ChineseSkill review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

ChineseSkill is the pick if you need Cantonese or Taiwan Mandarin, or simply like short game-style lessons. Mainland Mandarin learners get the most content; others should check that their track has what they need.

What ChineseSkill is

ChineseSkill is a game-based Chinese course built by teachers, according to the developer. It offers separate courses for Mainland Mandarin in simplified characters, Taiwan Mandarin in traditional characters, Hong Kong Cantonese and, since October 2026, Hokkien. The listing describes pinyin and tone courses, speech recognition that corrects pronunciation and tones, handwriting practice, graded stories and HSK-based courses, with offline study after download.

Who it suits

• Cantonese and Taiwan Mandarin
• Beginners who like game-style lessons
• HSK-based study

Strengths

• Separate tracks for Mainland Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien.
• Speech recognition for tones and pronunciation, plus handwriting practice.
• Offline study once a course is downloaded.
• No tracking on the privacy label, rated 4.8 from about 15,400 ratings.

Limits

• The description says videos, extra vocabulary and Booster content exist only for Mainland Mandarin.
• The listing does not say what is free.
• Purchases, contact info, user content and identifiers are linked to your account.
• The price list mixes Premium, Premium+ and Full Access items, from $11.99 to $399.

What the free version does

ChineseSkill is free to download with a subscription, but the listing does not say which lessons are free.

Price

The description lists ChineseSkill Premium at $11.99 for one month, $24.99 for three months and $59.99 for twelve months. On the US App Store in November 2026, the price list runs from $11.99 to $399, with lifetime memberships at $159.99 and $399 and "Full Access (1 Year)" at $79.99.

Privacy

The privacy label declares no tracking. Purchases, contact info, user content and identifiers are linked to your identity; location, usage data, diagnostics and other data are collected without being linked.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show the course picker with Mandarin (Mainland), Mandarin (Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong) and Hokkien (Fujian & Taiwan), and a video question with answers in characters and pinyin.