Kinship Calculator+ vs Dictationmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kinship Calculator+
This app helps you correctly identify and use Chinese kinship terms for various family members. It offers a traditional input method to calculate complex relationships and ensures you can confidently address relatives at any gathering.
- Calculate complex kinship terms
- Traditional input method
- Expandable database
- Become a kinship expert
- Regular updates
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Chinese family titles are famously complicated — every uncle, aunt, cousin and in-law has a specific name, and using the wrong one at a family gathering is embarrassing. Kinship Calculator solves it like a calculator solves math. Simply tap the relationship chain step by step (e.g. Father's Older Brother's Son), press "=", and the app tells you the correct term (堂哥 — older paternal cousin), with the answer localized to your language. KEY FEATURES • Kinship calculator — over 2,000 relationship combinations covering paternal, maternal, direct and in-law relations • Automatic simplification — roundabout chains (Older Brother's Younger Brother's Younger Sister) are reduced automatically (= Younger Sister) • Older/Younger disambiguation — for same-generation relatives, the app asks who's older so you get exactly the right term • Reverse lookup — tap ⇌ to see what the other person should call YOU • Male/Female toggle — terms adjust to your own gender automatically • Text-to-speech — tap the speaker to hear the term pronounced (Cantonese/Mandarin), with an optional auto-speak mode • Calculation history — your last 50 lookups are kept on the device; tap any entry to run it again, or clear them all • Two calculators in one — portrait is the simple everyday keypad; rotate to landscape for the advanced calculator: a wide six-column keypad, one-tap grandparent and grandchild shortcuts, and your recent calculations shown side by side so you never lose your place • Share — send the result to friends and family with one tap • Fully offline — every lookup happens on your device; fast, private, and no internet required LANGUAGES Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. Perfect for Chinese New Year visits, for teaching kids, for cross-cultural families, or for anyone learning Chinese. Never freeze at a family dinner again — know exactly what to call everyone.
Dictationmate
Create custom vocabulary lists and practice spelling with AI-powered pronunciation. Share your lists with others or discover public collections for collaborative learning.
- Custom vocabulary list creation
- AI-powered pronunciation
- Spelling practice
- Vocabulary list sharing
- Discover public vocabulary lists
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Dictationmate allows you to define your own vocabulary list and practice your spelling skill by yourself. Functions: 1. Define - Build you own vocabulary list and use AI to help you to translate the vocabulary 2. Practice - AI reads out the vocabulary so that you can do practice spelling skill by yourself 3. Share - You can share your vocabulary list your students or classmate 4. Discover - You can publish your vocabulary list or view vocabulary lists published by others
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dictationmate at none against Kinship Calculator+'s 1. Dictationmate also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Kinship Calculator+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kinship Calculator+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dictationmate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kinship Calculator+ ships an update every 4 months, Dictationmate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kinship Calculator+ | Dictationmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITHK | Pavina Pavivan |
Customer experience
Kinship Calculator+
Dictationmate
In-app purchases
Kinship Calculator+
- Remove Ads$29.99
Dictationmate
No in-app purchases
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