Comparison

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic vs Learn Traditional Chinese

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

Head to head
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)

About

Learn Traditional Chinese

Learn to read, write, and pronounce Chinese words and phrases through engaging games. It covers thousands of real-world scenarios across 100 topics, enhancing speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills with progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Learn reading, writing, and pronunciation
  • Thousands of words and phrases
  • 100 topics covering everyday life and travel
  • Smart games to improve skills
  • Progress tracking for correct/wrong answers
  • Multilingual interface
Features
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This application will help you learn how to read, write, and pronounce words and phrases. It is a fun and easy-to-use educational game that include thousands of words and phrases that provide you with knowledge in real-world situations. The app is categorized into 100 topics covering everyday life or travel situations. Why this application? - Teach you all the words and phrases that really matter. - It consists of smart games that improve your speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. - It can count the correct and wrong answers for each educational game. - Multilingual interface (100). Application contents - Nouns and verbs. - Adjectives and antonyms. - Names of body parts. - Animal and birds. - Fruits and vegetables. - Clothes and accessories. - Communications and technology. - Devices and tools. - Education and sports. - Entertainment and media. - Feelings and experience. - Health and exercise. - House and Kitchen. - Places and buildings. - Travel and transportation. - Work and job. - Days and months. - Shapes and colors. - Accommodations and general expressions. - Difficulties in making friends. - Location and greeting. - Emergency and health. - Entertainment and general questions. - Numbers and money. - Phone, internet, and mail. - Shopping and food. - Time and dates. - Travel and directions. Test - Listen to a word. - Writing characters. - Translate a phrase. - A missing word from a sentence. - Words order. - Memory exam. PLEASE NOTE You will need a subscription in order to get access to all of this app’s courses and features. Subscription options: - 1-month subscription for $US6.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. - 6-months subscription for $US7.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. - 12-months subscription for $US8.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s courses and features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/hosy-academy/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/hosy-academy/terms-of-service Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to contact us at hosy.developer@gmail.com

Screenshots

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens
Learn Traditional Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic at 3.9 against Learn Traditional Chinese's 3.0. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Learn Traditional Chinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, Learn Traditional Chinese every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic versus Learn Traditional Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Taiwanese Chinese BasicLearn Traditional Chinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (51 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLETS LimitedImad Al-Zaidi.

Customer experience

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Learn Traditional Chinese

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Learn Traditional Chinese

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock Features$6.991 Month
  • Unlock Features$7.996 Months
  • Unlock Features$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic free?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Traditional Chinese free?
Learn Traditional Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Learn Traditional Chinese?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is rated higher. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic averages 3.9 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Learn Traditional Chinese averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Learn Traditional Chinese have ads?
Both Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic and Learn Traditional Chinese show ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Learn Traditional Chinese?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, and Learn Traditional Chinese every 16 months. Most recently, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Learn Traditional Chinese on October 4, 2026.

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