Comparison

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic vs Bopomofo

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

Features
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機能概要) ・注音符号一覧表示 ・ピンイン表示 ・台湾式キーボード表示* ・機械音声合成による発音 ・試験機能 ・英語、台湾語、日本語対応 *) 注音符号一覧画面でデバイスを横にすると、台湾キーボード配列の表示が可能です。 注音符号とは台湾で使用されている発音記号のことで「Bopomofo(ボポモフォ)」とも呼ばれます。

Screenshots

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens
Bopomofo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bopomofo at none against Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's 1. Bopomofo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, Bopomofo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic versus Bopomofo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Taiwanese Chinese BasicBopomofo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLETS LimitedTakeshi Matsuda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

Bopomofo

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 free?
Bopomofo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Bopomofo have ads?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic shows ads; Bopomofo does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or Bopomofo?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bopomofo fortnightly. Most recently, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic was updated on October 13, 2026 and Bopomofo on September 29, 2026.

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