If TofuLearn no longer fits your routine and you want a modern iOS replacement, the useful first step is not picking an app. It is naming what you actually used it for. TofuLearn covered a few things, and the right replacement depends on which one you will miss.

Decide what you are replacing

People reach for TofuLearn for different reasons:

  • Handwriting practice with stroke feedback.
  • Spaced-repetition review so characters come back.
  • General vocabulary and recognition.

If it was mostly the first two, writing characters by hand and having them resurface, then you want a tool whose core is from-memory writing, not a general flashcard app that happens to show a character. If it was mostly vocabulary breadth, a broad app may suit you better, and a focused writing tool would be a complement rather than a full swap.

Being honest about this prevents the classic mistake: replacing a writing habit with a recognition app and quietly losing your handwriting.

What to look for in a writing replacement

The non-negotiable feature is recall. The app should hide the character and make you produce it from memory, then check your work, not just show it and ask if you knew it. That distinction is the whole game, and we cover it in the case for a dedicated Hanzi writing app. Pair that with spacing so the forgetting curve works for you, and stroke-order feedback so you build correct habits.

Where Hanzi Write Practice fits, honestly

Hanzi Write Practice is a focused, modern iOS app for the writing-recall job specifically. You build a set, often by HSK level, draw each character from memory on a practice grid, check stroke order, pinyin, and meaning, and spaced repetition returns the ones you keep missing.

It is deliberately narrow. If TofuLearn was your one tool for everything, you may keep a broad app for vocabulary and grammar and use this for the part that actually slips: writing from memory. The point of switching is not to find one app that does everything. It is to keep practising the skill that fades fastest.

Join early access and keep your writing habit through the switch.