ToneDeck: Learn Mandarin Tones
Pinyin, HSK & Speak Chinese
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The Mandarin app that actually trains your ear: minimal-pair tone drills, pronunciation scoring, 5,500+ HSK words, and a guided beginner course. Free to start.
Most apps teach Mandarin tones once, in lesson one, then never again. That's why learners plateau. ToneDeck is built around the one skill the others skip: your ear for the four tones.
Say mā with a falling pitch and you've called your mother a scolding. In Mandarin, tone is meaning, and the only way to get it is to train it.
WHAT YOU GET
• Tone ear-training - minimal-pair drills (mā / má / mǎ / mà) with pitch contours, plus a listen-and-guess quiz that scores your accuracy per tone. This is the muscle Duolingo never builds.
• Pronunciation scoring - say a line and get scored on each syllable and your tones, not just whether you said the right word.
• A guided beginner course - themed HSK 1 lessons that teach the words in context, with the grammar you actually need (questions, measure words, 是/有, 了) and built-in practice.
• 5,500+ words - the full HSK 1-6 vocabulary plus the 1,000 most common words, every one tap-to-hear in a premium neural voice, with pinyin always coloured by tone.
• 60+ real conversations - two-voice dialogues across everyday topics; play any line and check your own pronunciation.
• Spaced repetition - the proven SM-2 algorithm (the one behind Anki) reschedules each word right before you'd forget it.
• Stay on track - daily goals, streaks, XP, and achievements keep you coming back.
Free to start. Learn the HSK 1 essentials, the full tone trainer, and daily reviews for free. ToneDeck Pro unlocks every deck (all 5,500+ words), unlimited reviews, all conversations, and pronunciation scoring, all synced to your account across your devices.
Built for people serious about actually speaking Mandarin.
ToneDeck Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://tonedeck.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://tonedeck.app/privacy
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Hello, 你好! First release of ToneDeck: tone ear-training, a guided HSK 1 course, 5,500+ tap-to-hear words, spaced-repetition review, and per-syllable pronunciation scoring. Free to start.
The developer, Joshua Salway, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Provider
- Joshua Salway
- Size
- 63.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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
- ToneDeck Pro Yearly USD 39.99
- ToneDeck Pro Monthly USD 5.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Joshua Salway