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24 alternatives to Ninchanese, Learn Chinese with SRS, natural learning, voice recognition

Learn how to read, write and speak Chinese online with 3500+ lessons. Ninchanese offers a personalized and engaging way to learn Chinese.

Ninchanese is an online Chinese learning platform featuring over 3,500 Mandarin lessons covering reading, writing, and speaking. It uses spaced repetition, speech recognition, and writing practice to teach vocabulary… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ninchanese, Learn Chinese with SRS, natural learning, voice recognition launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Learn Chinese with a gamified Chinese learning app!

    2016 · ninchanese.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Chinese with a gamified Chinese learning app!

    2016 · ninchanese.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…

    2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

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    Sutra▲1,004

    Create conversational courses that actually get completed

    2024 · sutra.co · its alternatives →

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    YiChi▲94

    Learn to speak fluent Chinese Mandarin

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    lwlnow▲167

    I’m thrilled to introduce lwlnow, a web app designed to assist language learners in enhancing their listening, vocabulary, and writing skills through dictation-based practice—a technique that is both versatile and impactful. Why we developed it: Most language apps focus on passive learning or game-like memorization techniques. However, true fluency emerges when you train your brain to understand native speech and respond accurately. Dictation stands out as one of the most effective yet underappreciated methods for skill-building: You listen to a native sentence. You type exactly what you…

    2025 · lwlnow.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7IT

    Built this because tones are killing my spoken Mandarin and I can't reliably hear my own mistakes. It's a 9M Conformer-CTC model trained on ~300h (AISHELL + Primewords), quantized to INT8 (11 MB), runs 100% in-browser via ONNX Runtime Web. Grades per-syllable pronunciation + tones with Viterbi forced alignment. Try it here: https://simedw.com/projects/ear/

    Jan 2026 · simedw.com · its alternatives →

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    Japanese dictionary app for iPhone and iPad with kanji lookup, example sentences, flashcards, OCR photo lookup, and a Safari extension for reading Japanese.

    2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9MT
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    Lingocat▲437

    Become fluent faster through conversational practice

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Flowlingo▲283

    Get fluent in a language through content immersion

    2018 · getflowlingo.com · its alternatives →

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    Laoshi▲239

    Learn new words with flashcards to master Chinese faster

    2021 · laoshi.io · its alternatives →

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    Keysake▲253

    Learn English as you type Chinese

    Sep 2026 · keysake.ai · its alternatives →

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  15. 15LC

    Hey folks! I'm Callum, and I'm working on a way to practice a new language with an AI powered tutor. I've always found that the hardest part of learning a new language is finding someone to actually converse with. Even if a partner can be found, the pressure can mean that you are more focused on not making mistakes than on actually learning new grammar or vocabulary. The service that I have been working on allows you to practice with a language tutor via online chat messages, or you can have a turn-based voice conversation. I'm working on a number of other features that will be coming out…

    2023 · learnlingo.dev · its alternatives →

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    yuyin.io▲136

    Master Chinese pronunciation with AI-powered feedback

    2025 · yuyin.io · its alternatives →

  18. 18LC

    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 · mandarinmadness.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…

    Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →

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    Nihongo▲73

    A modern Japanese dictionary and study tool

    2016 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

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    The most efficient platform for learning Chinese vocabulary.

    2020 · hackchinese.com · its alternatives →

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    Learning Chinese doesn’t have to be difficult

    2023 · jinbupal.com · its alternatives →

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    Easily Learn Japanese With Lessons And Tools

    2018 · nihongomaster.com · its alternatives →

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    A fun, free way to learn the tones in Chinese

    2023 · chinesetones.app · its alternatives →

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