StayTW — Taiwanese Mandarin
Learn Chinese: Zhuyin & TOCFL
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Taiwan Mandarin with traditional characters, Zhuyin and Taiwan pronunciation. Try the monthly plan free for 7 days.
A Taiwan Mandarin app made by a Taiwanese person, for people who want to learn the Chinese that's actually spoken in Taiwan.
Not textbook Chinese, not simplified characters — the Mandarin that works on the streets of Taipei.
■ What's inside
• About 10,000 words: the full official TBCL list, levels 1–6 (the basis of the TOCFL exam), with traditional characters, Zhuyin, pinyin, translation and example sentences
• 526 grammar points, including all 496 official TBCL points, each with an explanation and examples
• 61 articles + 28 graded readings about real life in Taiwan: health insurance, garbage trucks, night markets, typhoon days
• Everyday phrases for night markets, the MRT, renting, seeing a doctor and work
• Taiwan-accent audio for words, example sentences and articles
■ How you learn
• Lessons: 3 minutes, 6–8 words each. Listen, choose, build sentences, say them out loud. Missed words go straight to review
• AI Chat: pick a scene (bubble tea shop, night market, clinic, flat hunting…) and a level. The AI plays the other person, gently corrects you, and every reply comes with Zhuyin and audio
• Shadowing: get a pronunciation score right away, compare your own voice with the model, and slow the audio down
• Listen-and-learn mode, spaced repetition (SRS), TOCFL mock exams, YouTube shadowing, writing feedback, and your own word list
■ Taiwan first
No simplified characters, no mainland readings. Zhuyin and tones follow Taiwan's Ministry of Education (the TBCL word list and the MOE dictionary) — for example, 學生 and 休息 keep their full tones in Taiwan.
The words are the ones you'll actually use: 健保 (health insurance), 房東 (landlord), 垃圾車 (garbage truck), 悠遊卡 (EasyCard).
■ App languages
日本語 · English · 한국어 · Tiếng Việt · Bahasa Indonesia
■ Pricing
Free lessons and practice every day. Premium unlocks everything; the monthly plan comes with a 7-day free trial.
Terms of Use: https://staytw.pages.dev/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://staytw.pages.dev/privacy.html
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• New home screen: today's goal, this week's streak and today's lessons at a glance
• Lessons are now a level map — the bear waits at the one you're on
• Every Zhuyin and tone re-checked against Taiwan's Ministry of Education (TBCL + MOE dictionary); audio re-recorded to match
• Shadowing: adjustable playback speed, and you can hear your own voice right after recording
• AI Chat: the AI greets you first when you pick a scene, with a more natural voice
• Articles now have photos
The developer, yu jou lin, 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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- Purchases
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Information
- Provider
- yu jou lin
- Size
- 97.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 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 and 6 more
- English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- プレミアム 買い切りプラン SAR 399.99
- プレミアム 年額プラン SAR 149.99
- プレミアム 月額プラン SAR 24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 StayTW