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iOS App · iOS
Every character, stroke by stroke.
HanziStroke
HanziStroke is a local-first Chinese character learning app for children, parents, and Chinese learners, with stroke-order demos, tracing feedback, pinyin support, and study content that stays available offline.
Privacy-first
No account needed
Works offline
HanziStroke
- Status
- Live
- App Store
- iOS
- Tech Stack
- SwiftUI · SQLite · Offline Learning
At a glance
Fig. 01A Chinese character is a small choreography. Watch the strokes in order, trace them yourself, and the hand starts to remember.
Features
No. 01In writing, slow is fast.
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Pinyin, radicals, and character study content
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Local-first storage with family-oriented controls
Workflow
No. 02One character’s learning loop.
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Look it up
Type or paste the character; stroke count and breakdown appear at once.
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Watch the animation
Play it stroke by stroke and see each stroke’s direction and order clearly.
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Trace it yourself
Write along the dashed guides — a character your muscles remember is truly yours.
Trust & Privacy
No. 03A tool for children has to be even cleaner.
Privacy-first
Local-first: no account, no ads, no tracking — data never leaves the device.
No account needed
No sign-up, no login. Install it and it just works.
Works offline
Everything core runs offline; no network required.
On the App Store, universal for iPhone and iPad. There is no shortcut to good handwriting — but there can be a good tool.
Product Direction
No. 04Where this app is headed, in the maker’s own hand.
Stroke Order
Understand character structure through animated stroke sequences.
Tracing Practice
Practice writing with feedback-friendly tracing flows.
Family Learning
Support children, parents, and learners with offline study content.
About HanziStroke
No. 5The longer story — what it is, who it is for, and the choices behind it.
Last Updated: 2026-05-10
HanziStroke is a local-first Chinese character learning app for family learning, classroom support, and beginner Chinese learners. It helps users move from seeing a character to writing it with the correct stroke order and structure.
Core direction
- Show stroke order step by step instead of only displaying a static character
- Combine demo, tracing, and guided writing practice so learners can watch first and then write
- Keep learning references close to practice, including character details, words, idioms, xiehouyu, and pinyin basics
- Support repeated home or classroom practice with local collections, optional premium access, and optional parental controls
Local-first learning
- Core learning data and most audio resources are bundled inside the app for offline study
- Practice collections and app preferences stay on the device by default
- No account is required for the core learning flow
- The app does not depend on a public feed, public chat, or user-generated sharing for normal use
What HanziStroke includes today
- Stroke-order animation and character-detail learning
- Guided writing practice and demo-first practice modes
- Basic literacy units and basic-strokes reference
- Word and idiom lookup, word chain, idiom chain, and xiehouyu browsing
- Pinyin basics with pronunciation support
- Local practice collections for repeat review
Product boundary
- HanziStroke is not a cloud classroom or live tutoring platform
- HanziStroke is not a social network or public content community
- HanziStroke is not an account-based content platform
- HanziStroke is designed around local study sessions, repeat practice, and family-friendly learning
Docs & Support
No. 6Plain-language documents. No fine print you would be surprised by.