Ka: Learn Chinese Tones Hack 1.39 + Redeem Codes

I discovered this app through a subreddit, and then saw it show up in a few discord servers too. I decided to check it out and am immensely impressed! It really does help with tone recognition, and it’s got such a fun UI. It is easy to stay interested.

I feel like the one setback this app has is there is no real “penalty.” When I make a mistake, I get the red screen, but then the same audio and example shows up, and I will then know the answer, but not because I was able to hear it correctly. I also am still capable of getting full points for each lesson. Actually experiencing some form of penalty for getting the answer wrong might be nice. And to improve tonal recognition quality, I would love for some more variation. Most of the examples have the same audio in each lesson, so once you hear it once, it can be pretty easy to figure it out the next time it shows up (I’m speaking about when sentences containing the tone show up). Maybe some varying audios for each time within each lesson would make it a bit more challenging?

Have been using this app for a few months now and have been really enjoying it! I have found it helpful to hear tones not just alone but as parts of full words and phrases, and to hear the ways in which the tones can change subtly when placed together. I have actually come to end of the created levels, but this gives me a great opportunity to go back and listen to what I’ve learned over again and make sure I’ve retained it.

You know those really annoying in-app ads in other apps, like Duo Lingo? The ones where you think, it looks fun to swipe and rack up points with great sound effects and cute graphics, but what a waste of time! Now, imagine you were swiping away, having a ball, and actually learning a really important aspect of Chinese! That’s this app. You’ll love it. And you should definitely pay the incredibly fair in-app purchase to support it.

I really would like more levels these levels really test understanding of tone which is hard to get from other sources. The dialogues are great and challenging because usually they’re pretty quick initially and it gets hard to tell the tone of the word. It’s perfect, and something much needed. Please update it. I’m counting on you!!

The app works well on a big inner level and I am looking forward to additional content. It would be nice to also see some more difficult exercises, like determining which tone it is instead of just choosing between to choices.
Overall a great app!

I’m super happy that I discovered this app! I really enjoy the interface and how easy it is to swipe cards and learn tones / pinyin. It’s actually somewhat addictive. Love this app, and can’t wait to see what else the developer adds in future!

I was able to learn pinyin pretty quickly by using this app. It’s way better than all the other chinese pinyin trainer apps and mandarin tone charts out there that I’ve previously tried. Highly recommended!

I have been looking for an app to practice my Chinese tones, and now I have found this app. It is fun and interactive. This app made learning Chinese tones easy for me. Thanks to the creator.

Excellent app to help you learn tones, especially in a broader context than standalone syllables or words. Hope to see more levels in the future!

This has helped my tone recognition a ton! The UI is clean and easy to navigate. Thanks for such a great app!