StickyStudy Chinese app for iPhone and iPad

4.8 ( 6368 ratings )

Lifestyle Education
Developer: Stickystudy

2.99 USD

Current version: 3.12, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 29 Jul 2011
App size: 174.13 Mb

The only flashcard app youll ever need to make serious progress in your Chinese studies.

*** Reviews ***
"Yes, this is probably the best flashcard app or study tool ANYWHERE if youre aiming to prepare for HSK/TOCFL or just want to memorize vocabulary."
"The most beautiful app I own"
"I love this app! Simply the best way to learn to recognize and pronounce Chinese characters. Fantastic development job and user-friendly interface. Enjoy!"
"Simple, great interface, several ways to view your progress, best I have seen"
"Me gusta!"
"This app did the job. I took the test today and this app was the only study tool I used"
"This is by far the best app to learn chinese and I believe it is a five star concept. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Chinese."
"..this app has become invaluable to my study. Thank you for taking the time to create this app."
"This is the best app Ive found for studying Chinese hanzi with flash cards"
"If you want to study hanzi for the HSK, this is the app to get. Not to complex so you dont spend all your time trying to get it to work, but just enough depth so it does what you want it to. The app just gets out of the way, so you can focus on your studies. I have Flashcards Deluxe, but this is the one I keep coming back to!"
"Simple amazing: The right app to study Hanzi, Highly recommended to learn chinese"
"Very fast and stable. Works very well and simple to use. Recommended!"
"A very efficient way to remember your hanzi. The best flashcard program Ive ever used."
"Ive tried dozens of apps for studying Chinese and this is the best, hands down."
"Love it, totally epic."
"WORTH every cent! AWESOME!"
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Main Features:

◆ Beautiful "Map" Interface
Your entire vocabulary is shown as one large map that you can freely scroll and zoom around in. Depending on your progress, each sticky is assigned a colour from red to green.

◆ Decks
All the hanzi and vocabulary data required for the *new* HSK test (1-6) and TOCFL (aka TOP) tests are included. Freely mix and create your own decks with any content. Switch between simplified and traditional characters.

◆ Leitner Study Method + Calendar = Awesome
Just set a future date and let the scheduler tell you when and what to study, everyday.

◆ Audio
In total, close to 10,000 audio pronunciation files (around 90% of all entries) by native speakers are included (Thanks to Shi Ying & Ermes Toninelli).

◆ Examples
Includes a database of example sentences (traditional and simple characters) that are cross referenced with every sticky. Where available, example compounds are also displayed.

◆ Proven Track Record
Based on the proven and successful StickyStudy series of flashcard apps backed by regular updates, an obsessive developer and strong support.

Summary:

◆ A beautiful, free scrolling "map" interface
◆ Full HSK data for the new test (levels 1-6)
◆ Full TOCFL (previously TOP) data
◆ SRS study algorithm
◆ Join files to make cumulative lists
◆ Switch between traditional and simplified
◆ Switch between pinyin accents and numbers
◆ Colour pinyin with 4 scheme (Pleco, etc)
◆ 8000 audio word samples
◆ 1600 audio pinyin samples
◆ Scheduler - set a future date and your daily study is calculated
◆ Example sentence database
◆ Stickies can be added, moved, deleted and edited
◆ Filtering, sorting and searching
◆ iCloud background syncing
◆ Create your own decks and use the built in audio
◆ Import your own decks
◆ Rolling progress statistics
◆ EXTENSIVE options
◆ "Launch Centre Pro" = "stickystudychinese://"
◆ Ridiculously good support

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Pros and cons of StickyStudy Chinese app for iPhone and iPad

StickyStudy Chinese app good for

A very efficient way to remember your hanzi. The best flashcard program Ive ever used.

There is à bug in the new version, in fact it is a little one, you cant rotate to horizontal way, which was for me very useful

Best App ever to learn Hanzi. It is easy to prepare HSK with it.

What would be great is : in the exemples sentences, to be able to touch a character to get its definition and sound...

I am using it now for a month, its a great way to learn chinese, for me the best and smarts app on the market :)

This app is great for HSK preparation and also very useful if youre taking classes. Ive recently started creating my own cards based on a class and the results are great.

Some bad moments

As learner I appreciate this different approach to repeating vocabulary. + nice overview + good examples with every hanzi + easy access to characters via table + simpl. + trad. characters - no links within the app to other hanzi - difficult to search for a character - audio is terrible (noise in background)

WHAT AN AWFUL APP!!!! The sound files have a poor quality. The example sentences are much too complicated and mostly worthless. Some traditional characters are still wrong, even aftere many updates! E.g. 後 hou...

Its a clever and good app for learning and reviewing words for Hsk, but often the meaning of the words in English is wrong

Ive tried dozens of apps for studying Chinese and this is the best, hands down. I love the interface, it illustrates your progress beautifully. Its great because Im very visually oriented, though you can switch to list form if you prefer. Theres no lag either, even with tons of stickies. Love it, totally epic.

Love how it tracks progress and has so many options for customizing. I am taking the HSK test in a month, so glad I stumbled across this gem. The audio is great too!

I can speak and understand Chinese, but cant read or write. I was looking for an app to help prepare me for HSK level 3 reading and writing. It not only had to be easy to use, but also comprehensive with the vocabulary. This app did the job. I took the test today and this app was the only study tool I used (other than sample practice tests). Slightly expensive, but a good study aid. Suggested improvements: - missing a few vocab words like 故事 and 知道 - ability to create new deck from select cards rather than select decks - option to "study" through entire deck without repeating any previous cards - dont spend time updating Dropbox option. Not an important feature. - bug: after you search for a word in the search bar, when you touch to select it, it doesnt actually go to the card you selected.

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