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ChinesePod
by ChinesePod
What ChinesePod is
ChinesePod is a Chinese-learning service from a maker founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, United States. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, and offers offline lessons, speech practice, a placement test, and mobile apps. The Free Plan costs nothing and provides all lessons with ads, but limits dialogues, vocabulary, expansions, and exercises; basic playlists, bookmarks, and lesson history are included. The Premium Plan costs $29 a month, billed monthly, and adds on-demand video and audio lessons, PDF notes, practice tests, vocabulary review, mobile access, downloads, and the Say It Right pronunciation course. A 14-day trial is available. A Group Plan offers custom pricing for companies and academic pricing for schools and universities. ChinesePod lists one language, giving learners a focused option for studying Chinese across web and mobile devices.
Who it suits
ChinesePod suits learners focused on Chinese who want web and mobile lessons, offline study, speech practice, and a placement test. Schools, universities, and companies can ask about group arrangements.
What it does well
- Web, iOS, and Android access
- Offline lessons
- Speech practice and placement test
- Free plan available
- 14-day trial
What to know first
- Free plan includes ads
- Free access limits several study sections
- Premium costs 29.00 USD monthly
- Only one language offered
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | billed monthly · Access to all lessons with ads · Limited access to dialogues, vocabulary, expansions, and exercises · Basic playlists, bookmarks, and lesson history | Free |
| Premium Plan | billed monthly · On-demand video and audio lessons · PDF lesson notes · Practice tests and vocabulary review · Mobile app access · Content downloads · Say It Right pronunciation course | $29 a month |
| Group Plan | Custom pricing for companies · Academic pricing for schools and universities | On request |
As chinesepod.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
ChinesePod provides a free entry level and a paid plan with expanded lessons, downloads, and practice tools. Its mobile and offline support fit learners studying Chinese across devices.
Facts from ChinesePod's own pages
- Founded
- 2005 · chinesepod.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, United States · chinesepod.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Languages offered
- 1 · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Offline lessons
- Yes · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Placement test
- Yes · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Speech practice
- Yes · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 29 · chinesepod.com, 20 Sept 2026
Where ChinesePod stands on Freedom251
- Language learning apps#96 of 278