New in 3.2: - The stroke coach now lets you rewrite the same stroke until it's right, with up to 3 tries and more help each time: a slower demo, then a highlighted outline to trace. - Try the stroke coach for free: free learners get 3 coached corrections. - Your first day's plan no longer leaves out a character, and your first lesson opens right away. - Smoother switching between Writing and Challenge on iPad, plus other stability and usability improvements.

Stability and usability improvements.

New in 3.0: - Meet our new brush-holding panda, with a fresh App icon and playful poses throughout the welcome experience. - A cleaner Practice home lets you switch between Writing and Challenge, with quick access to your most recent practice. - A more focused writing flow clearly separates learning from writing and keeps stroke-order animation easy to reach. - Writing tools are easier to reach: they stay inline on iPad landscape and move into one complete panel on compact layouts. - Flashcards, Dictation, and writing results provide clearer next steps, with improved layouts and reliability on smaller screens.

New in 2.8: - Weak-stroke review is clearer, with readable due counts and a layout that adapts better to smaller screens. - Write the full character from memory, then focus on the exact stroke that still needs practice. - Improved app launch, subscription-status handling, and overall reliability.

New in 2.7: - Beginner basics: practice 8 essential strokes, then write 5 simple characters with guided stroke paths. - A clearer daily plan connects ongoing learning, due reviews and lessons, with an option to start a lesson directly. - Pro correction coach: compare your writing with the standard path and improve one stroke at a time. Weak strokes return for later review. Scores, four-part feedback and sharing remain free. - Explore Writing: get one new practice set each day for free and repeat your current set anytime. Pro unlocks unlimited new sets. - Refined iPad writing, correction and result layouts, plus more complete and improved translations.

Version 2.6 brings a smarter, smoother Hanzi learning experience. Try an optional writing level check, adaptive review, instant stroke feedback, and focused practice for problem strokes. Curated Writing now includes 24 themes, while Dictionary adds handwriting, radical, and scan search. We also improved course progress, reminders, iCloud restore, iPad layouts, and performance across launch, challenges, and dictation.

Stability and experience improvements.

Introducing four-stage Character Challenges with recognition, stroke order, dictation, and independent writing. Free learners can unlock one new challenge each day, while Pro learners can continue without limits. Challenges are now available directly from lessons, the dictionary, and custom word lists. This update also improves custom-list practice, navigation, iCloud progress sync, and performance.

Practice has been completely redesigned. • Learn with Flashcards, stroke-by-stroke Dictation, custom My Lists, and Scan to Practice. • View example sentences with pinyin and localized translations, and tap to hear characters and sentences spoken aloud. • Start course-specific flashcards, dictation, and printable workbooks directly from each lesson. • Explore HSK-wide component lessons and a more rigorous Unit Checkpoint with stroke analysis, visual recall, and multi-character writing. • Review mistakes, compare your Writing History, and resume unfinished practice. • Improved iPad landscape layouts, subscription access, progress tracking, and overall stability.

This update makes learning, reviewing, and writing Hanzi clearer: • See components, structure, proportions, common mistakes, and the complete stroke order before writing. • Enjoy smoother handwriting and improved portrait and landscape layouts on iPhone and iPad. • Smart Review now includes visual questions about stroke order, the next stroke, and character proportions. • Save characters and use Quick Review to focus on items that are due or need more practice. • Learn from your Lock Screen with the new Hanzi recognition widget. • Improved onboarding, iCloud Sync, accessibility, translations, and overall stability. • Fixed an issue where a 10-word lesson could finish early after the ninth word.

Added support for Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Thai. Improved handwriting on iPad and with Apple Pencil. Enhanced courses, stroke-order guidance, and basic stroke practice. Added weekly, monthly, and yearly learning reports. Improved iCloud sync, performance, and overall stability. Fixed known issues and refined the interface.

Hanzi Stroke 2.0 is our biggest update yet, rebuilt around focused stroke-order practice. • Learn with complete HSK 3.0 Levels 1–9 and HSK 2.0 Levels 1–6 courses, with shared learning progress across both systems. • Practice on newly optimized iPad layouts with Apple Pencil support. • Keep your learning progress in sync across devices with iCloud. • Target weaknesses with Smart Review, Confusable Characters, and the new Character Mastery Map. • Track mastery across stroke order, direction, and character structure. • Complete unit checkpoints and create printable PDF workbooks with multiple grid styles and optional covers. • Enjoy improved writing assessment, completion sounds, and smoother animated star ratings. • Check due reviews and your learning streak from the new Home Screen widget. • Experience refreshed navigation, improved performance, and greater reliability throughout the app. Thank you for learning with Hanzi Stroke.