Comparison

First Mandarin vs Design Thinking

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

Head to head
About

First Mandarin

Features
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This language learning application is to complement our Chinese learning program and enable the children to practice speaking Mandarin as they follow the lessons in the application.

About

Design Thinking

This app provides a structured approach to the design thinking process, guiding users through understanding user needs, generating ideas, prototyping, and testing. It serves as a tool for designers to enhance their brainstorming sessions and refine their creative thinking.

Highlights
  • Four-stage design thinking process
  • Brainstorming guidance
  • Inspiration for originality
  • Multiple language support
  • Planning and design workflow aid
Features
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The design thinking cards are one of the designer’s hand card series. The technological processes and development procedures of design thinking are divided into four stages in total, including: understanding (understanding user demands), ideation(developing creative concepts), prototyping(designing concept prototypes), and testing (assessing user experience). While the designer carries out the design working, brainstorming plays a very important role. The designer’s method card can guide the designer’s thinking processand remind the designer of relevant design methods, as well as being conducive to inspiring the designer’soriginality and good thinking in brainstorming meetings. Dear designers, We are very happy to inform you that this version is support to multiple languages include English, Japanese, Korean, & Chinese. We hope this card deck could help you doing a better planning and design works. Try it now!

Screenshots

First Mandarin1 screens
Design Thinking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Mandarin at none against Design Thinking's 1. Design Thinking's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Design Thinking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. First Mandarin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Mandarin ships an update every 7 months, Design Thinking every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
First Mandarin versus Design Thinking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst MandarinDesign Thinking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEDNOVATION (SEA) PTE. LTD.PURPLEFISH LAB LTD.

In-app purchases

None

First Mandarin

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Design Thinking

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is First Mandarin free?
First Mandarin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Design Thinking free?
Design Thinking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do First Mandarin or Design Thinking have ads?
Neither First Mandarin nor Design Thinking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Mandarin or Design Thinking?
First Mandarin ships an update every 7 months, and Design Thinking every 5 months. Most recently, First Mandarin was updated on September 14, 2026 and Design Thinking on September 21, 2026.

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