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Hanyu
What Hanyu is
Hanyu is a Mandarin learning app for complete beginners through intermediate learners, available on iOS and the web. Lessons are arranged into levels and units, adapt to progress and pace, and can be studied offline. The app covers characters, tones, and vocabulary with an AI conversation partner that speaks and listens in Mandarin and supports role-play in restaurants, markets, and hotels. A dictionary includes definitions, examples, character forms, and radical breakdowns. Learners trace characters stroke by stroke with animated guidance and instant feedback. Spaced repetition schedules words for review, while a placement test helps establish a starting point. The free offering includes lessons, writing practice, and dictionary use. Monthly access is $6.99 a month; yearly access is $49.99 a year. Both paid plans include unlimited conversation practice, HSK levels 1–6, complete writing coursework, unlimited spaced review, article or webpage importing, and progress sync across iPhone, iPad, and web. Android is described as in development.
Who it suits
Hanyu suits Mandarin learners from beginners to intermediate levels, including students, professionals, and travelers. It fits learners wanting structured lessons, character practice, conversation role-play, and adaptive review.
What it does well
- Offline lessons and speech practice
- AI Mandarin conversation with role-play
- Stroke-by-stroke writing feedback
- Spaced repetition adapts review timing
- Free plan includes lessons and dictionary
What to know first
- Offers one language
- Android is still in development
- Paid monthly plan costs 6.99 USD
- Some sync features require Pro
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free to download and start learning; lessons, writing practice, and dictionary at no cost | Free |
| Hanyu Premium | Premium learning content · AI tutor · HSK mock exams | On request |
| Hanyu Premium Yearly | Premium learning content · AI tutor · HSK mock exams | On request |
| Lifetime Access | Lifetime access to the app | On request |
| Yearly | $49.99/year ($4.17 a month) · Unlimited conversation practice · HSK levels 1–6 · complete writing course · unlimited spaced review · import articles or web pages · sync across iPhone, iPad, and web | $49.99 a year |
| Monthly | $6.99/month · Unlimited conversation practice · HSK levels 1–6 · complete writing course · unlimited spaced review · import articles or web pages · sync across iPhone, iPad, and web | $6.99 a month |
As hanyu.app lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Hanyu combines structured Mandarin study with writing, vocabulary review, and AI conversation practice. Its iOS and web availability, single-language focus, and paid feature tiers shape the fit.
Facts from Hanyu's own pages
- AI conversation
- The AI partner speaks and listens in Mandarin and supports role-play scenarios such as restaurants, markets, and hotels. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Dictionary
- The dictionary provides word definitions, example sentences, character forms, and radical breakdowns. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Free access
- The free offering includes lessons, writing practice, and dictionary use at no cost. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Languages offered
- 1 · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Level adaptation
- Lessons and reviews adjust to the learner’s progress and pace. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Offline lessons
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Personalized review
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Placement test
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Platform availability
- The site says Hanyu is available on iPhone and iPad, with Android in the works; the Pro pricing page also offers access on the web. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hanyu is a Mandarin learning app covering characters, tones, and vocabulary, with an AI conversation partner. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Refund policy
- The terms state that purchases made directly through the website have a 30-day money-back guarantee, while app-store purchases follow the stores’ refund policies. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Review
- Spaced repetition brings words back for review based on when the learner might forget them. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Sign-in and sync
- Users can sign in with Apple, Google, or email, and progress syncs across iPhone, iPad, and the web for Pro subscribers. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Speech practice
- Yes · hanyu.app, 20 Sept 2026
- Study path
- Lessons are organized into levels and units, with each lesson building on the previous one. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Subscription cancellation
- The pricing page says subscribers can cancel whenever they like and keep access until the paid period ends. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hanyu lists [email protected] as its support contact. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Third-party services
- The terms say Hanyu Services may integrate with third-party services and advise users to review those services’ terms. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Hanyu says it is for Mandarin learners from complete beginners to intermediate learners, including students, professionals, and travelers. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
- Writing practice
- Learners trace characters stroke by stroke using animated guides and receive instant feedback. · hanyu.app, 12 Oct 2026
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