為什麼這份清單專收繁體 App
如果你家讀的是繁體字——臺灣、香港和許多海外華人社群使用的文字——找 App 的過程大概是這樣的：搜「learn Chinese for kids」，下載評價最高的那個，點開一看，全是簡體，刪掉，重來。Duolingo 的中文課程只教簡體，這是事實，不是批評。市面上大多數兒童識字 App 也一樣。
所以這份清單就做一件事：把真正支援繁體字的 App 挑出來，一個一個查證。每一條資訊都來自官方網站或官方商店頁面，不是道聽途說。有一個熱門 App（Dong Chinese）因為我們在官方來源找不到繁體支援的說明，直接從名單上刪掉了。
先說清楚：清單裡有一個 App 是我們自己做的（Boba Chinese），該標註的地方都標註了。這篇寫給家裡有 5-8 歲孩子的海外家庭，其中兩個選項比較適合大孩子和爸媽自己用。
七個 App 一覽
| App | 繁體支援 | 適合年齡 | 學習方式 | 價格 |
|---|
| Boba Chinese | 整個 App 可切換繁體或簡體 | 5-8 歲 | 分級讀本閱讀 | 訂閱制，7 天免費試用 |
| Maomi Stars | 繁簡文字皆可，華語和粵語配音 | 4-7 歲 | 識字遊戲收集 | 免費開始，之後 $7.99-$14.99/月 |
| Little Chinese Learners | 提供簡體和繁體兩種版本 | 4-10 歲 | 真人老師影片＋遊戲 | $18-$40/月，7 天試用 |
| Studycat Learn Chinese | 設定時選繁體或簡體，隨時可換 | 2-8 歲 | 遊戲化詞語課程 | $14.99/月或 $59.99/年，7 天試用 |
| FunEasyLearn | 有獨立的繁體中文課程 | 兒童到成人 | 詞語遊戲（30 種玩法） | 免費＋付費解鎖 |
| HelloChinese | 繁簡皆支援 | 大孩子和成人 | 遊戲化系統課程 | 免費版＋Premium $11.99/月或 $69.99/年 |
| Skritter | 可選繁體、簡體或兩者同時學 | 青少年和成人 | 手寫練習＋筆畫回饋 | $14.99/月或 $99.99/年，7 天試用 |
Boba Chinese
對，這是我們自己做的，請帶著這個前提讀這一段，最好直接去開個免費試用自己驗證。
Boba Chinese 是給 5-8 歲華裔孩子的分級閱讀 App：孩子先學字，然後馬上讀真正的故事書——每一本書只用孩子已經學過的字，不用猜，讀完一本就是一次看得見的成就。整個 App（課程、書、遊戲、音檔）都可以用繁體或簡體顯示，隨時切換、進度不丟。家裡如果一邊是臺灣的爺爺奶奶、一邊是教簡體的週末中文學校，這個設計會救你很多次。爸媽自己不會讀中文也沒關係，家長介面是英文的。
它的定位就是閱讀優先。如果你的首要目標是口說或寫字，建議搭配清單裡的其他工具。iOS、Android 和網頁版都有，7 天免費試用。
Maomi Stars
Maomi Stars 是給 4-7 歲孩子的識字遊戲：在 Maomi Land 裡收集貓咪，邊玩邊認、寫、說 400 多個漢字。官方商店頁面寫得清楚：繁體和簡體文字都支援，配音有英文、華語和粵語——這讓它成為極少數認真服務粵語家庭的兒童 App，不是隨便應付。
收集貓咪的玩法真的好玩，「為多語家庭設計」也不是空話。要注意的是：它是識字遊戲，不是閱讀課程，孩子練的是單字，不是讀故事。前 40 個字免費，之後每月 $7.99 到 $14.99。家裡說粵語的話，從這個開始。
Little Chinese Learners
Little Chinese Learners 是網頁版課程，適合 4-10 歲，核心是真人老師的影片課，搭配複習遊戲、動畫兒歌、可列印的練習紙和跟讀故事書。官方網站直接寫明：簡體和繁體兩種版本都提供。
它比較像一門有結構的線上課，不是孩子自己抓著玩的 App——這一點是優點還是缺點，看你家孩子。喜歡看老師講課的孩子會學得很好；想自己動手玩遊戲的孩子可能坐不住。價格是自學類裡最高的：每月 $18 到 $40 分四檔（家庭方案含三個帳號），有 7 天試用和 30 天退款保證，先試再說。
Studycat Learn Chinese
Studycat 做兒童語言 App 超過十年，中文課程（2-8 歲）加入了完整的繁簡雙軌支援：設定時選繁體或簡體，官方說法是「隨時可以切換」。玩法是遊戲化的詞語課，短短的互動課程涵蓋聽、說和初步認讀，環境無廣告、對兒童安全。
誠實的限制：Studycat 教的是詞語，不是閱讀。孩子會認會說，但不會在 App 裡進階到讀句子、讀書。所以它更適合最小的學習者（2-5 歲）當第一個 App，或當閱讀課程前的暖身，而不是 7 歲孩子的完整方案。每月 $14.99 或每年 $59.99，7 天免費試用。
FunEasyLearn
FunEasyLearn 是詞語機器：15,000 個詞、350 個主題、30 種遊戲玩法，而且有一門獨立的繁體中文課程，不是藏在設定裡的開關。有兒童模式，配插圖和發音遊戲，免費版是真的能用（靠玩遊戲賺取內容，付費解鎖不限量）。
它不是像 Maomi Stars 或 Studycat 那樣專為孩子打造——它是全年齡的詞語 App，裡面有適合孩子的內容。別期待故事或課程體系，它就是把詞卡遊戲做得很多樣。當作「已經在別處學、想多練繁體詞語」的免費補充，非常稱職。
HelloChinese
HelloChinese 大概是所有應用商店裡做得最精緻的中文自學課程，官方頁面寫明繁簡皆支援。免費版給得大方，課程編排紮實，語音辨識是真的能用的那種。
誠實的部分：它是為成人設計的。雖然分級是 4+，但整個介面假設使用者能獨立閱讀說明、自己安排進度。有動力的 10 歲孩子可以用；6 歲孩子不行，除非爸媽全程陪著操作。我們還是把它收進來，因為華裔家庭常常有兩個學習者——孩子，和想把自己中文撿回來的爸媽。對後者來說，一門用繁體字學的系統課程，HelloChinese 是很好的答案。免費版之外，Premium 每月 $11.99 或每年 $69.99。
Skritter
Skritter 是專項工具：整個 App 只做一件事——手寫漢字，每一筆都有即時回饋。官方 FAQ 寫明資料庫收錄超過 15,000 個字形，涵蓋約 11,000 個漢字的繁簡兩種寫法，可以只學繁體、只學簡體，或兩者同時。甚至有臺灣標準字形的選項，想讓孩子寫出和臺灣學校一樣的字形，這裡找得到。論繁體手寫，商店裡沒有對手。
和 HelloChinese 一樣，它是給青少年和成人的，小小孩沒辦法自己操作。但如果孩子在週末中文學校有聽寫作業，或你自己想重練寫字，就是它了。每月 $14.99 或每年 $99.99，7 天試用。
怎麼選
兩個問題就能解決大半：第一，目標是什麼——讀書（Boba Chinese）、識字遊戲（Maomi Stars、Studycat）、老師帶課（Little Chinese Learners）還是寫字（Skritter）？第二，學的人是誰——5 歲孩子需要為孩子設計的 App，而 HelloChinese 和 Skritter 更適合爸媽或大孩子。如果你還在糾結要不要從繁體開始，我們寫過一篇簡體與繁體怎麼選，還有一份更完整的孩子學繁體中文指南。
不管選哪個，孩子願意主動開啟的 App，永遠贏過功能清單更長的那個。同時開兩個免費試用，讓孩子用注意力投票。
如果目標是讓孩子用繁體字讀真正的書，從 Boba Chinese 的免費試用開始——7 天完整體驗，整個 App 隨時可以在繁簡之間切換。
If your family reads traditional characters — the script used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities — app shopping gets frustrating fast. Duolingo's Mandarin course teaches simplified characters only. So do most of the character apps that come up when you search "learn Chinese for kids." You download something promising, your kid plays for ten minutes, and then 媽媽 shows up on screen as 妈妈 and you're back to square one.
This list is only apps we could confirm actually support traditional characters, checked against each app's official site or store listing — not review-blog hearsay. We dropped one popular app (Dong Chinese) because we couldn't verify its traditional support from an official source. Full disclosure: we build one of the apps below, and we've marked it clearly. The rest of the list is here because your kid deserves options, and honestly, so does your sanity.
Written for heritage families with kids around 5–8, though a couple of picks skew older.
The apps at a glance
| App | Traditional support | Ages | Method | Price model |
|---|
| Boba Chinese | Full app in traditional or simplified — switch anytime | 5–8 | Leveled storybook reading | Subscription, 7-day free trial |
| Maomi Stars | Traditional and simplified text; Mandarin and Cantonese narration | 4–7 | Character games and collection | Free start, then $7.99–$14.99/mo |
| Little Chinese Learners | Available in simplified and traditional | 4–10 | Teacher videos, games, songs | $18–$40/mo tiers, 7-day trial |
| Studycat Learn Chinese | Pick either script at setup, switch as needed | 2–8 | Gamified vocabulary lessons | $14.99/mo or $59.99/yr, 7-day trial |
| FunEasyLearn | Dedicated Traditional Chinese course | Kids to adults | Vocabulary games (30 game types) | Free with premium upgrade |
| HelloChinese | Both scripts supported in-app | Older kids and adults | Gamified full-course lessons | Free tier + Premium $11.99/mo or $69.99/yr |
| Skritter | Study traditional, simplified, or both | Teens and adults | Handwriting practice with stroke feedback | $14.99/mo or $99.99/yr, 7-day trial |
Boba Chinese
Yes, this one is ours — so read this section knowing that, and check the free trial yourself rather than taking our word.
Boba Chinese is a leveled-reading app for heritage kids aged 5–8: kids learn characters, then immediately read real storybooks built from only the characters they already know. No guessing, no frustration, and every finished book is a visible win. The whole app — lessons, books, games, audio — renders in traditional or simplified, and you can switch anytime without losing progress, which matters for families straddling Taiwanese grandparents and a simplified-script weekend school (or vice versa). Parents don't need to read Chinese themselves; the parent view is in English.
It's reading-first by design. If your main goal is conversation practice or handwriting drills, pair it with something else on this list. Comes with a 7-day free trial on iOS, Android, and web.
Maomi Stars
Maomi Stars is a character-learning game for ages 4–7 where kids read, write, and speak their way through 400+ characters by collecting cats in Maomi Land. Its official App Store listing says it plainly: it "supports traditional and simplified Chinese text as well as English, Mandarin, and Cantonese narrations" — which makes it one of the very few kid apps that serves Cantonese-speaking families properly, not as an afterthought.
The collection loop is genuinely fun, and "designed for multilingual families" isn't just marketing copy here. The tradeoff: it's a character-collection game, not a reading program — kids drill individual characters rather than reading stories. The first 40 characters are free, then paid tiers run $7.99 to $14.99 a month. If your household speaks Cantonese, start here.
Little Chinese Learners
Little Chinese Learners is a web-based program for ages 4–10 built around native-teacher video lessons, backed by review games (Balloon Pop, Whack the Mole), animated songs, printable worksheets, and read-aloud books. The whole program is available in simplified and traditional Chinese — stated right on the official site.
It feels closer to a structured online class than an app your kid grabs solo, which is either its strength or its weakness depending on your family. Kids who like a teacher's face on screen do well here; kids who want to poke at a game independently may drift. Pricing is the steepest of the self-paced options — $18 to $40 a month across four tiers (family plans cover three accounts) — with a 7-day premium trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee to test the fit.
Studycat Learn Chinese
Studycat has been making kids' language apps for over a decade, and its Chinese course (ages 2–8) added proper dual-script support: families pick traditional or simplified at setup and, in Studycat's own words, can "switch as needed." It's a gamified vocabulary program — short playful lessons covering listening, speaking, and early reading — in a kid-safe, ad-free environment.
The honest limit: Studycat builds vocabulary, not literacy. Your kid will learn to recognize and say words, but won't progress to reading sentences or books inside the app. That makes it a strong first app for the youngest learners (2–5) and a decent warm-up before a reading program, rather than a complete solution for a 7-year-old. $14.99 a month or $59.99 a year, 7-day free trial.
FunEasyLearn
FunEasyLearn is a vocabulary machine: 15,000 words and phrases across 350 topics, drilled through 30 different game types — and it offers a dedicated Traditional Chinese course, not a toggle buried in settings. There's a kids' mode with illustrated words and pronunciation games, and the free tier is real (you earn access by playing, with an optional premium upgrade to remove limits).
It's not built specifically for children the way Maomi Stars or Studycat are — it's an all-ages vocabulary app with kid-friendly content inside. Expect flashcard-style word games rather than stories or a curriculum. As a free supplement for a kid who's already learning elsewhere and wants more word practice in traditional characters, it earns its download.
HelloChinese
HelloChinese is the most polished self-paced Mandarin course on any app store, and its official listing confirms both scripts: "Simplified and traditional Chinese (Mandarin) are both supported." The free tier is generous, the lessons are well-sequenced, and the speech recognition actually works.
Here's the honest part: it's built for adults. It's rated 4+, but the interface assumes an independent reader who can follow written instructions and self-direct through a grammar-based course. A motivated 10-year-old can use it; a 6-year-old cannot, not without a parent driving every session. We include it because heritage families often have two learners — the kid and the parent who wants to rebuild their own Chinese. For the parent half of that equation, in traditional characters, HelloChinese is excellent. Free tier plus Premium at $11.99 a month or $69.99 a year.
Skritter
Skritter is the specialist pick: an app entirely about writing characters by hand, with stroke-level feedback. Its official FAQ states the database "contains over 15,000 characters, including the traditional and simplified forms of about 11,000 Chinese characters," and that "you can study both Chinese styles at once if you want, or pick one." There's even a Taiwan Ministry of Education font option for families who want the exact glyph forms taught in Taiwanese schools. For traditional-script handwriting, nothing else on an app store comes close.
Like HelloChinese, it's a teen-and-adult tool — young kids won't navigate it alone. But if your child is in a weekend school with dictation homework, or you're relearning handwriting yourself, this is the one. $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year with a 7-day trial.
How to choose
Two questions do most of the work. First, what's the goal — reading books (Boba Chinese), character games (Maomi Stars, Studycat), teacher-led lessons (Little Chinese Learners), or handwriting (Skritter)? Second, who's the learner — a 5-year-old needs a kid-native app, while HelloChinese and Skritter serve the parent or an older sibling. And if you're still weighing whether to start with traditional at all, we wrote an honest comparison of simplified vs traditional for kids and a fuller guide to learning traditional Chinese as a family.
Whatever you pick, the app your kid opens voluntarily beats the app with the better feature list. Run two free trials in parallel and let your kid vote with their attention.
If reading real books in traditional characters is the goal, start with the Boba Chinese free trial — 7 days, full access, and the whole app switches between 繁體 and 簡體 whenever your family needs it to.
