Comparison

ChineseSkill vs Copyworks

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

Copyworks

Features
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Turn any Chinese text into beautiful, printable practice worksheets — with tone colors, stroke order, pinyin, and guide grids. Enter your children's names, classroom vocabulary, Tang poems, Bible verses, idioms — anything in Chinese. Copyworks generates structured copysheets: a reference character, faded tracing guides, then empty cells for independent practice. TONE COLORS Characters colored by pronunciation tone — 1st red, 2nd orange, 3rd green, 4th blue, neutral black. Children learn tones naturally while practicing writing. STROKE ORDER Step-by-step numbered stroke diagrams show the correct writing sequence for every character. ALL 4 GRID TYPES Tian zi ge, Mi zi ge, Hui gong ge, or no grid. Use the format your textbook requires. DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES - Simplified AND Traditional characters - Pinyin with tone marks, Bopomofo/Zhuyin, English definitions - Left-handed mode (reverses the tracing pattern) - Light and dark themes - Works completely offline — no account required - No ads; one switch in About turns off usage data 1,700+ BUILT-IN LESSONS HSK 1-9, YCT, TOCFL, DeFrancis BCR, 20 Tang poems, idioms, Chinese names, food vocabulary, Bible verses in Chinese, and 33 textbook courses (Integrated Chinese, NPCR, Chinese Made Easy, and more). Skip the typing — start teaching. FLASH TILES & GAMES Printable flash cards with grid guides. Plus 6 printable games: Bingo, Memory Match, Coloring, Tic-Tac-Toe, Word Search, and Sudoku — all using your Chinese characters. PRINT OR SHARE Export to PDF on A4 or US Letter paper. Print at home, send to a teacher, or share with your study group. FREE — REALLY FREE The free version covers everyday use: tone colors, stroke order, all grid types, pinyin/bopomofo/definition annotations, flash tiles, 6 games, PDF export, and up to 8 characters per worksheet. No ads, no nag screens, no time limits. Free content: HSK Level 1, YCT Level 1, Bible (all), 5 classic poems, surnames, idioms, animals, and Kangxi radicals. FAMILY PLAN ($29/year or $49 lifetime) Unlimited characters per worksheet, full content library (1,700+ lessons across 117 categories), slides for classroom use, extra calligraphy fonts, and image export. Subscriptions include a free first month. Built by a dad for his own kids. Terms of Use: https://copyworks.loqu8.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://copyworks.loqu8.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

ChineseSkill4 screens
Copyworks4 screens

Verdict

The call

ChineseSkill and Copyworks are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Copyworks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, Copyworks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ChineseSkill versus Copyworks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChineseSkillCopyworks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Loqu8, Inc.

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

Copyworks

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
3 purchases

Copyworks

Subscriptions2
  • Copyworks Family1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Copyworks Family1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Copyworks Family$49.99

Questions

Is ChineseSkill free?
ChineseSkill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Copyworks free?
Copyworks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChineseSkill or Copyworks have ads?
Neither ChineseSkill nor Copyworks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChineseSkill or Copyworks?
ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, and Copyworks every 3 days. Most recently, ChineseSkill was updated on November 1, 2026 and Copyworks on October 28, 2026.

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