese – Mandarin from Taiwan ■ Cantonese – as spoken in Hong Kong Features:
 ■ Game-based Chinese learning: lessons so fun you'll never get bored. ■ Bite-sized curriculum to fortify your Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ■ Speech recognition corrects your pronunciation and tones, making speaking Chinese a breeze. ■ Handwriting practice specially designed to learn Chinese characters at a faster rate. ■ Immersive lessons help you have real-life, practical conversations quickly. ■ Self-adaptive learning games that personalize your study path. ■ Graded stories and listening practice tailored to your level. ■ The well-designed Pinyin and Tone courses for newbies. ■ Authentic videos featuring native Chinese speakers. ■ Systematic courses based on HSK levels. ■ Study progress tracking across multiple devices. ■ Offline accessibility: once a course is downloaded, no internet connection is required.
 With these tools at your disposal, nothing can stop you from mastering Chinese. Start your path to fluency today! ChineseSkill Premium offers: ■ One-month subscription for $11.99 ■ Three-month subscription for $24.99 ■ Twelve-month subscription for $59.99 The above prices are for U.S. customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Once purchased, subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the payment period. Terms of Service: https://www.chineseskill.com/terms-conditions-html Privacy Policy: https://www.chineseskill.com/privacypolicy-html Contact Us: nihao@chineseskill.com Supported languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Turkish, Russian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Hindi, Arabic, Thai. *Videos, additional vocabulary, and Booster content are currently only available for Mandarin (Mainland).

About

汉字练习

Features
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这是一款为海外华人子女以及学习汉语的外国人制作的学习汉字书写及规范的工具APP!APP提供了常用汉字的规范书写演示,可以在短时间内提高汉字书写能力!支持简体中文,繁体中文。 ■软件功能 汉字描红 汉字书写动画演示 汉字发音 学习记录

Screenshots

ChineseSkill4 screens
汉字练习4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 汉字练习 at none against ChineseSkill's 10. 汉字练习 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). ChineseSkill's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. ChineseSkill sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. 汉字练习 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, 汉字练习 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChineseSkill versus 汉字练习: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChineseSkill汉字练习
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Microstone Inc.

Customer experience

ChineseSkill

All ratings15,396 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1,451 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.5%

汉字练习

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ChineseSkill

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with syncing progress across devices
  • Screen elements getting cut off on iPhone X
  • Inconsistencies in lesson content and translations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more male voice options
  • Improve lesson navigation and progress tracking
  • Introduce gamification elements for motivation
  • Provide more flexibility in disabling English translations

汉字练习

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ChineseSkill

Subscriptions8
  • Premium (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Monthly premium subscription$12.991 Month
  • Full Access (1 month)$14.991 Month
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  • Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual Chinese Learning Plan$79.991 Year
  • Full Access (1 Year)$79.991 Year
  • Full Access (1 Year)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium+ (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime membership$159.99
  • Lifetime membership$399.00
None

汉字练习

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChineseSkill free?
ChineseSkill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 汉字练习 free?
汉字练习 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChineseSkill or 汉字练习 have ads?
Neither ChineseSkill nor 汉字练习 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChineseSkill or 汉字练习?
ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, and 汉字练习 every 7 months. Most recently, ChineseSkill was updated on November 5, 2026 and 汉字练习 on November 2, 2026.

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