How Boba Chinese Compares

What each product is, in its own words. Figures are taken from each company’s pages and checked 2026-09-04; the leveling row is where the three models genuinely differ.

Boba Chinese

Ages: 4 to 12
Traditional or Simplified: Both, switchable any time without losing progress
How the reading is leveled: Every book is built from the characters your child has already learned, so there is never a page they cannot finish
Where your child uses it: iPhone, iPad and Android
Family price: $8.33 a month billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly. 7 days free, no charge if you cancel before day 7

Better Chinese

betterchinese.com

Ages: Preschool through college, split across separate program lines
Traditional or Simplified: Both, chosen in the account settings
How the reading is leveled: A story library sorted into beginner, intermediate and advanced, following the printed curriculum
Where your child uses it: Web browser and iPad. The separate story app also runs on iPhone and Android
Family price: From $19.95 a month, up to $250.95 a year depending on the program, with a 14-day trial

Sagebooks

sagebookshk.com

Ages: About 3 to 6, published per level
Traditional or Simplified: Both, as separate traditional and simplified editions
How the reading is leveled: Five levels of printed books, one new character per lesson, 100 a level, building to 500
Where your child uses it: Printed books at home, with audio on CD, free download, or their companion app
Family price: HK$2,280 for the 25-book set, about US$292, bought once. Single levels HK$495

KooBits

koobits.com

Ages: 6 to 12, following Primary 1 to 6
Traditional or Simplified: Simplified. The learning content follows the Singapore MOE syllabus
How the reading is leveled: Read-along stories whose difficulty adjusts to the child, alongside vocabulary and dictation practice
Where your child uses it: Web browser on a computer or tablet
Family price: $13.13 a month billed yearly, covering Chinese plus their math, science and English. 7-day trial

Feature	Boba Chinese	Better Chinesebetterchinese.com	Sagebookssagebookshk.com	KooBitskoobits.com
Ages	4 to 12	Preschool through college, split across separate program lines	About 3 to 6, published per level	6 to 12, following Primary 1 to 6
Traditional or Simplified	Both, switchable any time without losing progress	Both, chosen in the account settings	Both, as separate traditional and simplified editions	Simplified. The learning content follows the Singapore MOE syllabus
How the reading is leveled	Every book is built from the characters your child has already learned, so there is never a page they cannot finish	A story library sorted into beginner, intermediate and advanced, following the printed curriculum	Five levels of printed books, one new character per lesson, 100 a level, building to 500	Read-along stories whose difficulty adjusts to the child, alongside vocabulary and dictation practice
Where your child uses it	iPhone, iPad and Android	Web browser and iPad. The separate story app also runs on iPhone and Android	Printed books at home, with audio on CD, free download, or their companion app	Web browser on a computer or tablet
Family price	$8.33 a month billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly. 7 days free, no charge if you cancel before day 7	From $19.95 a month, up to $250.95 a year depending on the program, with a 14-day trial	HK$2,280 for the 25-book set, about US$292, bought once. Single levels HK$495	$13.13 a month billed yearly, covering Chinese plus their math, science and English. 7-day trial

Details for Better Chinese, Sagebooks and KooBits are taken from their own sites and were checked in September 2026. Prices change, so please confirm on the page linked in each column. We compare the printed leveled-reader series separately.