Ka: Learn Chinese Tones

Name: Ka: Learn Chinese Tones
Rating: 4.8 (613 reviews)
Author: Kai Loh

By: Kai Loh App

Mandarin Pinyin practice game

Overview

Version:

1.73

Last updated: 2025-03-16

Features & Capabilities

Ka: Learn Chinese Tones is a fast-paced flashcards game designed to help you master Mandarin tones. It focuses on listening and pronunciation practice, with quick, snappy drills that reveal how syllables can change meaning.

Navigate a swipe-and-tap card interface to drill recognition of tones and similar sounds. You’ll learn to distinguish between common pairs like mā (mother) vs mǎ (horse) and shāng hǎi vs shàng hǎi, boosting your confidence in spoken Mandarin.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Games

By:

Kai Loh

Rating:

4.80

(613) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.73 Last updated: 2025-03-16

Version code:

873269368

Creation date:

2022-11-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

114.84MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 65,933 ▼ 58

Other rankings

#28 in tons keyword 32 ▲

Other platforms

Ka: Learn Chinese Tones (v1.15)

36,511 4.77

(1,630)

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.

Developed by:

Kai Loh

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ka-learn-chinese-tones/id6444140899

Website:

https://chinesetones.app/

User Reviews

Ka: Learn Chinese Tones is praised for its fun, gamified approach and clear focus on training the ear to distinguish Mandarin tones. Users cite ease of use, engaging visuals, and the benefit of pairing tone practice with vocabulary and characters. The main drawback, noted across a couple reviews, is that certain questions reveal the answer (tone marker or hints), which can lessen the challenge. Overall, it's a popular, effective tool for beginner tones.

Pros

Fun and gamified approach makes tone practice engaging
Easy to use with an intuitive, visually appealing UI
Helps you train your ear to distinguish tones, including similar-sounding ones
Focused on tones while also reinforcing vocabulary and characters
Provides self-assessment of accuracy and shows progress

Cons

Some questions reveal the correct answer or show the tone marker, reducing the challenge

Recent reviews

I use this with other apps to help learn sounds, vocab and grammar. This app uses real words and phrases to help understand tones and checks your overall pronunciation which I a huge help for me. I would definitely recommend this!

by Mi*****, 2026-06-25

I’m taking Mandarin classes online and this is the best app I’ve found for drilling tones. I downloaded a bunch of different apps that were overly complicated or tried to do too much. I like that this is focused on doing one thing well