HanYou - Chinese Dictionary

Name: HanYou - Chinese Dictionary
Rating: 4.5 (172 reviews)
Author: Nomad AI OU

By: Nomad AI OU App

with optical recognition

Overview

Version:

6.1.5

Last updated: 2026-09-20

Ranking

#111,846 ▼ 179

Overall

Features & Capabilities

HanYou is an offline Chinese dictionary, translator, and learning companion for Mandarin and Cantonese. Search using Simplified or Traditional Chinese, pinyin, Jyutping, handwriting, radicals, or more than 20 supported languages. Hear word and sentence pronunciations, explore example sentences, create vocabulary lists, and analyze Chinese text with automatic word definitions and pinyin.

Its optical character recognition engine recognizes more than 13,000 Chinese characters from live camera feeds or images, including horizontal and vertical text. HanYou also offers personalized flashcards, Safari web page support, and the HanYou Wall community, where learners can share questions and pictures for help.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Nomad AI OU

Rating:

4.50

(172)

Version:

6.1.5 Last updated: 2026-09-20

Version code:

891583321

Creation date:

2014-09-19

Compatible devices:

Size:

297.70MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-24

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 111,846 ▼ 179

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Developed by:

Nomad AI OU

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hanyou-chinese-dictionary/id901093520

Website:

https://www.hanyou.app

User Reviews

HanYou has strong learning features and a helpful camera-based translation tool, and many users find it easy to use and useful for learners and travelers. However, stability is a recurring issue with crashes on launch or during camera use. OCR/translation quality is inconsistent, with frequent misreads and less reliable sentence translation. Some users also question value for money, citing price vs free alternatives. Nevertheless, responsive support and quick bug fixes have helped mitigate problems for some users.

Pros

Strong learning features: vocabulary, pronunciation, and flashcards.
Camera-based translation and image recognition are useful for quick lookups and homework.
Draw dictionary and other handy tools for learners.
Easy to use and travel-friendly; appreciated by learners and travelers.
Responsive developer support that fixes bugs quickly.

Cons

Frequent crashes on launch or during camera use, causing instability.
OCR/translation accuracy is inconsistent with frequent misreads.
Perceived poor value for money and price compared with free or better alternatives.
Limited sentence-level translation and multi-character recognition; currently focuses on single characters.