Chinese, drilled
until it sticks.
Master Mandarin characters and words on the HSK list and actually keep them in your head.
Free during the beta. No credit card required. We'll let you know once a spot opens, no ads, promise.
So what is Drilly?
Learn Mandarin characters and words with a spaced repetition system, presented as bite-size quizzes and lessons that fit into your coffee break. Each one comes back right before you would have forgotten it, and that is the trick that makes it stay.
Learn at your own pace. What matters is making it easy to turn into a habit.
What's actually in it
The whole HSK 3.0
2,970 characters and 10,969 words, grouped by level to follow the new HSK 3.0 list.
Learn in context
You learn characters together with real vocabulary that uses them. Understand how single characters form compound words so everything clicks naturally.
You'll review before you forget
Drilly's spaced repetition system brings words back just before you forget them. Four hours, then a day, then a week, stretching further out every time you get it right. No mindless cramming.
Create custom lists for your unique goals
Add whatever you like. Words from your tutor, something off a menu, that one phrase the latest C-drama would not stop using. It works for Japanese and Korean too, which was not the plan, but we won't stop you.
Lessons are capped on purpose
Fifteen at a time. When your reviews start piling up, Drilly pauses new lessons until you catch up. Coming back is already an achievement, so we won't make it difficult for you.
How it goes
Pick your level
Start where you actually are. Set your daily limit and decide how picky Drilly should be about tones while you're in there.
Learn
Meet new characters and words. What they mean, how they sound, and which words each character shows up in.
Bite-sized quizzes
Test yourself on what characters mean and how they sound. Type the meaning, type the reading, hao3 becomes hǎo as you go. No peeking.
Review
Drilly works out when you are about to forget a word and brings it back right then, so it sticks for good.
Know enough of a level and you level up, unlocking the next set of challenges. 🎉
Want to give it a try?
We're polishing up the beta as fast as humanly possible. Drop your name and email below and we'll let you know first once the beta is open.
No spam, promise.