Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro1.5 - App Store

A photo of a panda. The characters 熊猫 beside it. The pinyin underneath. Tap, and hear it spoken in Mandarin. Tap again if the tone didn't stick. Next card.

That's the whole app, and it's why it works: your brain files a word away much faster when it arrives attached to a picture than when it arrives attached to another word. 1,000 Mandarin words, 50 categories, no ads, no account, no internet needed.

SIMPLIFIED OR TRADITIONAL - YOUR CHOICE
One switch changes every card in the app. Studying for the mainland? Simplified. Living in Hong Kong or Taiwan, or learning from a grandparent who writes the old forms? Traditional. Most flashcard apps make you pick a side at download; this one doesn't.

EVERY WORD, SPOKEN ALOUD
All 1,000 words come with audio in clear, standard Mandarin. Tap a card once to hear it, then as many times as you like - tones settle in through the ear, and replays are unlimited. The audio works fully offline, same as everything else.

TWO WAYS TO STUDY
. Review Mode - flip through a category at your own pace, picture, characters, pinyin and audio together
. Flip Mode - hide the answer and test yourself, one card at a time

50 CATEGORIES OF REAL, USEFUL WORDS
Everyday life: numbers, colours, family, the house, days and months, positions
Food and drink: fruit, vegetables, Chinese dishes, sweets, nuts and seeds
Animals and nature: wildlife, birds, sea creatures, dinosaurs, pets, weather
School and work: classroom, music, tools, technology, professions
Travel: countries, flags, transport, and a category just for China
...and thirty more.

BUILT TO BE USED, NOT SUBSCRIBED TO
No ads. Not one, not even between cards - this is an app children use, and nobody should be selling to them.
No account, no sign-up, no data collected.
Fully offline: the back seat, the plane, the waiting room.
Everything is included. All 1,000 words and all 50 categories are open from the first launch - one price, nothing to buy inside, nothing to restore. No subscription.

SCHOOL EDITION
This is the edition for classrooms and for families who keep purchases switched off. There are no in-app purchases at all, so it can be bought through Apple School Manager, installed on shared or managed iPads, and handed to a child with nothing to tap that costs money.

WHO IT'S FOR
. Absolute beginners who want words before grammar
. Parents teaching a child Mandarin, or keeping a heritage language alive
. Travellers who want to recognise a sign and order lunch
. Students building the vocabulary their textbook assumes they already have
. Teachers and schools buying for a class, and parents with Ask to Buy switched on

GOOD TO KNOW
Do I need to read Chinese already? No. Every card shows the picture, the characters, the pinyin and the English together, with Mandarin pronunciation audio at a tap.
Is this a course? No. It's vocabulary, done properly. Bring your own grammar.
Simplified or traditional? Either, on a switch, any time.
Who makes it? A small independent studio that has been making Chinese learning apps since 2016.
Why Pro, when there's a free edition? This one includes everything for one price, with no purchases inside - for schools, and for families who keep purchases off.

Tap the first category and see how many stick. 加油！

Version History Rebuilt for the latest iPhones and iPads — including a fix for the missing logo on newer devices. A crash on first launch fixed, and sound problems in long sessions resolved. Thanks for learning with us — if this app is helping, a rating means a lot to a small studio. 1.5 Sep 3 - minor fix 1.4 03/07/2025 Optimized for latest iPhone resolutions. 1.3 02/26/2025 - fixed screen resolution issue 1.2 01/01/2024 - updated for iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max screen resolutions 1.1 10/29/2020 1.0 03/28/2020