Literate Chinese

Name: Literate Chinese
Rating: 4.8 (46 reviews)
Author: Ray Banks

By: Ray Banks

Immersive Chinese Learning

Features & Capabilities

Learn to read, listen, and live Chinese faster than ever. Literate Chinese blends smart flashcards with leveled reading and stories, so every new character shows up in context and sticks for good—perfect for beginners through HSK 9 and beyond.

Why you’ll love it ‑ Chinese flashcards that adapt to you – Spaced‑repetition (SRS) built around your personal vocabulary bank. ‑ Read what matters – Tap into graded articles, dialogs, and short stories auto‑filtered to your level. See instant pinyin or zhuyin (bopomofo), plus one‑touch English translations. ‑ Hear every tone – Studio‑quality audio in Mainland and Taiwanese accents for every word, sentence, and story. ‑ Create & import – Make custom flashcards in seconds or upload any text/ebook to turn it into a tailored reading exercise. ‑ Track real progress – Detailed stats and streaks keep you motivated all the way to fluency.

Key features • Traditional and Simplified characters • Pinyin & Zhuyin toggle • Full HSK 2.0 + new HSK 3.0 word lists • Example sentences (with audio) for every card • Hide pinyin for words you know • Dark mode & offline review

Whether you searched for Chinese flashcards, Chinese reading practice, or simply learn Chinese, Literate Chinese gives you everything in one clean app—no ads, no clutter, just progress and completely free for all users.

Download Literate Chinese today and start reading Chinese with confidence!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Ray Banks

Rating:

4.80

(46)

Version:

1.5.5 Last updated: 2026-05-08

Version code:

885408449

Creation date:

2025-02-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

119.45MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 197,940 ▼ 667

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Developed by:

Ray Banks

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/literate-chinese/id6741540532

User Reviews

Literate Chinese is praised for its sleek, intuitive UI, effective flashcards with integrated reading practice, and a strong vocabulary/story library. Users appreciate the engaging design, progress tracking, and customization. Common requests focus on adding user-created decks, sentence-building grammar features, easier import options, clearer UI controls, and more pronunciation/pinyin options. Overall, it’s reliable and engaging, with room to grow into more advanced features.

Pros

Easy to use and intuitive user interface.
Combines flashcards with reading practice for effective learning.
Rich content like a story library, videos, and storytelling; helpful for reading.
Strong vocabulary focus with customizable word pools and progress tracking.
Polished design and reliable performance with good translations and a clean look.

Cons

No option to create or import custom flashcard decks; users want to build personal decks.
Limited grammar features; users want sentence-building practice to improve understanding of Chinese grammar.
More explicit button labels and clarity on bottom-row controls would improve usability.
Requests to import texts via URL or other sources would enhance flexibility.
Desire for more pinyin options (e.g., Yale pinyin) to match learner background.

Recent reviews

Very sleek style, and easy to navigate. I can’t wait for it to start expanding into other languages, like Japanese!

by Jo*****, 2025-07-06

If you want to read Chinese or learn Chinese characters this app is the way to go. It combines really great flashcards with reading practice. Highly recommended.