Comparison

ChineseSkill vs Chinese Learner Plus

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

Head to head
About

ChineseSkill

Master Mandarin Chinese with interactive lessons, smart reviews, and AI-powered speaking practice. Learn Pinyin, Hanzi, vocabulary, and grammar for work, travel, or HSK exams. Improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Highlights
  • Gamified bite-sized lessons
  • Native-speaker audio & video
  • Handwriting practice
  • Spaced Repetition System (SRS)
  • AI Tutor with speech assessment
  • HSK preparation tools
  • Travel phrasebook
Features
Read full description

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

Chinese Learner Plus

Master Mandarin with this comprehensive language learning app. It offers vocabulary aligned with CEFR levels, theme-based learning, and five quiz modes to enhance skills. Regular proficiency tests help track progress and identify areas for improvement.

Highlights
  • CEFR aligned vocabulary (A1-C2)
  • Theme-based vocabulary learning
  • Five vocabulary quiz modes
  • Listening and pronunciation practice
  • Mandarin proficiency tests
  • Instant feedback
Features
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Chinese Learner Plus is a comprehensive Chinese language learning application designed to help students master Chinese characters, vocabulary, and language skills more easily. This application provides Chinese vocabulary related to CEFR language levels from A1 to C2, assisting students in systematic learning based on their language proficiency. Students can also engage in theme-based learning according to language topics to enrich their Chinese vocabulary. Our service offers five different vocabulary quiz modes, including spelling tests, English-to-Chinese meaning tests, listening tests, pronunciation tests, and more, comprehensively enhancing students' language skills. It allows students to practice in multiple aspects and receive instant feedback. Furthermore, our service provides Mandarin language proficiency tests for students to assess their learning progress regularly and identify areas for improvement systematically. We offer various tools and resources to help learners achieve their language learning goals. Chinese Learner Plus is your ideal choice for learning Mandarin, providing a personalized learning experience anytime, anywhere, making it easy for you to master this beautiful language.

Screenshots

ChineseSkill4 screens
Chinese Learner Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChineseSkill at 90% against Chinese Learner Plus's 0%. ChineseSkill also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Chinese Learner Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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 17 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Chinese Learner Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChineseSkill holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChineseSkill has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of ChineseSkill's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chinese Learner Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, Chinese Learner Plus every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ChineseSkill versus Chinese Learner Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChineseSkillChinese Learner Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Foreknowledge CO., LTD.

Customer experience

ChineseSkill

All ratings15,340 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1,434 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.5%

Chinese Learner Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

Chinese Learner Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

ChineseSkill

Subscriptions14
  • Premium (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$12.991 Month
  • Monthly premium subscription$12.991 Month
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  • Quarterly subscription$13.993 Months
  • Full Access (1 month)$14.991 Month
  • Premium+ (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • Premium (Quarterly)7 Days trial$25.993 Months
  • Quarterly premium subscription$29.993 Months
  • Premium+ (Quarterly)7 Days trial$39.993 Months
  • 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-time3
  • Lifetime membership$159.99
  • Lifetime membership premium$299.99
  • Lifetime membership$399.00
None

Chinese Learner Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChineseSkill free?
ChineseSkill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chinese Learner Plus free?
Chinese Learner Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChineseSkill or Chinese Learner Plus?
ChineseSkill is rated higher. ChineseSkill averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Chinese Learner Plus averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ChineseSkill or Chinese Learner Plus have ads?
Neither ChineseSkill nor Chinese Learner Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChineseSkill or Chinese Learner Plus?
ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, and Chinese Learner Plus every 6 months. Most recently, ChineseSkill was updated on September 23, 2026 and Chinese Learner Plus on June 11, 2026.

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