ChineseSkill vs I Speak Everything
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Game-based learning lessons
- Bite-sized curriculum
- Speech recognition for pronunciation
- Handwriting practice
- Immersive, practical conversations
- Personalized study path
- Offline accessibility
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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).
I Speak Everything
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I Speak Everything is the easiest way to learn English or Spanish, anywhere, anytime — all from inside your iPhone or iPad. Whether you're a complete beginner or polishing your fluency, ISE gives you everything you need to keep practicing every day. UNLIMITED AI CONVERSATION PRACTICE Chat with our AI language tutor whenever you have a few minutes. Practice vocabulary, grammar, real-world conversation, and pronunciation around the clock — no scheduling needed. FULL BILINGUAL CURRICULUM A structured path from beginner to advanced for both English and Spanish. Bite-sized lessons walk you through grammar, listening, reading, writing, and speaking step by step. FLASHCARDS ACROSS EVERY LEVEL Smart flashcards keep new vocabulary fresh. Review at your own pace and watch your retention grow. PRONUNCIATION COACH Speak phrases out loud and get instant feedback on how natural you sound. Build the confidence to be understood from the very first lesson. LESSON RECORDINGS & REVIEW Every lesson you complete is saved so you can revisit difficult moments and reinforce what you learned. PROGRESS TRACKING A clean dashboard shows your streak, hours practiced, current level, and the modules you've completed. SUBSCRIPTION ISE offers a 7-day FREE trial on every subscription. After the trial: Monthly $5.99 / month Annual $39.99 / year (best value) Both plans unlock the full feature set above. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speakeverything.com/privacy.html Questions? support@speakeverything.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChineseSkill at every 5 days against I Speak Everything's every 2 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. ChineseSkill sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and I Speak Everything sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChineseSkill ships an update every 5 days, I Speak Everything every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChineseSkill | I Speak Everything |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 359 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YIYAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Randy Plaice |
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
I Speak Everything
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChineseSkill
- 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
- Lifetime membership$159.99
- Lifetime membership premium$299.99
- Lifetime membership$399.00
I Speak Everything
- ISE Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- ISE Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
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