Pocket Pinyin
Native Mandarin flashcards, pinyin first. Offline, no ads
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A native iPhone, iPad and Mac app for Mandarin learners who read pinyin before characters: every word leads with its pinyin, characters and sound below. Import your teacher's Anki decks or start with ready-made sets; spaced repetition (FSRS) plans each day. Works fully offline, so a subway ride never breaks a session. No ads, account or tracking; syncs via your own iCloud. Studying is free. Optional Plus ($4.99/year or $14.99 once) adds AI sets on any topic and the whole library.
PH · launched Nov 14, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 19%) · 0 views
Niche: language learning apps · 511 launches, 50 in the last 7 days ▼ -6% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Education
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Education
- Languages
- Apple
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Could you build this?
Yes This is a native flashcard app with spaced repetition, and FSRS has open-source implementations. Anki import is a documented SQLite-in-zip format, and offline storage is standard, so a solo builder can vibe-code it with an AI assistant.
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