Best Chinese Reading Apps

4.9😊(4.5K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Learn Mandarin Chinese through engaging stories with integrated tools for reading and listening comprehension. Access definitions, pinyin, native audio, and translations instantly. Build vocabulary with a built-in dictionary and flashcards.

What We Love

👍 Excellent reading and listening practice
🚀 Intuitive and easy to use interface
💡 Variety of content and levels
👍 Helpful features like pinyin, translations, and flashcards
👍 High quality audio narration
👍 Engaging and interesting stories
👍 Effective for improving reading comprehension
👍 Seamless integration with Pleco dictionary

Room to Improve

💰 Subscription is considered expensive by some
🔒 Limited access to premium content without subscription
💡 Need more advanced or longer-form stories
💡 Desire for more grammar explanations and writing practice
🐛 Some issues with navigation and content organization

Literate Chinese: Reading by Ray Banks

Graded Stories & Flashcards

Strong Contender

4.8😊(52 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Master Chinese reading and listening with adaptive flashcards, leveled texts, and authentic audio. Learn characters in context, track your progress, and build a personalized vocabulary bank. Ideal for learners of all levels, from beginner to advanced.

What We Love

👍 Simplicity and ease of use
👍 Great language learning app
👍 Amazing tool and app
👍 Convenient and practical
👍 Straightforward and clean
👍 Very useful and fun
👍 Super useful app
👍 Love the options and customization
👍 Easy for illiterate readers
👍 Loving the app
👍 Great Chinese learning app
👍 Perfect and simple
👍 Great app
👍 Best Chinese flashcard app
👍 Great way to build Chinese vocabulary
👍 Great way to learn
👍 Nice structure
👍 Great app with frequent improvements

Readibu - Chinese novel reader by Lingyi Chen

Read Chinese web novels

Worth Considering

HSK Chinese Reading: Mandaro

4.8(157 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Access a vast library of Chinese web novels, short stories, and children's tales. Enhance your learning with integrated dictionary lookups, text-to-speech, and pinyin display. Premium features offer advanced tools like sentence translation and offline reading for an immersive language learning experience.

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Authentic books and audiobooksSide-by-side translationNative narration with adjustable speed

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Daily Graded Chinese Readings

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Authentic graded readingsHSK 1-6 level adaptationInteractive drills and exercises

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Learn Chinese Textbook

Synchronized textbook readingCovers Pinyin, vocabulary, and textsIncludes stories and poetry

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Game-based learningGraded storiesImmersive lessons

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📚 Books

TCB | Read Chinese to Learn

Chinese Reading, Graded News

9,500+ news-based lessonsOffline study modeOne-tap dictionary

This app offers over 9,500 news-based lessons to enhance Chinese reading skills. It provides content for all proficiency levels, with daily updates and features like offline study and a one-tap dictionary. Improve fluency and vocabulary through interactive exercises and detailed lesson breakdowns.

English listening practice

Downloadable podcasts for offline listeningInteractive audio scripts and vocabulary toolsAdjustable audio pitch and speed control

Enhance your English listening and reading skills with a collection of British Council podcasts. Features include offline downloads, interactive scripts, pitch control, and progress tracking exercises. New content is added weekly to keep your learning engaging.

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Wondalearn Chinese Reading

Learn to read Chinese

Illustrated and narrated storybooksCantonese and Mandarin narrationWord highlighting during reading

This app helps young children in Hong Kong learn to read Traditional Chinese through interactive storybooks. It uses a whole language approach with highlighted words and dual Cantonese/Mandarin narration, reinforcing learning with character recognition games.

Read timeless Chinese stories

Inkstone: Learn Chinese

Classic Chinese stories and poemsModern Chinese retellingsAudio narration with pinyin

Learn Chinese through classic stories and poems. Offers detailed explanations, translations, and audio pronunciations for every word and sentence. Supports offline reading and vocabulary saving.

Learn Chinese with easy news

Learn Chinese with news articlesVocabulary review with flashcardsHSK and TOCFL mock tests

Learn Chinese through engaging news articles. Enhance reading, listening, and pronunciation skills with a built-in dictionary, vocabulary review, and mock tests. Offers offline access and dark mode for a flexible learning experience.

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Coco : Read & Learn Chinese

Learn Mandarin by reading

Illustrated graded readersTap-to-translate and pinyin supportNative Mandarin audio with slow mode

Learn Mandarin Chinese through engaging illustrated stories, native audio, and interactive tools. Build reading, vocabulary, and speaking skills in context with features like tap-to-translate and shadowing practice. Progress from beginner to advanced levels with HSK-aligned content.

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Little Adam: Chinese Reading

Fun to Learn Chinese Reading

Interactive games and picture booksLearn Chinese characters and vocabularyStages for beginner to advanced learners

This app helps toddlers and preschoolers learn Chinese through colorful games and picture books. It offers a fun and engaging way for young children to build vocabulary, understand characters, and develop reading skills.

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HanRead: Read & Learn Chinese

Chinese Dictionary&Translator

AI-powered text interpretationContext and cultural reference explanationsFree text mode for any app

This app provides in-depth understanding of Chinese text, going beyond literal translation to explain context, cultural references, and implied meanings. It offers two reading modes: free text interpretation from any app and a curated book library with sentence-by-sentence guidance for deep reading.

KTdict Chinese Dictionary

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subscription

OCR, Flashcards, Trainer

Comprehensive dictionary with 300,000+ entriesSearch in English, German, French, Chinese characters, or PinyiniOS handwriting and voice input

This comprehensive Chinese dictionary app offers effortless learning with extensive search capabilities, an interactive reader, and OCR technology. It includes dynamic flashcards and a Leitner system trainer to enhance vocabulary and retention. Enjoy seamless integration across Apple devices with a single in-app purchase for full access.

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Second Grade Chinese Reading A

Learn Chinese Textbook

Synchronized textbook contentCovers Pinyin and vocabularyIncludes stories and poetry

This app offers synchronized reading content for a second-grade Chinese textbook. It covers Pinyin, new words, sentences, stories, and poetry to help children learn Chinese easily and happily. The app features high-definition picture quality and is designed as a helpful tool for young learners.