Introduction

We’re excited to announce that Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro is now FREE for everyone! This change makes it easier than ever to access the powerful tools for learning Mandarin, with no upfront cost. Along with this transition, we’ve introduced new in-app products corresponding to legacy pro-only features like AnkiDroid export, and Backup/Restore user data. If you previously purchased the app, don’t worry - you’ve been grandfathered in and will keep all your pro features. Read on for more details!

Details

  • There are three new in-app products corresponding to the legacy pro-only features (AnkiDroid export, Backup/Restore user data, Import/Export user vocab)
  • Users that previously paid for the app, should be grandfathered in to (automatically granted) those new in-app products. If you have not been granted those in-app products, then please contact us and we will sort it out.
  • You can check if you have been grandfathered in to those in-app purchases by going to the Add-ons screen (navigation drawer) and scrolling down to the Features card. If for any reason the new in-app products (the first three items) are not marked as PURCHASED and you previously bought the app, feel free to reach out to us, and we’ll help resolve it. See screenshot below
  • If you’ve purchased Hanping Pro on or after 22 September and would prefer a refund due to the app now being free, please contact us. Alternatively, you can keep the app with all its new pro features enabled as part of this offer
  • This change applies only to the Mandarin app. Hanping Cantonese Dictionary will remain a paid app
  • Hanping Chinese Lite will continue to be available on the Google Play Store for the time being
  • Hanping Chinese Dictionary Pro will continue to be improved with new features. Full speed ahead!

This is how the Add-ons screen looks if you’ve been grandfathered in:

Why are we doing this?

  • Hanping Lite is based on a very old UI design (almost a decade old) and so is a poor showcase for the main app, Hanping Pro
  • If someone wants to buy the ABC dictionary but is not interested in any of the pro-only features, they have to make two payments, where the first payment (to buy the main app) should be unnecessary
  • It’s very confusing to have two Mandarin apps, from a marketing perspective and from the end user perspective

Summary

With these changes, we’re excited to make Hanping Pro accessible to everyone, and we hope both the current and upcoming in-app products continue to provide great value to those seeking advanced tools for their Chinese language-learning journey.

Available from the Google Play Store.

Please contact us with your feedback.