This document lists and describes 5 popular iPad apps for learning to write Chinese characters: Skritter, Chinese Writer, Word Tracer, Chinese Writer, and eStroke. These apps allow users to trace over characters, write characters, learn tones and pinyin, access audio recordings, view character decompositions and mnemonics, see definitions, and create custom study lists from over 1500 words to practice and test their Chinese handwriting skills.

1. Top 5 iPad Apps to Write Chinese Characters
Skritter
(free)
Chinese Writer
(free)
Word Tracer
(£2.49)
Chinese Writer
(free/£6.99)
eStroke
(£5.99)

3. Choose from 1500 words and
customise your own lists

4. Trace over characters

5. Make it more difficult: Test yourself!

6. And even more difficult…

7. • Tracing Characters
• Writing Characters
• Tones
• Pinyin
• Audio
• Character decompositions
• Mnemonics
• Definitions
• Choose from existing lists
or create your own list