Comparison

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic vs Bopomofo Studio

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

Bopomofo Studio

Master Chinese pronunciation and characters with this interactive learning tool. It uses English sound comparisons for Bopomofo and allows you to track your progress against other learners. Practice typing and listening to improve your fluency.

Highlights
  • BPMF sound learning with English comparisons
  • Typing and listening practice
  • Score comparison with other users
  • Zhuyin learning with Pinyin background
  • Chinese character practice
Features
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Learn and practice BPMF (Bopomofo, Zhuyin) and Chinese characters through typing and listening. - Use similar sounds in English to describe BPMF sounds. - Compare your score with other users! - Learn Zhuyin (BPMF) through a Pinyin background.

Screenshots

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens
Bopomofo Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bopomofo Studio at 4.6 against Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's 4.0. Bopomofo Studio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bopomofo Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, Bopomofo Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic versus Bopomofo Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Taiwanese Chinese BasicBopomofo Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLETS LimitedNelson Aquino

Customer experience

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Bopomofo Studio

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

One-time1
  • Unlock All: Traditional Chinese (LingoCards)$17.99
None

Bopomofo Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic free?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bopomofo Studio free?
Bopomofo Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Bopomofo Studio?
Bopomofo Studio is rated higher. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Bopomofo Studio averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Bopomofo Studio have ads?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic shows ads; Bopomofo Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Bopomofo Studio?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bopomofo Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bopomofo Studio on July 7, 2026.

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