Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Chinese Writer
Learn Chinese writing, arcade-game style
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chinese Writer launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Beautiful, minimalist Chinese writing for iOS & Android
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Master Chinese reading through AIpowered interactive drawing
Dec 2025 · sketchhanyu.aigility.digital · its alternatives →
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Turn real-life moments into Mandarin you can actually use
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! In trying to improve my Chinese skills, I built this tool that lets me write a mix of Chinese and English, then recommends a proper Chinese expression. This is super helpful when I want to write something in Chinese but I don't know all the vocab/grammar - I can enter my best effort and use English for the parts I don't know. Really, the fundamental benefit of the tool is that it encourages me to exercise the writing muscle, rather than defaulting to translating from English. My goal was to build something that is fast, relatively inexpensive, and not prone to misleading people.…
2024 · unscrambler.dpw.me · its alternatives →
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2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…
2012 · its alternatives →
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2014 · getchicory.com · its alternatives →
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Learn and practice alphabet, cursive, and calligraphy
Feb 2026 · its alternatives →
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The Writing App That Feels Like a Game
Sep 2025 · app.writerush.net · its alternatives →
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Chinese Vocabulary Games — Learn Chinese through ply
May 2026 · hsk.fulinlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters
2023 · its alternatives →
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I've recently launched a startup called Native Tongue. Our vision is to make language learning fun, fast and effective. We've released our first product "Mandarin Madness", which is to learn Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Its available on android and iOS. Its for beginners to intermediate, including those with no experience. Please go here for more information and to download the app: http://mandarinmadness.com/ Our company website is http://nativetongue.com/ We would love to get some feedback on our mobile apps. We would also like to speak to people interested in language learning and…
2012 · its alternatives →
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Fast generate Mandarin Character flat to practice writing
2020 · its alternatives →
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