Comparison

HanYou vs Handwriting Multi

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

Head to head
About

HanYou

This app provides an offline Chinese dictionary, translator, and optical character recognition tool. It aids in learning Mandarin or Cantonese through flashcards, text analysis, and pronunciation features. Recognize characters in images or via live camera for quick translations.

Highlights
  • Offline Chinese dictionary
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Flashcard learning system
  • Text analysis with Pinyin
  • Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciation
  • Safari web page integration
Features
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HanYou, your Chinese learning companion. The app you need to become fluent in Mandarin or Cantonese HanYou is an offline Chinese dictionary, translator and optical recognizer designed to help you read, speak and learn Chinese. HanYou's dictionary is extensive, fast, and delivers Chinese word details into more than 20 target languages. You can input words in any language, alphabet, or by drawing. In particular, find relevant definitions and Chinese-English translations whether you learn Chinese for fun or prepare for the HSK. HanYou's powerful offline Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine can recognize more than 13 000 Chinese characters in your pictures or with your device camera. HanYou helps you improve your Chinese with flashcards. Flashcards are a powerful and enjoyable way to learn new words. Based on your learning statistics, you will be shown everyday a deck of flashcards tailored for you. HanYou features advanced Chinese text analysis. Paste or write some Chinese text and the text analyzer will break sentences into words and display their pinyins. DICTIONARY: • More than 20 target languages available: English, Japanese, German, French, Hungarian, Thai, Italian, Arabic, Korean and more • Search Chinese words from in any kind of input: Traditional / Simplified / Pinyins / Jyutping (Cantonese) • Listen to the Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciation of words and sentences through the "Speak" function • You can also search the other way and input foreign words in the search bar • Handwriting Recognition • Intuitive Radical search • Search words that either start with / end with / contain the query word • More than 10 thousands example sentences built from various sources • Build vocabulary lists of Chinese words (which you can share as files or text in many ways) OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR): • A powerful Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine which lets you translate Chinese characters in images • HanYou recognizes more that 13000 Chinese characters • HanYou recognizes both Traditional and Simplified characters • You can recognize Chinese text with your Live Camera or on Still Pictures (from your camera roll) • Read either horizontal or vertical Chinese text STUDY WITH FLASHCARDS: • You can learn words in a fun way with flashcards. Pick up any deck from the pre-built lists or from your own lists and history, then start learning them with flashcards • Everyday, a new deck is built based on your learning statistics in order to optimise your memorising power TEXT READER: • Paste some text, or import it from the OCR modes, into the text analyzer to get definitions of each word in the text • Pinyins are also displayed automatically • Listen to the Chinese text with the "Speak" function OPEN SAFARI WEB PAGES: • In Safari, tap the "Share / Export" button to open the web page in HanYou. All Chinese words will be added pinyin and you will be able to tap on each of them to have a popup definition We are very responsive to your feedback and suggestions: feedback.ios@yomiwa.net Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Handwriting Multi

Features
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With Handwriting Multi-language, you can recognize text handwritten on your phone in different languages. Help you practice writing in different languages。 Features: - Handwriting recognition supports different languages . Including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and English,etc. - On device recognition by downloading language packs and work without network connection. - Translate written text. - Fast input speed in near real time.

Screenshots

HanYou4 screens
Handwriting Multi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handwriting Multi at none against HanYou's 3. Handwriting Multi also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). HanYou's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. HanYou sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Handwriting Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HanYou versus Handwriting Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanYouHandwriting Multi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (174 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNomad AI OU添成 黄

Bugs and requests

HanYou

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when left in background
  • App crashes when trying to open
  • App crashes when launching camera
  • OCR recognition errors
  • Text analyzer glitches with large amounts of text
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  • Dark mode makes text unreadable
  • Family sharing not working for paid features
  • App crashes when inputting words into directories

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve translation accuracy
  • Add more slang/idiom support
  • Improve OCR algorithm accuracy
  • Fix dark mode text readability
  • Enable camera flash as flashlight
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  • Add spoken audio for read text
  • Include synonyms and more definition details
  • Improve family sharing functionality

Handwriting Multi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HanYou

Subscriptions2
  • HanYou Pro: Monthly$1.991 Month
  • HanYou Pro: Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • HanYou Full$29.99
None

Handwriting Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HanYou free?
HanYou is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handwriting Multi free?
Handwriting Multi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HanYou or Handwriting Multi have ads?
Handwriting Multi shows ads; HanYou does not.

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