Coco: Read & Learn Chinese

Shinobi LLC

In-app purchases

About this app

Learn Mandarin Chinese through illustrated stories, native audio, shadowing, quizzes, and interactive reading tools.

Coco Chinese helps you build reading, character, vocabulary, grammar, listening, and speaking skills through content that feels immersive, practical, and actually enjoyable. Instead of memorizing isolated words and grammar points, you learn Chinese in context — through stories, audio, news reading, and smart review tools.

At the core of Coco Chinese are illustrated stories designed to make Chinese reading more accessible and more engaging. Each story unfolds page by page with Chinese text, visuals, and translation support, helping you understand the language naturally while staying motivated. Whether you're a complete beginner or already building toward higher-level reading, Coco helps you turn reading into steady progress.

Inside every story:
• Tap any word for translations, pinyin, explanations, and examples
• Full-page translation for quick comprehension
• Pinyin toggle to adjust the challenge level
• Grammar explanations built directly into the reading experience

Coco Chinese isn't just about reading. It also helps you improve listening and speaking through audio and shadowing practice — essential for mastering Mandarin tones.

Train your listening and speaking:
• Native Mandarin audio for every story
• Slow audio mode for easier comprehension
• Shadowing practice to sharpen pronunciation, tones, rhythm, and speaking confidence

Characters and vocabulary are learned in context, not in isolation. This makes them easier to understand, recognize, and remember over time.

Build characters and vocabulary in context:
• Learn Chinese characters through meaningful sentences
• Save useful words as you read
• Review them later with SRS flashcards
• Reinforce understanding with quizzes

Coco also helps you keep learning beyond story mode.

More ways to learn:
• Read Chinese news
• Download stories for offline reading
• Track progress with XP, streaks, badges, and rewards

Coco Chinese brings together illustrated stories, native audio, shadowing, grammar support, character tools, quizzes, news reading, offline access, and smart vocabulary review in one place. Instead of splitting reading, listening, grammar, and vocabulary across different apps, Coco gives you one immersive learning experience that helps Chinese stick.

If you want a more effective and engaging way to learn Mandarin, Coco Chinese helps you build real reading fluency through content you'll actually want to come back to every day.

Download Coco Chinese and start reading your way to fluency.

What’s new

First release