# Daily Hanzi

> Daily Chinese on Lock Screen

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756919959](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6756919959)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6756919959`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ALEX XINWEI LIU
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,268 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.74.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-29
- **First published:** 2026-02-02
- **Size:** 169 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daily-hanzi/id6756919959)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dailyhanzi.app/privacy](https://dailyhanzi.app/privacy)

## Description

Daily Hanzi turns your lock screen into a tiny language tutor. See Chinese characters, pronunciation, and meanings each time you glance at your phone, with no extra study time, textbooks, or pressure. *Lock screen widget and in-app flashcards require a subscription. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

This approach fits busy lifestyles—small, repeated exposure builds familiarity and confidence over time. It’s suitable for beginners or heritage learners, and it runs in the background to help Chinese become a natural part of your day.

## Rankings

- #50,209 — Overall

## Review summary

Daily Hanzi offers helpful daily prompts, widget features, and pronunciation support that suit a spaced-repetition approach. Its drawbacks are a steep subscription price and several UX bugs, particularly around widgets and daily-goal flow, which can undermine the learning gains.

### Pros

- Effective daily reminders that help form a consistent Hanzi study habit.
- Lock screen and home screen widgets that keep study prompts visible and on track.
- Pronunciation/audio support adds value to learning Hanzi.
- Strong concept and simple design that serves as a useful daily supplement to spaced repetition.

### Cons

- Subscription price is high and appears to be a significant paywall for a simple tool.
- Widget reliability issues: sometimes opens to a different word or doesn’t show today’s word.
- Daily goal flow can be confusing or not reset/retest forgotten words, reducing SRS benefits.

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