HSK(新汉语水平考试) vs ELCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSK(新汉语水平考试)
Master Chinese character writing with correct stroke order. This app helps learners of all HSK levels practice writing accurately, following a recognized standard. New books are added regularly to cover all HSK levels 1-6.
- Correct stroke order guidance
- Practice writing common Chinese characters
- Covers HSK levels 1-6
- Follows national character standards
- Regularly updated content
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When you write Chinese characters, it is easy to make mistakes. Even though it looks very simple, such as "九,为,方,入,门", it is often that you write them incorrectly. It is important for students to write the exactly right stroke order at the beginning . This application follows the book “Commonly used Characters in Modern Chinese” released by National Committee of Chinese Characters in 1988. It will help students to learn Chinese character faster and write them correctly. The books are adding continually, include all the HSK level 1-6 textbooks. QQ ID: 372513600
ELCC
Learn Chinese characters through a fun and intuitive method. This app breaks down complex characters into basic components, allowing you to recall them instead of memorizing. It includes quizzes, tests, and pronunciation guides to aid your learning journey.
- 250 root characters
- 1162 HSK 1-3 characters
- Stroke order animation
- Native pronunciation
- Quizzes and tests
- Character review and search
- Daily character notifications
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Fun and easy way to learn Chinese! Having a hard time studying Chinese? [Enjoy Learning Chinese Characters] is now right here for you! Do not memorize each complex character. Now you can recall them instead of memorizing. “A great way to expand your character knowledge by building on previously learned characters.” “It's simple to read. You don't have to follow the chapters. Highly recommended for those learning Chinese characters.” - Reviews for the original book. If you speak an alphabetic language, learning Chinese characters would be more challenging for you. But don't worry. This app will help you to make sense of the structures of Chinese characters. With 250 basic and radical characters, you can combine or break them apart too easily read, write and understand Chinese characters. It also offers many other services for more effective learning. Please see details below. [What's inside?] - 250 well-known root characters - 1162 most frequently-encountered characters in Chinese (HSK level 1-3) - Character stroke order - Native Pronunciation - Quiz: Simple quizzes that help you remember what you learned. - Test: Enjoy the tests after you master some characters. - Review: Keep some characters on your note and check them later. - Search: Search if you know the pinyin and how to write. - Push Notification: Push notification lets you know today's character. - 3D Touch: Quick access from home screen. [We offer In-App Purchases] - Get the full version with 26 additional subjects for just $4.99 and keep it forever! Free version offers only 1 subject containing 50 characters. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT Y FACTORY “Sparkling ideas sprouting Fresh discoveries peeking, Where learning happens natural, Y Factory” At Y Factory, we try our best to bring out content’s true meaning and value through quality applications for children. With optimized content experience, we provide children pleasure of new discoveries and learning on their own. With this approach, Y Factory connects children and parents, culture and technology, and digital and hearts. ABOUT KONG & PARK Established in 2000, KONG & PARK Inc. is a publishing company that has specialized in researching and publishing books for studying Chinese characters. The KONG & PARK research team has organized more than 3,500 Chinese characters, and based on their research, they introduced fun and faster way to learn Chinese characters by focusing on 250 root characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HSK(新汉语水平考试) at 100% against ELCC's 56%. ELCC's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. HSK(新汉语水平考试) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ELCC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ELCC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ELCC has 60 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of HSK(新汉语水平考试)'s written reviews are positive against 56% of ELCC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HSK(新汉语水平考试) ships an update every 35 months, ELCC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HSK(新汉语水平考试) | ELCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 662 MB | 297 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 国伟 林 | Y factory |
Customer experience
HSK(新汉语水平考试)
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In-app purchases
HSK(新汉语水平考试)
- Remove Ads.$4.99
ELCC
- Full Version$4.99
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