Chinese Sidequest
Mandarin for what you're into
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn Mandarin for the life you actually live.
Chinese Sidequest starts with everyday essentials, then follows your interests. Choose from 31 sidequests, including board games, swing dancing, climbing, knitting, photography, cooking, gaming, queer life, and more.
A SMALL START, EVERY DAY
Read a menu, recognize a sign, understand a short exchange, and try saying something yourself. Short lessons connect characters, sounds, and meaning in practical situations.
MAKE THE CHARACTERS MAKE SENSE
Explore how Chinese writing works. Learn recurring components for water, food, people, and more. Tap for gradual help: a visual clue first, pronunciation next, then meaning.
LISTEN, THEN TRY
Tap Chinese to hear it. Replay at a slower speed. Explore the four tones and practice telling them apart. Learn with sound, meaning and optional Pinyin before a separate recall check. Listening choices use English meanings. Optional on-device speaking feedback compares recognized words and offers experimental tone hints; it is not a validated pronunciation score.
YOUR INTERESTS, YOUR CHOICE
Everyday coffee, food, shopping, and directions sit alongside optional starter packs for movement, nature, games, making things, culture, and community life. Choose what interests you and change it anytime.
WORDS TO TAKE WITH YOU
Carry useful phrases to play or show in the moment. The vegetarian card explains a diet that allows eggs and dairy and excludes meat and seafood, including stock, lard, and seafood sauces.
A QUIET PLACE TO LEARN
No account, ads, tracking, or streak pressure. Progress and interest choices stay on your device. Export a backup when you want one. Microphone practice requires supported on-device Mandarin recognition; model audio and self-check remain available when recognition is unavailable.
The current lessons use traditional characters and Taiwan Mandarin wording. Word details also offer simplified forms and selected regional notes. This is a collection of starter lessons, not a comprehensive Mandarin course.
Optional queer-life content includes adult relationship vocabulary, consent, and sexual-health communication. It teaches language, not medical guidance. Activity packs teach vocabulary, not activity instruction.
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A little more play. Practice anywhere.
• Switch between Sound on and Quiet mode, even during a lesson.
• Keep learning with written questions when you can't listen or speak.
• Enjoy correct-answer runs, livelier feedback, and a weekly practice trail.
• Celebrate each finished sidequest and jump straight into a recall check.
• Explore clearer hiking vocabulary for trails, trailheads, and mountaintops.
• Improved layouts for larger text sizes.
Your progress stays on your device. Quiet practice keeps reading, listening, and speaking progress separate.
The developer, Verse Communications Inc, 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
- Verse Communications, Inc.
- Size
- 3.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Sexual Content or Nudity
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 Verse Communications, Inc.
