Comparison

Bopomofo vs Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bopomofo practice
  • Save practice sessions
  • Taiwanese phonetic symbols
  • Educational tool
Features
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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.

About

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

Master basic Taiwanese Chinese with this engaging app. Learn vocabulary through beautiful flashcards, native speaker audio, and interactive modes. Explore over 30 categories and progress by playing and leveling up.

Highlights
  • Flashcard learning with images
  • Native speaker audio
  • Three learning modes (One-card, Overview, Shuffle)
  • Vocabulary categorized into 30+ topics
  • Gamified learning with experience points and leveling
  • Translations from 11 languages
Features
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“It’s the most beautiful language learning app” “I love the pretty photos in the app” “It is fun to learn a language with your app” “Thank you for creating the high quality and accurate contents” “What? It’s free!” --- Fun and Relaxing Learning Experience --- Look at the beautiful cards, listen to the native speaker’s voice and try to speak! Learn vocabulary effectively in an enjoyable way! 3 Learning modes: ・One-card Mode: Enjoy learning from the pretty pictures ・Overview Mode: Quickly overview all the cards ・Shuffle Mode: Help to memorize and examine your learning --- Learn from 11 Languages Translated by Native Speakers --- English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese (Mandarin), Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, Dutch, Polish Our international team loves promoting foreign languages and diverse cultures. We have 10-year experiences in teaching languages to foreigners and kids in the real life. This app is adopting our teaching experience plus scientific methods to raise your interests and enable you to learn effectively. Voice from native speaker, accurate grammar. --- FREE Contents --- Play cards, get experience points, level up and collect new cards for free! Let’s learn like playing games! More than 30 categories include: ・Basic Conversations, Greetings ・Numbers, Colors, Animals, ・Restaurant, Food, Vegetables, Fruits ・Sightseeing, Transportation, Shopping, Hotel (newly added) ・Body, Date, Family, Directions, Weather (newly added) ・Occupations, Hobbies and more (coming soon)

Screenshots

Bopomofo4 screens
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic at 67% against Bopomofo's 0%. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 70 months). Bopomofo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bopomofo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bopomofo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bopomofo ships an update every 70 months, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bopomofo versus Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBopomofoLearn Taiwanese Chinese Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)3.9 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi KoikeLETS Limited

Customer experience

Bopomofo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

All ratings55 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

Bopomofo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

One-time1
  • Unlock All: Traditional Chinese (LingoCards)$17.99

Questions

Is Bopomofo free?
Bopomofo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic free?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bopomofo or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is rated higher. Bopomofo averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic averages 3.9 from 60 ratings.
Do Bopomofo or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic have ads?
Both Bopomofo and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bopomofo or Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic?
Bopomofo ships an update every 70 months, and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bopomofo was updated on November 4, 2026 and Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic on November 6, 2026.

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