Pinyin Scholar
Add pinyin to Chinese text
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Print Chinese with pinyin: choose large text or room for notes, preview every page, and reuse your layout. PDF/RTF export requires Pro; image export is free.
PRINT YOUR WAY
Choose standard layout, large-print reading, or extra space for handwritten notes. Adjust text size and line spacing; export format, paper size, and layout choices are remembered for next time. Preview all layouts for free.
Pinyin Scholar helps you add pinyin to Chinese text quickly. Paste text, scan a page or photo, then view clear pinyin annotations with tone colors, review possible polyphonic characters, listen to Chinese text aloud, and export the result for study, work, or reference.
Core annotation works offline with no app account, tracking, or ads.
FREE FEATURES
- Unlimited pasted-text annotation, local history and search.
- Tone marks, tone numbers, IPA, and optional tone colors.
- Review OCR text before generating pinyin.
- Choose pronunciations for polyphonic characters.
- Dictionary details, copy, system read-aloud, and image export.
- Five confirmed single-page OCR scans per day.
- Free PDF and editable RTF previews before choosing Pro export.
PINYIN SCHOLAR PRO
- Optional article and pronunciation-correction sync in your private iCloud database.
- Multi-photo OCR and multi-page document scanning with page review.
- A4 / US Letter PDF export with automatic pagination for long articles.
- Editable Word-compatible RTF export.
- Monthly, yearly, and one-time lifetime purchase options.
Earlier users retain their existing annotation, single-page OCR, and export features. iCloud sync requires an iCloud account and is off by default.
Available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled before renewal. Eligible customers may receive a 7-day yearly-plan trial; after the trial, the yearly subscription renews at the price shown before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Privacy Policy: https://huangcodes.com/apps/pinyinscholar/privacy/
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Review uncertain pronunciations one by one with sentence context. Confirm a reading and continue, or skip it for later.
Pinyin-only mode now displays each reading once. Read Aloud stops reliably when tapped again and keeps punctuation and paragraph breaks for more natural pauses.
The developer, 昶 黄, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- 昶 黄
- Size
- 15.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pinyin Scholar Pro Lifetime $59.99
- Pinyin Scholar Pro Monthly $2.99
- Pinyin Scholar Pro Yearly $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Chang Huang