Shua: Learn Chinese Fast
Scroll, Listen, Become Fluent
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Understand immersive Chinese. Scroll short videos from C-Dramas, vlogs and street interviews, with every word one tap away.
Most Chinese apps teach you flashcards first and real Chinese never. Shua flips that: you start with real short videos, from comedy skits and street interviews to vlogs and cartoons made for native kids, and the app teaches you as you watch.
TAP ANY WORD, MID-SCROLL
See its pinyin, tone, and meaning without leaving the video. Every definition is grounded in the actual line you just heard, not a generic dictionary entry. English subtitles are there when you need them.
TONE AND MEANING ARE TRACKED SEPARATELY
Because remembering what a word means and remembering how it sounds are genuinely different skills. Shua reviews them as separate cards, so you are never stuck re-learning a word's meaning when all you actually forgot was the tone.
YOUR VOCABULARY BANK BUILDS ITSELF
Tap a word, hit Save, and it is in your deck. No separate list to maintain, no typing it out again. Everything you save comes back later through spaced repetition, timed so you see it just before you would have forgotten it.
SEARCH ANY WORD TO SEE IT USED AGAIN
Curious how a phrase actually gets used? Search it and jump straight to the moment in a real clip where a native speaker says it.
HSK-LEVELED, FEED AND EXPLORE
Every clip is tagged by HSK level, so your feed never throws you in over your head until you are ready for it to. Browse Explore when you want to pick a level or topic yourself.
BUILD YOUR OWN DECKS
Organize saved words into custom decks: by topic, by show, or by however you actually think about them.
DAILY GOALS AND STREAKS
Set a daily watch-time goal, track your streak, and see your progress on a full contribution heatmap.
No streak-shaming. No guilt notifications. Just real Chinese, and a fast way to understand it.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://shua-api.lexio.site/privacy
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Tap any word, then swipe for more
The word card now swipes between the dictionary, AI
context for the exact line you heard, and extra example
sentences. Swipe down to dismiss it.
Tell us what you want to watch
Like a clip and the feed shows you more like it.
More control over playback
Playback speeds from 0.25x to 2x, and double-tap the
left or right of the video to jump 5 seconds.
Video details and player settings
Tap the info or gear icons to see where a clip came
from, or to switch pinyin, translations and word
spacing on and off without leaving the video.
A clearer first run
The walkthrough has been rebuilt from scratch, so it
actually waits for you instead of racing ahead.
Plus a lot of polish
Better loading states, tidier spacing throughout, and
fixes to dark mode and the video player.
The developer, Matvei Loginov, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Matvei Loginov
- Size
- 63.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Shua Pro Annual $39.99
- Shua Pro Monthly $7.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Matvei Loginov
