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What’s New Version 2.8.3
Version 2.8.3 — Room for all your decks
• Flashcards, fixed for real — with lots of packs installed, the deck grid was cramming every deck onto one screen and squashing the photos into slivers. The list now scrolls properly, so every deck keeps its full picture no matter how many you collect.
• Assorted fixes and polish under the hood
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu. 加油
Description
Learn to read, write, and speak Mandarin — with an on-device AI tutor, 680+ characters with stroke order, 28 graded stories, 18 games, and full HSK 1–3 mock exams with certificates.
Download free and start today: read a story, study your first characters, and play games at no cost. When you're ready, unlock the entire app with a single purchase — no subscriptions, no monthly fees, no content rented month after month. Pay once, learn forever.
HSK CERTIFICATION TESTS
Prove your Mandarin level. Take full-length mock HSK 1, 2 or 3 exams with 30 questions covering character recognition, pinyin matching, translation, fill-in-the-blank, grammar and listening comprehension. When you finish, get a detailed results report with score breakdowns by skill area, personalised strengths and weaknesses analysis, targeted exercise recommendations, and a beautifully formatted downloadable certificate — complete with your name, date and score. Track every attempt in your profile and watch your scores improve over time. Print your certificates and reports to share with teachers, employers or anyone who wants proof of your progress.
MASSIVE CONTENT LIBRARY
- 680+ Chinese characters & compounds with stroke order, pinyin, meanings & etymology
- Common phrases, particles, measure words, conjunctions & compounds searchable in one dictionary
- 80+ practice sentences across HSK 1-3 levels with grammar breakdowns
- 27 graded reader stories with interactive word lookup, sentence audio & comprehension quizzes
- 21 themed topic lessons (Restaurant, Hotel, Shopping, Transport, Doctor, Airport, Phone, Family & more) with vocabulary, phrases, translation practice & notes
- Full grammar reference with sentence patterns & word order
- Chinese history timeline, inventions, philosophy & interactive map of China
18 INTERACTIVE GAMES
Memory Match, Time Attack, Quiz Mode, Listening Practice, Parrot Mode, Stroke Order Challenge, Pinyin Typing, Radical Hunt, Character Combo, Sentence Builder, Stroke Count Estimator, Stroke Type Trainer, Audio Dictation, Progressive Fade, Similar Characters, Speed Writing Drill, Memory Chain & Missing Stroke Puzzle.
AI CHINESE TUTOR
Powered by Apple Intelligence, your on-device AI tutor teaches in English with Hanzi and Pinyin. Practice conversation, get grammar explanations, learn vocabulary and have mistakes gently corrected — all private, all on your device, no API key or account needed. Select and copy any text from the chat.
WRITE CHINESE BY HAND
Practice writing characters with a natural drawing pad. See animated stroke order for every character. Master stroke types, counts and radicals through dedicated training modes.
PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS & CERTIFICATES
Generate and print custom worksheets — vocabulary lists, fill-in-the-blanks, matching exercises, translation practice and character writing grids. Print your HSK certificates and detailed test reports. Perfect for offline study, classroom use, or proving your Mandarin level.
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
Characters learned, daily streak, study time, accuracy stats, favourites, games played, SRS review queue, study heatmap, HSK exam history and certificate collection — all tracked locally on your device.
DARK MODE
Full dark mode support. Easy on the eyes for late-night study sessions.
WHY HANYU?
Other apps charge you month after month for the same content. Hanyu respects your wallet and your time. One purchase. Full access. No tricks.
In-App Purchases US pricing
One-Time Purchases
Cooking Section$0.99
Picture Flashcards$0.99
Stories Vol 1$0.99
Stories Vol 3$0.99
Stories Vol 2 $0.99
Stories Vol 4$0.99
Stories Vol 5$0.99
Stories Vol 6$0.99
Manga Dialogues$0.99
Unlock Everything$4.99
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Version history 23 versions
Build 887920188v2.8.32026-07-07 05:47:21
Version 2.8.3 — Room for all your decks
• Flashcards, fixed for real — with lots of packs installed, the deck grid was cramming every deck onto one screen and squashing the photos into slivers. The list now scrolls properly, so every deck keeps its full picture no matter how many you collect.
• Assorted fixes and polish under the hood
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu. 加油
Build 887863235v2.8.22026-07-06 20:21:34
Version 2.8.2 — Jump straight in
Two little things you told us were annoying — fixed.
• Try new packs instantly — the moment a pack installs, a card pops up with a one-tap button that takes you straight to your new content: read the stories, flip the flashcards, watch the manga scenes or cook the recipes. No more hunting for where a pack landed!
• Close the More menu naturally — swipe it down, tap the X, tap anywhere outside it, or tap More again. It gets out of your way the moment you want it to.
• Assorted fixes and polish under the hood
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu.
Build 887836490v2.8.12026-07-05 00:43:21
Version 2.8.1 — Search everything
Search just got a whole lot smarter. It now looks through every corner of Hanyu — including all the content packs you've downloaded — so whatever you're looking for, it's one tap away.
• Search EVERYTHING — stories, flashcard decks, manga dialogues, topic lessons, vocabulary, compound words, history, recipes and game sentences now all appear in search results
• Pack content included — everything from your downloaded packs is searchable the moment it's installed
• Discover new packs — search even matches packs you haven't downloaded yet, and takes you straight to the Pack Library to get them
• Jump right in — tap any result to land exactly where it lives: the story reader, a flashcard deck, a manga scene, a recipe and more
• Search inside sentences — find stories and dialogues by any line of Chinese, pinyin or English within them
• Assorted fixes and polish under the hood
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu. 加油
Build 887710217v2.82026-07-04 09:11:21
Version 2.8 — Manga Dialogues
Learn real Chinese conversations through short animated manga scenes — watch it play, tap any word, hear it spoken.
• NEW: Anime Dialogues — animated everyday scenes with the full conversation below each one. Follow the dialogue line by line with pinyin, translation and audio, tap any word to learn it, then take a quick comprehension check
• Start free — the "At the Noodle Shop" scene is included, so you can try it right away
• More scenes to add — download the Everyday Essentials pack (meeting people, ordering food, shopping, directions, taxis and phone calls) for £0.99, or get everything with the one-time £4.99 unlock
• Smoother all round — assorted fixes and polish
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu. 加油
Build 887656351v2.6.12026-07-01 04:50:59
Version 2.6.1 — Smoother, and more yours
A polish release all about making Hanyu tidier, more personal, and easier to keep coming back to.
• Like what you love — tap the heart on any story, flashcard deck or recipe and your favourites float to the top. Double-tap to push the ones you love most even higher.
• Character Practice, refreshed — a calmer, less cluttered screen, plus a clearer set of levels including a new "Normal" that shows pinyin without the English, so you can test your memory.
• Daily reminders — switch on a gentle nudge in Profile › Settings to keep your streak alive.
• Streak milestones — a little celebration when you hit 3, 7, 30 days and beyond.
• Easier to get around — a tidier "More" menu, your most-used topics rise to the top, and Today now points you to a specific game or story to jump straight in.
• A cleaner profile screen, plus assorted fixes and polish under the hood.
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu — keep that streak going! 加油
Build 887546188v2.62026-06-30 19:17:26
Version 2.6 — Hanyu now bends around the way you study — pin what you love, and unlock exactly what you want.
• Like your favourites — tap the heart on any game or story and it floats to the top, so your go-to practice is always one tap away
• Unlock stories your way — pick up individual Stories volumes for just £0.99 each, or get everything with the one-time £4.99 unlock
• A cleaner Profile — a tidier, more compact profile screen, with quick Profile and Settings buttons right where you need them
• Smoother all round — assorted fixes and polish
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu. 加油
Build 887508457v2.42026-06-27 18:46:13
Version 2.4 — Now you're cooking
Say hello to Chinese Food — a brand-new section that brings the language to the kitchen.
• A new Chinese Food section — download a Chinese Food pack and a whole new recipe section unlocks in the app: real dishes with mouth-watering photos, full ingredient lists and clear step-by-step methods
• Browse by ingredient — filter recipes by chicken, pork, beef, tofu, noodles, rice, dumplings, soup, vegetables and more to find exactly what you fancy
• Five packs, forty recipes — Everyday Classics, Dumplings & Dim Sum, Sichuan Classics, Street Food & Breakfast and Noodles — from kung pao and mapo tofu to xiaolongbao, dan dan noodles and street-side jianbing
• Make it yours — a new "Customise sections" control lets you hide the parts of Learn you don't use, keeping the app clean and tailored to you
• Assorted fixes and polish throughout
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu — now go and order (or cook!) it in Chinese. 加油
Build 887533828v2.52026-06-27 23:38:12
Version 2.5 — Now you're cooking
Say hello to Chinese Food — a brand-new section that brings the language into the kitchen, plus a new way to unlock just what you want.
• A new Chinese Food section — download a Cooking pack and a whole new recipe section opens up: real dishes with mouth-watering photos, full ingredient lists and clear step-by-step methods
• Recipes that come to life — many dishes feature short looping videos, so you can watch the steam rise and the wok sizzle
• Learn as you cook — every recipe has "Kitchen Words": tap any ingredient or cooking term to see the hanzi and pinyin and hear it spoken
• Browse by ingredient — filter by chicken, pork, beef, tofu, noodles, rice, dumplings, soup, vegetables and more
• Unlock your way — get the whole Cooking section for just £0.99, or unlock everything in Hanyu for £4.99 (one-time, no subscription)
• Clearer downloads — content you add from a pack is now clearly labelled throughout the app
• Assorted fixes and polish
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu — now go and order (or cook!) it in Chinese. 加油
Build 887472841v2.32026-06-26 20:42:12
Version 2.3 — A deeper dive into history
The History section has had its biggest update yet — richer, more visual, and now expandable with brand-new downloadable packs.
• New downloadable History packs — add whole themed collections from the Packs tab: Inventions & Innovations, Great Figures of China, Dynasties & Landmarks, The Treasure Ship Era, Sages & Strategists, and Schools of Thought
• A more visual History — Zheng He's Voyages, the Silk Road and the Imperial Examination system now open with their own cover photos, and the Four Great Inventions each have their own artwork
• Illustrated philosophy — the great schools of thought (Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, Mohism and Buddhism) now come with imagery and a deeper read
• A complete Grand Canal — expanded into a full, illustrated historical feature
• Fresh facts every time — each major city's "Fun Fact" now rotates, so there's something new to discover on every visit
• Assorted fixes and visual polish across the app
Thanks for exploring China with Hanyu — there's always more history to uncover! 加油
Build 887187204v2.02026-06-25 07:27:31
Hanyu is now free to start
Big news ! You can now download Hanyu and start learning Mandarin for free. Read a full story, study your first characters, and play games at no cost. When you're ready, unlock the whole app with a single one-time purchase.
• Free to download — jump straight into a graded story, character practice and games
• Unlock Everything, once — all 28 stories, 680+ characters, 18 games, the AI tutor, and HSK 1–3 mock exams with certificates
• One payment. No subscriptions. No monthly fees. Buy it once, learn forever
• Restore anytime — your unlock follows your Apple ID across all your devices
Thanks for learning with us. 加油!
Build 887435101v2.22026-06-25 22:51:25
Version 2.1 — Explore China , the Geography section has had a big glow-up, plus a smoother, more polished app all round.
• Major cities come to life — every city in Geography now has its own photo, from Beijing's Forbidden City and Shanghai's skyline to Chengdu's pandas and Xi'an's Terracotta Army
• Redesigned city & province cards — tap any place for a beautiful cover-photo header, quick facts, "Famous For" highlights, local cuisine and a fun fact, with audio to hear the name spoken
• Interactive map fixed — the map of China opens reliably again; tap any province to explore it
• Smoother flashcards — closing a deck now takes you back to the flashcard overview instead of jumping away, so you can pick your next deck in a tap
• Restore Purchases just works — if you owned Hanyu before, restoring now unlocks everything instantly with a clear confirmation, no app restart needed
• Visual polish throughout — crisper Chinese characters, a fresh Notepad banner, and lots of small fixes across the Learn library
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu — more is always on the way! 加油
Build 887026952v1.82026-06-16 19:49:26
Version 1.8 — Your own Notepad
Save the words you want to remember, then master them your way — plus fresher quizzes and brand-new content.
• New Notepad — tap "Save" on any word (in stories, character study, the vocabulary lists, the dictionary or search) and it's collected in one place for revision
• Review your way — go through your saved words as flashcards or test yourself with a built-in quiz, with audio on every entry
• Stay organised — search, sort and mark words as "learned" to track your progress
• Find it fast — open the Notepad from the More menu or straight from the Today screen
• Fresher quizzes — story comprehension checks (plus lesson and grammar practice) now shuffle the answers and mix in new questions every time, with a "Try new questions" button so no two attempts feel the same
• 3 new stories — At the Supermarket, A Rainy Day, and First Time on the High-Speed Train, each with audio, tap-to-translate words and a comprehension quiz
• New topic lesson — Shopping (购物): vocabulary, real-life phrases, translation practice and cultural notes
• 8 new practice sentences across HSK 1-3, plus visual polish across the Games tab
And Hanyu is now at a new lower price. Thanks for learning with us — keep collecting those words! 加油
Build 886742867v1.7.12026-06-10 01:52:01
Version 1.7.1 — A fresh new look
Hanyu just got a beautiful visual makeover from cover to cover:
• Every story, topic, game, and HSK practice test now has its own artwork — the whole app feels richer and easier to navigate at a glance.
• A brand‑new app icon.
• Hand‑crafted custom icons throughout the Learn library (Radicals, Grammar, Vocabulary, History, Geography and more).
• Open any lesson or story and its header now matches the card you tapped — a smoother, more connected feel.
• Crisper Chinese characters on cards and headers, plus a number of small visual fixes and polish.
Thanks for learning Mandarin with Hanyu — more great content is on the way! 加油
Build 886353534v1.72026-06-01 16:30:43
Version 1.7 — Content Packs & Plan Mode
Hanyu now grows with you. This is our biggest update yet.
CONTENT PACKS — choose what you learn
Browse our free pack library and tap to add exactly the content you want — no app update, no re-download. Each pack folds straight into the app: new characters appear in Learn (as their own browsable set), sentences in the Sentence Builder, and full graded readers in the Stories tab.
• "100 New Hanzi" — 100 fresh HSK 3-4 characters
• "New Stories · Vol. 1" — three brand-new graded readers, one each for HSK 1, 2 and 3, with audio, tap-to-translate words and a quiz
• Themed packs: Street Smart, Tone Master, Parrot Talk, HSK Sprint and more
• Manage it all in one place — preview what's inside a pack, jump straight into studying it, rate it, mark it mastered, or remove it anytime
PLAN MODE — guided journeys
Turn the whole app into a game. Follow short, themed quests like "First Steps in China" and "Tone Boot Camp" — do a task and it ticks itself off, the next one unlocks, and finishing a journey earns you a badge. Your weakest areas, one win at a time.
A LIVELIER TODAY SCREEN
Your home screen now refreshes itself with rotating tips, game picks and reading suggestions, so there's always something new to try.
New built-in lessons, plus polish and fixes throughout. Thanks for learning with Hanyu — keep it up! 加油!
Build 885784199v1.6.12026-05-18 16:30:36
What's New in 1.6.1
A polished practice experience and a big content boost.
• Refreshed Practice screen — Character Practice and Sentence Practice now match the bold, App Store–inspired look of the rest of the app: gradient hero headers, editorial answer cards, glass controls and softer word-bank trays.
• More Grammar — 11 new grammar lessons including 把 (disposal), 被 (passive), 是…的 emphasis, 得 degree complements, resultative and directional complements, paired conjunctions, 越…越, 一点儿 vs 有点儿, and verb reduplication. Plus 13 new interactive exercises to test what you've learned.
• More Vocabulary — Six new themed sets: Emotions & Feelings, Sports & Exercise, Technology & Digital, Transport & Travel, Workplace & Office, and School & Study — over 100 new words ready to study.
• Three new Topic Lessons — Workplace (在公司), Health & Fitness (健康与运动), and School & Studying (学校与学习), each with vocabulary, real-world phrases, cultural notes, and a practice quiz.
• 40+ new dictionary characters spanning HSK 2 and 3.
Thanks for using Hanyu — keep practising!
Build 885682855v1.62026-05-14 22:41:22
What's New (Version 1.6.0):
A fresh look for your daily learning — plus three new conversation topics.
• Brand-new Today tab — your Continue card, daily progress, review queue and Practice modes now sit in a clean, bold layout that's easier to scan and more rewarding to scroll
• 3 new topic lessons — At the Airport, On the Phone and Family & Relationships, each with vocabulary, real-life phrases, translation practice and cultural notes
• 27 new dictionary entries — travel, phone and family vocabulary across HSK 1-3
• Faster, smoother scrolling on the Learn tab
Thanks for learning with us. 加油!
Build 884822486v1.5.12026-04-23 00:19:40
What's New (Version 1.5.1):
A quick follow-up to fix a few things you spotted in 1.5.0:
• "Character of the Day" and "Learn it" now correctly open the character in Practice
• "Learn a new character" in the Daily Plan now jumps straight into Practice
• Tapping a character from the camera scanner now opens it in Practice (and tells you if a character isn't in the dictionary yet)
• AI Mnemonic stories are now varied and character-specific — "Generate another" gives you a fresh story every time
Thanks for the quick feedback. 加油!
Build 884726044v1.52026-04-21 23:32:34
What's New (Version 1.5.0):
Our biggest update ever. Hanyu now plans your study for you — and sees, hears and speaks Chinese.
• Today dashboard — new home screen showing your streak, due reviews and daily XP goal at a glance
• Personalized daily plan — a tailored 10-minute session that targets your weakest HSK categories and brings back the characters you're about to forget
• Smarter spaced repetition — upgraded to the SM-2 algorithm used by the world's best flashcard apps, with per-item ease tracking for long-term retention
• AI Mnemonic stories — tap "Generate AI Mnemonic" on any character and 中文老师 will write a vivid, memorable story to lock it in
• Camera text scanner — point your camera at a menu, sign or book and instantly look up any Chinese character you see
• Real pronunciation scoring — speech recognition now runs natively on-device with per-syllable tone accuracy feedback (tones are the hardest part of Mandarin — we finally grade them properly)
• 5-minute AI chat drills — guided roleplay scenarios (restaurants, directions, hotels and more) that kick off your conversation automatically
• Daily XP goals — set a target, watch the progress fill, keep the streak alive
• Lots of polish and stability fixes throughout
All features run on-device for privacy.
Thanks for learning with us. 加油!
Build 884432855v1.42026-04-13 00:04:09
What's New in Version 1.4.0
HSK Difficulty Levels for Topic Lessons
Topic lessons are now organised by HSK level (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3). Use the new filter bar to quickly find lessons that match your level — from beginner greetings and time-telling to intermediate topics like visiting the doctor. Each lesson card now shows a colour-coded HSK badge so you can see the difficulty at a glance.
Improved Stroke Order Challenge on All Devices
The Stroke Order Challenge now adapts properly to smaller iPhone screens. The character display and answer buttons no longer overlap or get cut off on iPhone SE and compact devices.
Stability & Reliability
- Fixed a data corruption edge case that could freeze the app if local storage was cleared by iOS under storage pressure
- Improved memory handling in the AI tutor chat
- Removed potential crash points across the app
Build 884075922v1.3.02026-04-02 23:37:25
What's New (Version 1.3.0):
- HSK mock exams — improved certificate layouts and better print formatting for test reports
- AI Tutor — fixed conversation context, response formatting and message handling
- Welcome walkthrough — new onboarding screens for first-time users
- Data protection — your progress is now automatically backed up on-device so nothing is lost between updates
- General stability and performance improvements
Build 883920203v1.2.02026-03-30 20:10:13
What's New in Version 1.2.0:
Topic Lessons — Build your own study sessions! 10 bespoke topic lessons covering Restaurant, Hotel, Shopping, Transport, Doctor, Meeting People, Weather, Days of the Week, Food & Drinks, and Telling Time. Each lesson includes key vocabulary with audio, key phrases, example sentences, translation practice, cultural notes, and a quiz with answers. Beautifully formatted for screen and print.
Expanded Profile — Tap any stat card to see rich detail views. Characters Learned shows your full list grouped by HSK level. Day Streak displays a 30-day calendar. Study Time charts your daily activity. Accuracy now tracks every wrong answer and links back to the game or exercise where you got it wrong so you can practise again. Favourites shows your saved characters with meanings. Games Played breaks down stats for all 20 games with a "not yet tried" list.
Per-Game Tracking — Every game now tracks individual play counts so you can see which games you play most and discover ones you haven't tried yet.
Stroke Order Fix — Stroke order animations in Study Tools now load reliably with a loading indicator and built-in caching. No more blank animations on slower connections.
Bigger Navigation Icons — Header tab icons are larger and easier to tap on all screen sizes while staying neatly on one line.
Build 883765528v1.1.02026-03-26 01:13:24
What's New in Hanyu 1.1.0
Massive Content Expansion
- 466 characters (up from 324) with full HSK 1-3 level tags
- Every character now has example sentences with pinyin and English
- 340 character decompositions showing radicals and etymology
- Filter characters by HSK level — HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3 categories added
New Tone Practice Game
- Master the 4 tones with a dedicated listening game
- Hear a character, identify the tone — 15 questions per round
- Score tracking, streaks, and tone tips summary
Spaced Repetition Review
- New review queue on the Learn tab shows characters due for practice
- Correctly answered characters appear less often; missed ones come back
sooner
- Review up to 10 characters per session
Interactive Grammar Exercises
- Fill-in-the-blank and word ordering drills
- Covers essential patterns: comparatives, conditionals, passive voice, and
more
- Instant feedback with grammar explanations
5 New Stories
- 25 graded stories (up from 20) across beginner, elementary, and intermediate
- New stories: First Plane Ride, The Lost Phone, Learning to Cook, Getting
Lost, Birthday Party, Going to the Supermarket
More Sentence Practice
- 82 sentences (up from 61) covering real-world scenarios
- New patterns: shopping, directions, weather, comparisons, conditionals
Progress Visualization
- 30-day study activity heatmap on your Profile
- HSK progress bars showing learned vs total for each level
Global Search
- Search across all characters, sentences, and examples from the top bar
- Find any pinyin, hanzi, or English meaning instantly
AI Tutor Improvements
- Offline Tutor mode works on all devices — no Apple Intelligence required
- Pre-built lessons covering greetings, numbers, tones, food, time, grammar,
and travel
- Toggle between Apple Intelligence and Offline Tutor in Settings
Bug Fixes
- Fixed offline banner covering navigation icons
- Fixed stroke order animation not loading (updated to Promise-based API)
- Fixed blank screen when returning to character practice from sentence mode
- Fixed character and drawing pad overflow on narrow screens
- Auto-check for app updates via the App Store
Build 883337923v1.0.12026-03-18 07:20:59
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Change log 27 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Version 2.8.3 — Room for all your decks
• Flashcards, fixed for real — with lots of packs installed, the deck grid was cramming every deck onto one screen and
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description updated
Learn to read, write, and speak Mandarin — with an on-device AI tutor, 680+ characters with stroke order, 28 graded stories, 18 games, and full HSK 1–3 mock exa
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subtitle updated
HSK Test Prep, Pinyin & Tutor
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name updated
Hanyu: Learn Chinese Mandarin
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Version 2.8.3 released
Version 2.8.3 — Room for all your decks
• Flashcards, fixed for real — with lots of packs installed, the deck grid was cramming every deck onto one screen and squashing the photos into slivers. The list now scrolls properly, so every deck
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Version 2.8.2 released
Version 2.8.2 — Jump straight in
Two little things you told us were annoying — fixed.
• Try new packs instantly — the moment a pack installs, a card pops up with a one-tap button that takes you straight to your new content: read the stori
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Version 2.8.1 released
Version 2.8.1 — Search everything
Search just got a whole lot smarter. It now looks through every corner of Hanyu — including all the content packs you've downloaded — so whatever you're looking for, it's one tap away.
• Search EVERYTHING
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Version 2.8 released
Version 2.8 — Manga Dialogues
Learn real Chinese conversations through short animated manga scenes — watch it play, tap any word, hear it spoken.
• NEW: Anime Dialogues — animated everyday scenes with the full conversation below each one
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Version 2.6.1 released
Version 2.6.1 — Smoother, and more yours
A polish release all about making Hanyu tidier, more personal, and easier to keep coming back to.
• Like what you love — tap the heart on any story, flashcard deck or recipe and your favourites fl
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Version 2.6 released
Version 2.6 — Hanyu now bends around the way you study — pin what you love, and unlock exactly what you want.
• Like your favourites — tap the heart on any game or story and it floats to the top, so your go-to practice is always one tap aw
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Version 2.5 released
Version 2.5 — Now you're cooking
Say hello to Chinese Food — a brand-new section that brings the language into the kitchen, plus a new way to unlock just what you want.
• A new Chinese Food section — download a Cooking pack and a whole n
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Version 2.4 released
Version 2.4 — Now you're cooking
Say hello to Chinese Food — a brand-new section that brings the language to the kitchen.
• A new Chinese Food section — download a Chinese Food pack and a whole new recipe section unlocks in the app: real
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Version 2.3 released
Version 2.3 — A deeper dive into history
The History section has had its biggest update yet — richer, more visual, and now expandable with brand-new downloadable packs.
• New downloadable History packs — add whole themed collections from
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Version 2.2 released
Version 2.1 — Explore China , the Geography section has had a big glow-up, plus a smoother, more polished app all round.
• Major cities come to life — every city in Geography now has its own photo, from Beijing's Forbidden City and Shang
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Version 2.0 released
Hanyu is now free to start
Big news ! You can now download Hanyu and start learning Mandarin for free. Read a full story, study your first characters, and play games at no cost. When you're ready, unlock the whole app with a single one-ti
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Version 1.8 released
Version 1.8 — Your own Notepad
Save the words you want to remember, then master them your way — plus fresher quizzes and brand-new content.
• New Notepad — tap "Save" on any word (in stories, character study, the vocabulary lists, the di
◆
Version 1.7.1 released
Version 1.7.1 — A fresh new look
Hanyu just got a beautiful visual makeover from cover to cover:
• Every story, topic, game, and HSK practice test now has its own artwork — the whole app feels richer and easier to navigate at a glance.
•
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Version 1.7 released
Version 1.7 — Content Packs & Plan Mode
Hanyu now grows with you. This is our biggest update yet.
CONTENT PACKS — choose what you learn
Browse our free pack library and tap to add exactly the content you want — no app update, no re-downlo
◆
Version 1.6.1 released
What's New in 1.6.1
A polished practice experience and a big content boost.
• Refreshed Practice screen — Character Practice and Sentence Practice now match the bold, App Store–inspired look of the rest of the app: gradient hero he
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Version 1.6 released
What's New (Version 1.6.0):
A fresh look for your daily learning — plus three new conversation topics.
• Brand-new Today tab — your Continue card, daily progress, review queue and Practice modes now sit in a clean, bold layout that's ea
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Version 1.5.1 released
What's New (Version 1.5.1):
A quick follow-up to fix a few things you spotted in 1.5.0:
• "Character of the Day" and "Learn it" now correctly open the character in Practice
• "Learn a new character" in the Daily Plan now jumps straight int
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Version 1.5 released
What's New (Version 1.5.0):
Our biggest update ever. Hanyu now plans your study for you — and sees, hears and speaks Chinese.
• Today dashboard — new home screen showing your streak, due reviews and daily XP goal at a glance
• Personalized
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Version 1.4 released
What's New in Version 1.4.0
HSK Difficulty Levels for Topic Lessons
Topic lessons are now organised by HSK
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Version 1.3.0 released
What's New (Version 1.3.0):
- HSK mock exams — improved certificate layouts and better print formatting for test reports
- AI Tutor — fixed conversation context, response formatting and message handling
- Welcome walkthrough — new onboardin
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Version 1.2.0 released
What's New in Version 1.2.0:
Topic Lessons — Build your own study sessions! 10 bespoke topic lessons covering Restaurant, Hotel, Shopping, Transport, Doctor, Meeting People, Weather, Days of the Week, Food & Drinks, and Telling Time. Each
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Version 1.1.0 released
What's New in Hanyu 1.1.0
Massive Content Expansion
- 466 characters (up from 324) with full HSK 1-3 level tags
- Every character now has example sentences with pinyin and English
- 340 character decompositions showing radicals an
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Version 1.0.1 released