Does Satori Reader Teach Chinese?
No. Satori Reader is a Japanese reading app, and it offers no other language on its site or in its App Store listing. It is known for more than 1,650 episodes written for intermediate learners, voice actors who read every sentence, and notes from its editors that explain tricky lines. When you tap a word, it shows the meaning that word has in that exact sentence.
Mandarin Chinese has reading apps that do the same jobs. Here they're grouped by the kind of reading you want, and our Chinese comprehensible input comparison and best apps to learn Chinese cover every Mandarin option.
Which Chinese Apps Offer What Satori Reader Offers?
Each app in the right column shows that feature on its own site or store page.
| What Satori Reader Offers | Chinese Apps That Offer It |
|---|---|
| Stories written by a team of teachers | Du Chinese, maayot |
| Audio recorded by people | Du Chinese, maayot |
| Reading help when you need it | Bubblegum (pinyin or zhuyin), Du Chinese (pinyin) |
| Notes on grammar while you read | Bubblegum (ask Poppy), Du Chinese, maayot |
| A person who checks your Chinese | maayot (teacher corrections on Pro) |
Mandarin Stories at Your Level
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Chinese. You learn from Chinese you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
In Bubblegum, you ask Poppy, your AI tutor, about the exact line that confuses you, and she explains it. She writes each Mandarin lesson around what you like, from hotpot to C-dramas. The free Pinyin course teaches the sounds first if you need them.
The trade-off is that Poppy writes every Bubblegum lesson, so there are no stories by human authors. For those, Du Chinese and maayot below are the better fit.
- Poppy writes Mandarin lessons about the topics you pick, at your level.
- Show pinyin or zhuyin above the characters, in Simplified or Traditional.
- Poppy answers questions about any line you're reading.
- Regenerative Review™ brings saved words back inside new lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- Novels, articles, and shows you picked yourself can't be added.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches Pinyin
- Traditional characters
- Zhuyin
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Du Chinese
Du Chinese is a library of Mandarin stories by its own writers, each with audio and help on every word. Its teachers reuse key words across readings, so you see them again as you go. It suits learners who want stories with audio and help on every line.
- Stories, courses, and articles for every level, including HSK-aligned readings.
- Audio by people for every reading.
- Tap for pinyin, a definition, a translation, or a grammar tip.
- Read in Simplified or Traditional, whichever you choose.
- Flashcards
- Traditional characters
- Zhuyin
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maayot
maayot gives you one short Mandarin text at a time, from your first 你好 up to real conversations. Tap any word to see what it means in that sentence, and press play to hear it. It suits learners who like Satori Reader's human answers and want a teacher to check their work.
- One short lesson at your level, written by its teachers.
- Read, listen, then write and speak about what you read.
- Words from past lessons come back in new ones.
- Review in stories
- Traditional characters
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Mandarin News at Your Level
The Chairman's Bao
The Chairman's Bao turns real news stories into graded lessons, with new ones added all the time. Topics run from funny animal stories to business and sport. It suits learners who want to read about what's happening in China while they learn.
- More than 11,000 lessons based on news, sorted into levels.
- Reading and listening exercises check what you understood.
- Save any word you look up to a learning hub for flashcard practice.
- Flashcards
- Traditional characters
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Mandarin reading app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Chinese, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or start with maayot if you'd like a teacher's help, because its lessons start at your first 你好. Add Du Chinese once you'd like longer stories.
Does Chinese have something like Satori Reader's kanji settings?
Yes. Satori Reader lets you read Japanese with or without furigana over the kanji. Mandarin apps do the same with pinyin, the letters that spell out each character's sound. Bubblegum lets you show or hide it, and Du Chinese shows it when you tap.
Will Satori Reader add Chinese?
Satori Reader offers Japanese only. Mandarin learners can use the apps above today.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Satori Reader: A better way to study and practice your Japanese (intermediate learners, 1,650+ episodes)
- Satori Reader: App Store listing (voice actors, adaptive kanji, smart definitions, annotations, SRS)
- Du Chinese: App Store listing (Mandarin stories for every level, audio for every reading, Simplified or Traditional)
- The Chairman's Bao: News-based graded reader (11,094 lessons, levels 1 to 7, one-tap dictionary)
- maayot: A complete Chinese lesson (read, listen, write and speak; teacher corrections on Pro)
- Bubblegum
- Du Chinese
Checked on October 14, 2026 against each app's own pages.
