Jiayou: Learn Taiwan Mandarin
Speak Chinese like a local
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
New: five-minute daily lessons, streaks with streak freezes, gentle daily reminders, and a fresh new look. Three new phrases a day — practised until they stick.
Learn the Mandarin people actually speak in Taiwan — five minutes a day.
Most Chinese apps teach you Beijing. Jiayou teaches you Taipei: Taiwan words, Taiwan tone readings, traditional characters, and a real Taiwan voice. It's built for people who want to understand and be understood in Taiwan — travellers, students, people with Taiwanese partners and families.
FIVE MINUTES A DAY
Each daily lesson teaches just three new phrases and practises them until they stick: you meet a phrase, hear it, say it, then recall it again before the lesson ends. Earlier phrases come back on a spaced-repetition schedule right before you'd forget them. No 40-word lists you'll lose by Friday.
KEEP YOUR STREAK
• Daily streak with a week view of your progress
• Earn a streak freeze every seven days, so one busy day doesn't wipe you out
• Optional reminder at the time you choose — never on a day you've already practised
SOUND LIKE YOU LEARNED IT IN TAIWAN
• 捷運 not 地鐵. 計程車 not 出租車. 腳踏車 not 自行車.
• Taiwan tone readings: 垃圾 lèsè, 星期 xīngqí, 企業 qìyè
• No erhua. The particles that make you sound natural: 喔, 啦, 齁, 蛤, 耶
• Hokkien loanwords locals love: 歹勢, 好家在, 母湯
• A quick quiz that pits the Taiwan word against the Mainland one
LISTEN AND SPEAK, NOT JUST READ
• Listening drills with audio only — train your ear the way conversation does
• Speaking drills checked on your iPhone against a Taiwan speech recogniser
• Build sentences from word tiles
• Roleplay real scenes: the night market, the 7-Eleven counter, the taxi, meeting the family
• Quiet mode for when you're on the bus and can't talk out loud
12 UNITS, FROM HELLO TO MEETING THE FAMILY
500 phrases across 12 units: first contact, getting unstuck, numbers and money, eating, bubble tea and 7-Eleven, getting around, particles and tone, grammar, people and family, daily life, LINE and logistics, and sounding local.
PRIVATE AND OFFLINE
No account. No ads. No tracking. The whole course lives inside the app and works on a plane. Your progress stays on your iPhone.
A NOTE ON THE VOICE
Jiayou only speaks with Apple's free Chinese (Taiwan) voice. If it isn't installed yet, the app shows you exactly where to download it — rather than quietly substituting a Mainland accent.
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Meet Jiayou (加油) — a brand-new name, a brand-new look, and a new way to learn.
• Five-minute daily lessons: three new phrases a day, practised until they stick
• Streaks, a weekly streak calendar, and streak freezes you earn every 7 days
• Optional daily reminders at the time you choose
• Example sentences on new phrases, and a replay button on every card
• Fresh colourful design with full dark mode
• Pick a daily goal: Light, Regular or Serious
• Your other music now comes back to full volume after each phrase
• Faster launch and many stability fixes
Your progress from the previous version carries over automatically.
The developer, Austin Shin, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Austin Shin
- Size
- 1.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 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
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
- Copyright
- © 2026 Austin Shin