Character Coach Practice Mode

A brush of inspiration.

Tim

Tim here! I've been a language teacher for over 20 years. When I learned Mandarin, it was boring and hard.

Building on my famous Chinese educational songs, I wanted to create a Mandarin teaching platform that would inspire teachers and be loved by students.

No bloated impersonal company — just me.

Can't wait for you to try Character Coach!

Character Coach Games

What you can do in Character Coach

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Create readings, drills, and quizzes...

Build character lists, drills with Chinese writing practice online, and use our Chinese quiz generator—all tailored to your class.

Quizzes
AI Lessons
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Put lessons on a page.

Organize Mandarin teaching resources, AI lesson plans, and assignments—all in one spot.

Classwork Page Example
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Play songs and games…

Chinese classroom games, live multiplayer battles, solo modes, and Chinese educational songs—turn practice into excitement!

Character Coach Game Demo
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Record it all on a leaderboard with grades

Track progress automatically with fun leaderboards and easy grading.

Grade Table
Leaderboard
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Even syncs to Google Classroom!

Seamless integration—assign, sync, and grade without extra hassle.

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Testimonials

Melody Kao

"Mandarin is always difficult to learn...It's not normally fun. Character Coach gamifies lessons, and gets students more involved. My grandchildren have used it and love it -- especially the space invaders game!"

Melody Kao (Teacher from Taiwan)
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Make Mandarin fun!

Character Coach lets you create, organise and gamify your content—amping engagement for what you teach. It's the dream app I wish I had long ago...

Join now for free

FAQ

Every subscription comes with a 7-day free trial. After that, if you are not happy -- 100% guaranteed refunds. There's no risk.
No. Unlike other LMS platforms -- we don't charge per student. We only charge per teacher account. This saves BIG for schools, and makes it easy for teachers to join themselves.

Students sign up for your class, but they do not have an account. Rather, they each get a unique link to content you create. It's simpler, reduces friction, and gets teachers value they prefer.
The yearly subscription discounts the price $76 -- effectively coming out under $32/month.
Yes! If you'd like Chinese Buddy's 100+ original Mandarin learning videos included in your subscription, then join on the Pro plan.
Yes, you can cancel anytime. When you cancel, your subscription lasts to the end of the payment period -- and will not renew. You still have access to the end of the payment cycle.
Absolutely, that's the whole point. Character Coach is a tool that transforms YOUR content into gamified fun for students. You bring the vocab, we bring the fun.
Yes! I homeschool my kids in Taiwan -- additionally my son joins Mandarin lessons at the local primary school. The app absolutely has helped him prepare for tests, and loves competing with his older brother!
I'm a kind of jack of all trades. I was an ESL teacher (who learned Mandarin) with 20 years experience. I did classical music composition at uni, later figured out animation, recording and music production, then recently studied app development. After creating Chinese Buddy songs—which sought to make Chinese fun and engaging—Chinese characters always bugged me. It seemed like an impenetrable aspect of Mandarin...Always not fun, boring rote that many Mandarin teachers would rather avoid teaching Westerners. Through other gamified apps I used in the past, I started to think of a tool for Mandarin teachers that would supercharge their classrooms and further engage learners. Just as my songs have been, this is my next love letter to the Mandarin language which I hope you find useful to your classroom.