I Learn Chinese Characters for Android

I love it

This will not teach a person the Chinese language, but it makes a handy reference when one is working with pinyin and wants to see what the real words are. The progressive study has the worthy goal of quickly familiarizing a novice with Chinese text to make it less intimidating. The percentage learned status displayed here is deceptive, however. I have completed enough levels supposedly to be able to recognize over 60% of characters in typical text, but from my experiments with Chinese newspapers, it is closer to about 40%. The number of errors in the English text also increases in the later progressive lessons as if less proofreading were being done. An amusing example is where a bride is described as "newly web."

One of my top 5 APPS I like that it shows you stroke order, and the color code when you write a stroke in the correct order.

I can practice writing, and self test. The background information on the characters is useful for memory retention. The app works great, and I find myself reaching for it at least 2 times a week.

Great app for understanding the characters, especially under "Progressive Study." Sample sentences and phrases are provided but it would be great to practice writing simple sentences within the app by strokes. I like the video animation for the stroke order, the examples of usage and definitions. Money well spent!