香港小學默書通 Dictation Buddy
Photo to dictation practice
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every week the teacher writes the dictation scope in your child's handbook, and every evening a parent reads it out loud, word by word. Dictation Buddy turns that into three minutes of prep.
Photograph the list. The words and sentences become a dictation paper that reads itself aloud in Cantonese, Mandarin or English. Your child writes on paper — the real medium — and you mark it by hand. Results are kept for the whole term, so you always know which words still need work.
SNAP THE LIST
• Point at the handbook or worksheet; words and sentences are recognised automatically
• Passage crosses a page? Photograph page by page — the text is stitched back together
• Fix any recognition error against the photo, or just type the list instead
• Words and sentences are sorted apart automatically; title, subject and the dictation date written on the sheet are filled in for you
PRACTICE MODE — for the child, alone
• One giant button: play, hear it again, done — next
• No text on screen, so there is nothing to peek at
• Missed words queue into a retry round until everything is right
• Compared only against their own previous run — no grades, no ranking
MOCK DICTATION — the night before
• Runs by your school's rules: each word read N times, each sentence N times, fixed writing time, no replay once it starts
• Countdown pacing, question after question, exactly like the real thing
• You mark against the paper, and the score appears in the teacher's own red pen, circled by hand
• Corrections: three practice squares per missed word — rewrite it in the exercise book and tap a square each time, replaying the audio as you go
PROGRESS
• Every word shows its last two results, so weak characters are obvious at a glance
• The home screen suggests tonight's step: practise, or run a mock
• Log the real school score when the book comes back; the term average keeps itself
• Optional 8pm reminder the night before a dictation
VOICES
• Chinese: Cantonese or Mandarin, high-quality cloud voices
• English: British or American accent, so mixed Chinese/English lists work
• A speech rate for each language; punctuation can be spoken or skipped
PRIVACY
No account, no sign-in. Word lists, photos and results are stored on your device. Text recognition and Chinese/English speech need a network connection: the photo and the dictation text are sent to our processing service. The text-recognition provider does not use this content to train models or publish it, but may retain it.
Your child's handwriting is never recognised or auto-marked. A parent always marks by hand.
Note: the app's interface is in Traditional Chinese. Requires iOS 17 or later; universal for iPhone and iPad. A network connection is needed for text recognition and Chinese/English speech.
A better English voice.
• English is read in a clearer, more natural voice, with a British or American accent to choose from in 設定 (Settings)
• Set the speech rate for English and Chinese separately
• Other interface improvements and bug fixes
The developer, Yuen Fai Leung, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Yuen Fai Leung
- Size
- 47.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 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
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
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