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Spec sheet
- Product
- Pleco is an all-in-one Chinese dictionary, flashcard, and document-reading app offered for iPhone/iPad and Android.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Integrations
- On Android, a floating screen-reader interface can tap-lookup Chinese words in other apps.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Privacy
- Pleco’s privacy policy says it does not share personal information with Apple or Google and does not share information with third parties or affiliates for marketing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Support
- Pleco says users can contact support by email and that it reads every message and replies within a couple of business days.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Founded
- 2000Read 28 Sep 2026 · pleco.com
- Ads and billing
- The maker says the app has no ads or subscriptions and that paid add-ons are one-time purchases.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Audio
- Pleco provides Mandarin and Cantonese audio support, including native-speaker Mandarin recordings for more than 34,000 words on Android.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Compatibility
- The maker says downloaded dictionaries and features let the app run without an internet connection after download.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Dictionaries
- The iOS app includes CC-CEDICT and the PLC dictionary, with additional free and paid dictionaries, including licensed titles from major publishers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Document formats
- The upgraded iOS document reader supports text, HTML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, and EPUB files; the Android reader opens text and PDF files and supports lookup from web pages and clipboard content.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Flashcards
- The flashcard system supports creating cards from dictionary entries, importing word lists, spaced repetition, and study modes such as tone drills.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Handwriting
- Users can look up words by drawing Chinese characters, and the maker describes its recognition as tolerant of stroke-order mistakes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- OCR
- The app can look up Chinese words through the camera or from text in a still image.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Platforms and requirements
- The maker lists iOS 15.6 or later and Android 9 or later on 64-bit devices as system requirements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Search
- Search supports Chinese characters, Pinyin, English, wildcards, and full-text lookup, with merged frequency-sorted results.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
- Stroke order
- The free app includes stroke-order animations for 500 characters, with 28,000 available in the paid add-on.Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
Plans and prices
Free Version Free Basic dictionary search · handwriting · included dictionaries · limited reader, audio, and flashcards Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
Basic Bundle (Android) $29.99, paid once One-time purchase OCR · flashcards · stroke order diagrams · document reader · Mandarin audio · Kai font · Oxford Chinese Dictionary Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
Basic Bundle (iPhone/iPad) $29.99, paid once One-time purchase OCR · flashcards · stroke order diagrams · document reader · Mandarin audio · Kai font · Oxford Chinese Dictionary Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
Professional Bundle (Android) $59.99, paid once One-time purchase Basic Bundle features · Oxford, ABC, New Century, Tuttle, and Guifan dictionaries · male TTS voice Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
Professional Bundle (iPhone/iPad) $59.99, paid once One-time purchase Basic Bundle features · Oxford, ABC, New Century, Tuttle, and Guifan dictionaries · male TTS voice Read 7 Oct 2026 · pleco.com
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