Bopomofo vs Learning BoPoMo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bopomofo
Practice Bopomofo, a phonetic system primarily used in Taiwan. This application allows you to save your practice sessions. It's designed for learning and reinforcing Chinese phonetic symbols.
- Bopomofo practice
- Save practice sessions
- Taiwanese phonetic symbols
- Educational tool
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Learn Zhuyin (Bopomofo), the phonetic symbols used in Taiwan to write the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese, by writing them yourself. Just trace over the light guide letter with your finger or Apple Pencil. FEATURES - All 37 Zhuyin symbols (21 initials and 16 finals) - Pick any symbol from the home screen to start practicing - Handwriting practice by tracing over guide letters on a practice grid - Romanization and category shown for each symbol - Erase with the trash button and write again - Move to the previous / next symbol with the arrow buttons - Save your writing to the Photos app GREAT FOR - Beginners of Mandarin Chinese - Travelers and students going to Taiwan - Children practicing Zhuyin This app is free and contains ads.
Learning BoPoMo
Master Bopomo with interactive lessons and engaging games. Practice listening and writing characters with guided lines, then test your skills in competitive battle modes or a fun zombie defense game.
- Listen and write Bopomo characters
- Guided writing practice
- Multiplayer battle mode
- Listening skill training
- Zombie defense game
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Learning Bopomo could be fun !!! Writing Bopomo characters with guidelines, and battle your friends or computer to see who is best in listening and reading Bopomo !! Don't forget to protect the city from Zombie Attack !!! Features: - Practice Listening and Writing: Listen to the pronunciation sound, and follow the guide line to write the character - Battle Mode: Battle computer or friends (up to 4 people) to train listening skills and concentration - Zombie Attack: After several practices or battles, zombies are coming!! We have to defeat the zombies to protect the city!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bopomofo at none against Learning BoPoMo's 1. Bopomofo also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Learning BoPoMo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 70 months). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Learning BoPoMo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bopomofo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Bopomofo against 2.0 for Learning BoPoMo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Bopomofo ships an update every 70 months, Learning BoPoMo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bopomofo | Learning BoPoMo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiyoshi Koike | Pin-Chou Liu |
In-app purchases
Bopomofo
No in-app purchases
Learning BoPoMo
- Remove Ads$2.99
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