Fluenz Mandarin and Rocket Chinese: A Comparison

If you are interested in learning Chinese with a program, you have several choices, which I describe on my page about Chinese language software. There are other programs out there, of course, but these are the top ones in my opinion.

I ended up liking Fluenz Mandarin and Rocket Chinese the best, so here is a comparison chart for the two of them. I like them for slightly different reasons, so you may want to read the reviews to get a sense of which one would be best for you.

If the font on the table is too small for you to read easily, hold down your Control key and hit the + key. You can do this more than once.

PRODUCTS	Fluenz Mandarin	Rocket Chinese
Buy or learn more:	At Amazon.com (This link goes to a list of all the levels of Fluenz Mandarin; click on whatever interests you for a lot of information.)	Rocket Chinese website (lots of information)
Type of program	Multi Media & audio	Audio, booklets, games
Ranking	Based on well-thought theories of how people learn. It gets the higher ranking only because of the added multi media features.	A close second, exceptional value for the money with download version
Philosophy of using English	Uses English to teach you Chinese.	Uses English to teach you Chinese.
See my full review..	Of Fluenz Mandarin	Of Rocket Chinese
Where to use it?	At computer, parts with an mp3 or CD player	Anywhere, with mp3 or CD player, plus some things for computer
Download or shipped?	Shipped	Both download and shipped versions
Uses speech recognition software to help with your pronunciation?	Yes	No
Can you learn useful conversation fast, like before a trip?	Yes	Yes
Buy or learn more:	At Amazon (link goes right to it)	Rocket Chinese website (lots of info)
PRODUCTS	Fluenz Mandarin	Rocket Chinese

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Also, please be aware that according to new FTC regulations, websites are now supposed to indicate what benefits the average user of a product could expect. I suspect that most average users of any product for learning languages are not terribly likely to keep going and thus not very likely to learn a lot. I will be developing more tips to help you keep going.

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◦	Rocket Chinese
◦	Rosetta Stone Chinese
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