Hanbeego was born to build an app that's good at all of it.
One builder and one stubborn belief: a Chinese-learning app can be good at all of it — vocab, audio, grammar and the roadmap, all in one place.
Founded
09/2025
I tried a lot of apps. And wanted one that's good at all of it.
Some apps are great at flashcards, others shine at pronunciation or grammar. Each tool is good at one thing, so I kept using several at once and still felt something was missing.
Hanbeego brings it all into one place and tries to do each part well: tone-colored pinyin vocab, crisp audio, natural examples, a smart roadmap, an AI tutor and a tidy interface. Every feature solves a real learning need.
If you want one place to learn Chinese seriously, tidily, and with respect for your time — this is the app for you.
Problems learners run into
- Pinyin that doesn't show tones
- Robotic audio that gets sounds wrong
- Explanations stiffly translated from English
- Ads cutting in, breaking focus
- Rote learning with no clear roadmap
How Hanbeego fixes them
- Pinyin color-coded by the 5 tones
- Crisp audio, native voices for HSK 1–3
- Explanations in your language, with relevant examples
- Every feature must make you learn faster
- A personalized HSK 1–9 roadmap + SRS
Three things we won't compromise on
Science, not gut feeling
Every design decision is grounded in memory science (SRS, SuperMemo, spaced repetition). No 'learn it all in 7 days' gimmicks.
Respect for your time
Every feature has to answer: 'does this help the user learn faster?' If not, it gets cut. No cluttered UI, no needless features.
Beautiful is the baseline, not a bonus
A daily learning app has to be pleasant to look at to stick with. Every pixel has a reason — typography, motion, sound — all carefully tuned.
From September 2025 to now
No fundraising, no loud marketing — just step by step building a decent product. Here are the milestones passed, and the leg ahead.
- 09/2025Done
The beginning
After self-studying through many tools, Hanbeego started from one question: how do you bring everything you need into one app that's good at all of it? Interviewed learners and settled on a product philosophy.
Learner researchShaping the philosophy - 11/2025Done
Core learning foundation
Built the framework for HSK 1–3: SRS flashcards grounded in memory science, tone-colored pinyin, pronunciation audio and multi-format quizzes.
SRSPinyin tone-colorAudio TTS - 01/2026Done
Expanded all the content
Completed HSK 4–6. The content library reached 780 lessons / 136 chapters, over 10,000 vocab words, 1,800+ grammar points, 660 readings and 90 bilingual stories.
HSK 4–6780 lessons10,000+ words - 03/2026Done
AI Tutor & gamification
Launched an AI Tutor that understands you — a 24/7 mentor. Added the mascot, streaks, 5 leagues from Bronze → Diamond and 7 ranks from Rookie → Grandmaster.
AI TutorStreaks5 leagues - 06/2026Now
Exam prep & Premium
Nearly 400 HSK mock exams that mirror the real test, a personalized progress dashboard and the Premium plan. A complete web experience — where you're standing now.
Nearly 400 mock examsDashboardPremium - Late 2026Upcoming
What's next
iOS & Android apps, native audio for HSK 4–6, advanced role-play conversations and community features — leaderboards.
iOS & AndroidNative audioCommunity