iHuman Chinese is a character-learning app designed for young children, using animations, songs, interactive activities, and writing practice to make learning Chinese characters engaging. Children can work through 1,300 common characters and practice reading with 130 leveled picture books that use characters they have already learned. The app also introduces strokes, radicals, and common Chinese idioms. iHuman Chinese is available for iPhone and iPad. A related Chinese-language app, 洪恩识字, is available for Android, but it has a Chinese interface and is not the same internationally branded version of iHuman Chinese.

Little Fox Chinese is a Chinese learning platform designed especially for children, with animated stories, songs, and games organized across five learning levels. Learners can build listening, reading, pronunciation, and vocabulary skills while studying tones, pinyin, Chinese characters, and everyday expressions. Stories include helpful extras such as vocabulary lists, translations, quizzes, downloadable MP3s, and printable books, while games, badges, and certificates add motivation. Pinyin is provided with story texts in Levels 1 and 2, making the beginning levels especially accessible to new learners. The site is free to use, but registration is required.

Maomi Stars is a game-based Chinese learning app designed for children ages 4–7. Through interactive activities and missions, children practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing while learning 400+ Chinese characters and more than 1,500 phrases. The app supports both Mandarin and Cantonese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and has an English interface that makes it accessible to multilingual families. Children can learn the first 40 characters for free, with a paid subscription required for full access. Visit the Maomi Stars website or download the app for iPhone and iPad. An Android app is not currently available.

WuKong Education offers hundreds of free printable Chinese worksheets for children ages 3–18, with materials for beginners through more advanced learners. Practice includes pinyin, Chinese character writing and stroke order, and reading exercises. Resources are available through their website and apps: iOS and Android.