Pricing

All prices in USD · Payments and invoices are handled by Paddle (merchant of record) · Questions: [email protected]

Free — no card, no account: all of HSK 1 (304 characters, words, dialogues and example sentences), including the spaced-repetition review.

Free with a free account: all of HSK 2 as well, and your progress follows you to any device. An account costs nothing — you only need it so your progress is not tied to one browser.

Unlock every level — HSK 3 and above

Monthly

$0.90 /mo

billed monthly

The easiest way to try the full course. Cancel any time.

Quarterly

$2.40 /3 mo

≈ $0.80 a month · save 11%

Billed every three months.

6 months

$4.50 /6 mo

≈ $0.75 a month · save 17%

Billed twice a year.

Best value

Yearly

$7.90 /yr

≈ $0.66 a month · save 27%

One payment a year.

Lifetime

$19 once

no renewals, no expiry

Pay once, keep every level forever — new levels included.

What a paid plan includes

Every level, HSK 1 to 6 — characters, words, dialogues and sentences — plus new levels (the HSK 1–9 framework) as they are written
The full spaced-repetition review engine, synced across devices
Stroke-order animations, native-style audio through your browser, pinyin and meanings

How payment works

Checkout is hosted by Paddle (paddle.com), which acts as merchant of record: it charges you, issues the invoice and handles VAT / sales tax. Cards and PayPal are accepted; other local methods depend on your country.
Subscriptions renew automatically until you cancel — cancel any time, and you keep access until the end of the period you already paid for.
Refunds: subscriptions can be cancelled any time and a renewal charged by mistake is refunded within 14 days; Lifetime purchases are fully refundable within 14 days if you have not consumed a substantial part of the paid content. EU/EEA/UK consumers also have the statutory 14-day right of withdrawal. See the Terms of Service for details.

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