Comparison

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic vs MonChinese

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

MonChinese

Master Mandarin spoken in Taiwan with this comprehensive learning tool. It covers characters, tones, everyday language, and exam preparation, offering features like camera translation, pronunciation practice, and offline study.

Highlights
  • Camera-based translation
  • Voice search dictionary
  • Taiwanese Mandarin pronunciation training
  • TOCFL vocabulary with example sentences
  • Grammar explanations and stroke-order writing
  • Interactive mini-games and role-play conversations
  • Offline learning capabilities
Features
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Learn the Mandarin really spoken in Taiwan. MonChinese teaches Traditional Chinese the Taiwan way — the characters, tones and everyday language you'll actually use, all aligned to the TOCFL exam. Whether you're starting from zero or aiming for C1, everything you need to read, write, listen and speak is in one app. UNDERSTAND CHINESE EVERYWHERE • Point your camera at a menu, sign or textbook and tap any word for its meaning, pinyin and audio • Draw a character you don't recognise and look it up in seconds • Speak into your phone to search the dictionary by voice • Translate instantly between Chinese, English and Vietnamese — with smart AI translation when you want extra accuracy SOUND NATURAL FROM DAY ONE • Real male and female Taiwan voices on every word, example and dialogue • Tone and pinyin training across 1,600+ syllables for clear, confident pronunciation REMEMBER EVERY WORD • 7,800+ TOCFL vocabulary from beginner to advanced, with 24,000+ example sentences in real context • Smart flashcards resurface words right before you'd forget them • Keep a personal notebook of your own words and review it five different ways GRAMMAR AND CHARACTERS MADE CLEAR • 460+ grammar points explained in plain language, with handy tips and the common mistakes to avoid • The complete set of 214 radicals and guided stroke-order writing • A rich dictionary built on Taiwan's Ministry of Education sources PRACTISE AND ENJOY IT • Mini-games for quizzes, word matching, sentence building and stroke writing • Step into role-play conversations and practise dialogues for real-life situations • 60+ achievements to keep your daily streak alive LEARN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE • Your lessons and dictionary work offline, so you can study on the MRT, on a flight, or anywhere with no signal Everything you need to read, write, listen and speak real Taiwan Mandarin — in one app. Start learning today. Terms of Use: https://monchinese.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://monchinese.me/privacy

Screenshots

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic4 screens
MonChinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MonChinese at 5.0 against Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's 4.0. MonChinese also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and MonChinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MonChinese holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic has 55 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, MonChinese every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic versus MonChinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Taiwanese Chinese BasicMonChinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB191 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLETS LimitedHung Vi Van

Customer experience

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

MonChinese

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic

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

MonChinese

Subscriptions2
  • MonChinese Premium$2.991 Month
  • MonChinese Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic free?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonChinese free?
MonChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or MonChinese?
MonChinese is rated higher. Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while MonChinese averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or MonChinese have ads?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic shows ads; MonChinese does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic or MonChinese?
Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic ships an update every 5 weeks, and MonChinese every 2 weeks. Most recently, Learn Taiwanese Chinese Basic was updated on September 21, 2026 and MonChinese on September 12, 2026.

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