Skritter vs Turtle Practice

Skritter teaches learners to write Chinese and Japanese characters on Android, iOS, and the web. In the browser, learners can write characters and receive real-time grading. Flashcards give feedback on individual strokes and bring difficult characters back more often, while spaced repetition schedules reviews. Study options include hundreds of textbooks and user-created lists; Skritter says it supports 300+ lists for popular Chinese and Japanese textbooks. Learners can import vocabulary from ChinesePod, sync saved Du Chinese words into a custom deck, and add words from the MDBG dictionary. Offline lessons and personalized review are available, but speech practice is not. Skritter has a free plan and a 7-day free trial. Listed subscriptions include Monthly at $14.99 a month, 6 months at $59.99 a month, 1 year at $99.99 a year, and 1 month at $14.99 a month. The company is identified as Inkren Inc. doing business as Skritter; its help center includes guides for mobile, website, and classroom users.

Turtle Practice is an AI-powered Chinese stroke-order practice app for elementary-age children. Its library contains over 3,000 words from the Hong Kong Primary Learning Word List. During handwriting practice, AI analyzes strokes in real time and responds when the order is incorrect. Hint Mode gives beginners step-by-step guidance, while Dictation Mode supports entered-text practice and dictation tests. Learners can create and share custom word lists with children or friends, and the listed capabilities include pen-control exercises and custom word practice. The app supports Traditional and Simplified Chinese, with Cantonese and Mandarin audio. Turtle Practice runs on iOS and Android. Its Free plan is a free download, and no free trial is listed. Turtle Learn identifies the maker as Kazoo Technology (Hong Kong) Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong; the project began as a 2022 pilot and was established in 2024. Kazoo says it does not use targeted-advertising cookies for children or sell personal data, and its policy says student data is not used or shared for advertising.