为什么这份清单专收繁体 App
如果你家读的是繁体字——台湾、香港和许多海外华人社区使用的文字——找 App 的过程大概是这样的：搜「learn Chinese for kids」，下载评价最高的那个，点开一看，全是简体，删掉，重来。Duolingo 的中文课程只教简体，这是事实，不是批评。市面上大多数儿童识字 App 也一样。
所以这份清单就做一件事：把真正支持繁体字的 App 挑出来，一个一个查证。每一条资讯都来自官方网站或官方商店页面，不是道听途说。有一个热门 App（Dong Chinese）因为我们在官方来源找不到繁体支持的说明，直接从名单上删掉了。
先说清楚：清单里有一个 App 是我们自己做的（Boba Chinese），该标注的地方都标注了。这篇写给家里有 4-12 岁孩子的海外家庭，其中两个选项比较适合大孩子和爸妈自己用。
七个 App 一览
| App | 繁体支持 | 适合年龄 | 学习方式 | 价格 |
|---|
| Boba Chinese | 整个 App 可切换繁体或简体 | 4-12 岁 | 分级读本阅读 | 订阅制，7 天免费试用 |
| Maomi Stars | 繁简文字皆可，华语和粤语配音 | 4-7 岁 | 识字游戏收集 | 免费开始，之后 $7.99-$14.99/月 |
| Little Chinese Learners | 提供简体和繁体两种版本 | 4-10 岁 | 真人老师影片＋游戏 | $18-$40/月，7 天试用 |
| Studycat Learn Chinese | 设定时选繁体或简体，随时可换 | 2-8 岁 | 游戏化词语课程 | $14.99/月或 $59.99/年，7 天试用 |
| FunEasyLearn | 有独立的繁体中文课程 | 儿童到成人 | 词语游戏（30 种玩法） | 免费＋付费解锁 |
| HelloChinese | 繁简皆支持 | 大孩子和成人 | 游戏化系统课程 | 免费版＋Premium $11.99/月或 $69.99/年 |
| Skritter | 可选繁体、简体或两者同时学 | 青少年和成人 | 手写练习＋笔画回馈 | $14.99/月或 $99.99/年，7 天试用 |
Boba Chinese
对，这是我们自己做的，请带着这个前提读这一段，最好直接去开个免费试用自己验证。
Boba Chinese 是给 4-12 岁华裔孩子的分级阅读 App：孩子先学字，然后马上读真正的故事书——每一本书只用孩子已经学过的字，不用猜，读完一本就是一次看得见的成就。整个 App（课程、书、游戏、音档）都可以用繁体或简体显示，随时切换、进度不丢。家里如果一边是台湾的爷爷奶奶、一边是教简体的周末中文学校，这个设计会救你很多次。爸妈自己不会读中文也没关系，家长界面是英文的。
它的定位就是阅读优先。如果你的首要目标是口说或写字，建议搭配清单里的其他工具。iOS、Android 和网页版都有，7 天免费试用。
Maomi Stars
Maomi Stars 是给 4-7 岁孩子的识字游戏：在 Maomi Land 里收集猫咪，边玩边认、写、说 400 多个汉字。官方商店页面写得清楚：繁体和简体文字都支持，配音有英文、华语和粤语——这让它成为极少数认真服务粤语家庭的儿童 App，不是随便应付。
收集猫咪的玩法真的好玩，「为多语家庭设计」也不是空话。要注意的是：它是识字游戏，不是阅读课程，孩子练的是单字，不是读故事。前 40 个字免费，之后每月 $7.99 到 $14.99。家里说粤语的话，从这个开始。
Little Chinese Learners
Little Chinese Learners 是网页版课程，适合 4-10 岁，核心是真人老师的影片课，搭配复习游戏、动画儿歌、可打印的练习纸和跟读故事书。官方网站直接写明：简体和繁体两种版本都提供。
它比较像一门有结构的线上课，不是孩子自己抓着玩的 App——这一点是优点还是缺点，看你家孩子。喜欢看老师讲课的孩子会学得很好；想自己动手玩游戏的孩子可能坐不住。价格是自学类里最高的：每月 $18 到 $40 分四档（家庭方案含三个帐号），有 7 天试用和 30 天退款保证，先试再说。
Studycat Learn Chinese
Studycat 做儿童语言 App 超过十年，中文课程（2-8 岁）加入了完整的繁简双轨支持：设定时选繁体或简体，官方说法是「随时可以切换」。玩法是游戏化的词语课，短短的互动课程涵盖听、说和初步认读，环境无广告、对儿童安全。
诚实的限制：Studycat 教的是词语，不是阅读。孩子会认会说，但不会在 App 里进阶到读句子、读书。所以它更适合最小的学习者（2-5 岁）当第一个 App，或当阅读课程前的暖身，而不是 7 岁孩子的完整方案。每月 $14.99 或每年 $59.99，7 天免费试用。
FunEasyLearn
FunEasyLearn 是词语机器：15,000 个词、350 个主题、30 种游戏玩法，而且有一门独立的繁体中文课程，不是藏在设定里的开关。有儿童模式，配插图和发音游戏，免费版是真的能用（靠玩游戏赚取内容，付费解锁不限量）。
它不是像 Maomi Stars 或 Studycat 那样专为孩子打造——它是全年龄的词语 App，里面有适合孩子的内容。别期待故事或课程体系，它就是把词卡游戏做得很多样。当作「已经在别处学、想多练繁体词语」的免费补充，非常称职。
HelloChinese
HelloChinese 大概是所有应用商店里做得最精致的中文自学课程，官方页面写明繁简皆支持。免费版给得大方，课程编排扎实，语音辨识是真的能用的那种。
诚实的部分：它是为成人设计的。虽然分级是 4+，但整个界面假设使用者能独立阅读说明、自己安排进度。有动力的 10 岁孩子可以用；6 岁孩子不行，除非爸妈全程陪着操作。我们还是把它收进来，因为华裔家庭常常有两个学习者——孩子，和想把自己中文捡回来的爸妈。对后者来说，一门用繁体字学的系统课程，HelloChinese 是很好的答案。免费版之外，Premium 每月 $11.99 或每年 $69.99。
Skritter
Skritter 是专项工具：整个 App 只做一件事——手写汉字，每一笔都有即时回馈。官方 FAQ 写明资料库收录超过 15,000 个字形，涵盖约 11,000 个汉字的繁简两种写法，可以只学繁体、只学简体，或两者同时。甚至有台湾标准字形的选项，想让孩子写出和台湾学校一样的字形，这里找得到。论繁体手写，商店里没有对手。
和 HelloChinese 一样，它是给青少年和成人的，小小孩没办法自己操作。但如果孩子在周末中文学校有听写作业，或你自己想重练写字，就是它了。每月 $14.99 或每年 $99.99，7 天试用。
怎么选
两个问题就能解决大半：第一，目标是什么——读书（Boba Chinese）、识字游戏（Maomi Stars、Studycat）、老师带课（Little Chinese Learners）还是写字（Skritter）？第二，学的人是谁——5 岁孩子需要为孩子设计的 App，而 HelloChinese 和 Skritter 更适合爸妈或大孩子。如果你还在纠结要不要从繁体开始，我们写过一篇简体与繁体怎么选，还有一份更完整的孩子学繁体中文指南。
不管选哪个，孩子愿意主动打开的 App，永远赢过功能清单更长的那个。同时开两个免费试用，让孩子用注意力投票。
如果目标是让孩子用繁体字读真正的书，从 Boba Chinese 的免费试用开始——7 天完整体验，整个 App 随时可以在繁简之间切换。
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 4-12, though a couple of picks skew older.
The apps at a glance
| App | Traditional support | Ages | Method | Price model |
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| Boba Chinese | Full app in traditional or simplified — switch anytime | 4-12 | 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 4-12: 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.
