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Write & Learn Chinese

Write, scan, or type—then understand and review.

Account: NoExternal upload: No
Price
Free
Requires
iPhone / iPad · iOS 17+
Live version
v1.0
Availability
Live on the Japan App Store

A Japanese-first Chinese learning app for looking up unfamiliar text by handwriting, camera, photo, or keyboard. Check Japanese meaning, tone-marked pinyin, and audio, then turn the result into a short review. Simplified and Traditional Chinese are supported.

Made for

For Japanese users who want to understand Chinese found on menus, signs, or in study materials and review it later.

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Before and after

Problem

For Japanese users who want to understand Chinese found on menus, signs, or in study materials and review it later.

How this app helps

A Japanese-first Chinese learning app for looking up unfamiliar text by handwriting, camera, photo, or keyboard. Check Japanese meaning, tone-marked pinyin, and audio, then turn the result into a short review. Simplified and Traditional Chinese are supported.

Outcome

Write, scan, or type—then understand and review.

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What it does

  1. 01

    Handwriting with a finger or Apple Pencil, camera and photo OCR, and text input

  2. 02

    Japanese meaning, pinyin, audio, and phrase-by-phrase saving

  3. 03

    Due-date review, two-way questions, widgets, Shortcuts, and TSV export

03

Good moments to use it

  • Scanning an unfamiliar menu or sign
  • Looking up a Chinese character by handwriting
  • Reviewing saved phrases in a short session

04

Price and model

Core features are free. Premium Lifetime is a one-time purchase that removes limits on camera OCR, history, and saved items; it is not a subscription.

Ads
No
Subscriptions
No
In-app purchases
Yes

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Privacy summary

Handwriting, photos, and text for translation are processed on the device. No account or advertising SDK is used. Optional iCloud study-record sync excludes photos and handwriting. Google ML Kit may collect device and app information for model delivery and diagnostics.

Account
No
Third-party tracking
Not confirmed in public information
External upload
No
Primary storage
Not confirmed in public information
Analytics service
Not confirmed in public information
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Write, scan, or type—then understand and review.

Write & Learn Chinese

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