Skritter
Vocabulary and flashcards: write Chinese or Japanese characters stroke by stroke, graded as you write.
Prices checked 12 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Skritter worth it?
Yes, if you want to write characters from memory, not only recognise them, and will review for a few minutes most days.
What it costs. A year costs $99.99 ($8.33 a month); month to month is $14.99.
What's free. A guest account keeps free access to selected decks for good; a subscription unlocks review mode and every deck.
Skip it if you only want to speak and read: Skritter teaches you to write characters, and sits beside a course rather than replacing one.
What learners rate it. 4.7 out of 5 from 822 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.5 from 3,477 on Google Play, checked 12 Oct 2026.
$99.99 a year $8.33 a month, billed yearly · Premium, 1 year
In our comparison: strongest on trial and refund terms, weakest on speaking practice.
- Annual plan
- $99.99 a year ($8.33/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $14.99
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
A guest account keeps free access to selected decks for good; a subscription unlocks review mode and every deck. - Languages
- 2
- Speech recognition
- —
- Live tutoring
- —
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- A 7-day free trial, then a 30-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase made with Skritter; App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's and Google's rules.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Skritter lesson works
- What you do
- Learn a character's meaning, reading and tone, then write it on the screen stroke by stroke and get graded as you go; the ones you get wrong come back sooner.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked right or wrong. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a vocabulary app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Skritter's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term; promotions are noted, never used for the figure.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, 1 yearPremiumIncludes a 7-day free trial. | Annual | $99.99 | $8.33/mo | every deck |
| Premium, 6 monthsPremiumIncludes a 7-day free trial. | Every 6 months | $59.99 | $10/mo | every deck |
| Premium, 1 monthPremiumIncludes a 7-day free trial. | Monthly | $14.99 | $14.99/mo | every deck |
What will Skritter cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$79.89 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $99.99.
What each plan covers. Monthly: every deck. Yearly: every deck.
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
What Skritter says about itself
| Feature | What Skritter says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Vocabulary and flashcards. Write Chinese or Japanese characters on the screen, stroke by stroke, with instant grading and spaced-repetition review; decks follow textbooks, HSK levels or topics. |
| Languages offered | 2: Chinese, Japanese |
| Free tier | A guest account keeps free access to selected decks for good; a subscription unlocks review mode and every deck. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | — |
| Live tutoring | — |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | A 7-day free trial, then a 30-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase made with Skritter; App Store and Google Play purchases follow Apple's and Google's rules. |
| Company | Inkren, Inc. |
How Skritter compares
Skritter is strongest on trial and refund terms, weakest on speaking practice. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 2 | Write Chinese or Japanese characters stroke by stroke, graded as you write |
| Speaking practice | 1 | — |
| Language coverage | 1 | 2 languages |
| Free tier | 3 | A free account with limits |
| Price per month | 3 | $99.99 a year $8.33 a month, billed yearly · Premium, 1 year |
| Trial and refund | 5 | A 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Skritter
2 languages as listed by Skritter.
How far its courses go
- Skritter Chinese: Decks for HSK 1 to 6 and HSK 3.0 1 to 9. Characters written stroke by stroke.
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References
- Skritter: home page and prices (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Apple App Store: Skritter Chinese listing (checked 12 Oct 2026)
- Skritter: terms of use (checked 12 Oct 2026)