Comparison

AllEars vs Shadowing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AllEars

This app is an advanced audio and video player designed for language learners. It offers features like automatic sentence segmentation, subtitle generation, A-B repeat, and variable speed playback to enhance English listening, pronunciation, and dictation practice.

Highlights
  • Automatic sentence segmentation
  • Subtitle generation and translation
  • A-B repeat and custom repeat count
  • Record and compare speaking practice
  • Variable speed playback (0.1x to 5.0x)
  • Interactive waveform navigation
  • Import audio and video from multiple sources
Features
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AllEars: English Listening Trainer – Learn English Smarter AllEars is an advanced audio and video player designed for language learners. Practice English listening, shadowing, pronunciation, dictation, and speaking with powerful features including automatic sentence segmentation, subtitle generation, A-B repeat, recording comparison, and high-quality variable-speed playback. Whether you’re preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, Cambridge English exams, studying podcasts, online courses, speeches, audiobooks, or YouTube lessons, English Listening Trainer helps you learn faster and more efficiently. --------- Key Features Automatic Sentence Segmentation Turn long audio into sentence-by-sentence lessons. • Automatically split audio into individual sentences • Generate subtitles from speech • Translate subtitles • Save important sentences for later review Perfect for intensive listening practice. --------- A-B Repeat & Shadowing Repeat difficult sentences as many times as you need. • Unlimited A-B repeat • Custom repeat count • Adjustable pause between repeats • Loop any part of the audio Ideal for: • English listening • Shadowing practice • Accent reduction • Pronunciation improvement --------- Record & Compare Practice speaking by recording your voice and comparing it with the original audio. Listen to your pronunciation immediately after each recording and improve your fluency naturally. Great for: • Speaking practice • Pronunciation training • Accent imitation • Public speaking --------- Variable Speed Playback Play audio from 0.1x to 5.0x speed without changing pitch. Perfect for: • Slow listening • Intensive listening • Fast review • Podcast learning --------- Waveform Navigation Jump to any sentence instantly with an interactive waveform. • Precise A-B selection • Visual editing • Quick navigation • Easy sentence review --------- Dictation Practice Generate audio clips for dictation exercises. Improve: • Listening accuracy • Vocabulary recognition • Sentence comprehension --------- Import Your Learning Materials Import audio and video from multiple sources. Supports: • Files app • iCloud Drive • Wi-Fi Transfer • iTunes File Sharing • Local audio & video files Organize everything into folders for easier learning. --------- Audio Learning Tools More than just a player. Features include: • Audio clipping • Export selected segments • MP3 export • Bookmark important moments • Save favorite sentences --------- Built for Every Learner Perfect for: • English learners • IELTS preparation • TOEFL preparation • TOEIC preparation • Cambridge English exams • Podcast listeners • Online course students • Teachers • Interpreters • Voice actors • Public speakers --------- Why You’ll Love It • No ads • Clean and simple interface • Dark Mode • Sleep Timer • Lightweight and battery friendly • Stable and fast • Designed for long study sessions --------- Membership Subscription Information 1. Monthly Plan Subscription period: 1 month 2. Annual Plan Subscription period: 12 months 3. Other Rules Payment:​ Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account when you confirm the purchase. Renewal:​ Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. After the charge is successfully processed, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. Cancellation:​ To cancel auto-renewal, you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Steps: go to the Home screen, open Settings​ > iTunes & App Store​ > tap Apple ID, select View Apple ID​ > Account Settings​ > tap Subscriptions, select the subscription, then tap Cancel Subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ --------- Practice smarter. Listen better. Speak with confidence.

About

Shadowing

Practice listening and speaking skills with this language learning tool. It automatically segments audio, allows for sentence repetition, and provides subtitle support for various languages. Import your own materials and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Automatic audio segmentation
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Subtitle import and translation
  • Import local audio/video files
  • Vocabulary and sentence saving
  • Export learning content
Features
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Shadowing - English Player supports listening and shadowing practice in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean and other languages. Import your own materials and practice sentence by sentence at your own pace. LISTEN AND REPEAT • Automatically split audio into phrases. • Loop the current sentence or set the playback count for each sentence. • Adjust playback speed and switch between normal speed and a second speed. • Set pauses between sentences for dictation, speaking and shadowing. LEARN WITH SUBTITLES • Transcribe speech to check words you missed. • Translate subtitles and compare the original text with its translation. • Import SRT subtitles and match files with the same name for segmentation. • Hide text to listen first, then reveal it to check your understanding. ORGANIZE AND REVIEW • Import MP3 audio, MP4 video and other materials from Files or via WiFi transfer. • Save vocabulary and difficult sentences for review. • Export learning content as PDF, Word and SRT files. Speech recognition and translation availability depends on your device, operating system and selected language. AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION • Duration: 1 year. See the in-app purchase screen for pricing. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/Privacy.md Terms of Service: https://github.com/BestVault/Declares/blob/master/TermService.md

Screenshots

AllEars4 screens
Shadowing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AllEars at fortnightly against Shadowing's every 5 weeks. AllEars also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AllEars sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per month and Shadowing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AllEars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 245 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of AllEars's written reviews are positive against 84% of Shadowing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AllEars ships an update fortnightly, Shadowing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AllEars versus Shadowing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllEarsShadowing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (141 ratings) — better4.6 (245 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better83.6% of reviews
Number of ratings141245 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer秀娟 牛秀平 罗

Customer experience

AllEars

All ratings141 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.1%

Shadowing

All ratings244 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

AllEars

From 141 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative auto-segmentation feature for audio
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive customer support
  • 👍 User-friendly interface and simple operation
  • 💰 Affordable pricing with generous free features
  • ⚡ Variable playback speed functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on iOS 16+ versions
  • 🔥 Device overheating during extended use
  • 📱 Inconsistent performance across different iPhone models
  • 🔐 Privacy policy concerns and forced consent
  • ⚠️ Baidu Cloud login issues

Shadowing

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Automatic sentence segmentation and subtitle generation
  • 📚 Support for local audio/video files with auto-matching subtitles
  • 🔄 Sentence revision and remark functionality
  • 💰 Affordable premium pricing
  • 🎓 Excellent for intensive listening practice and language learning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent forced rating prompts that cannot be dismissed
  • 🔋 High battery consumption and device heating issues
  • ❌ Poor subtitle accuracy and recognition errors
  • ⚠️ Automatic sentence segmentation often inaccurate
  • 🔌 Crashes when importing certain audio formats (m4a, m4b)

Bugs and requests

AllEars

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • iOS 16.3+ crashes and login failures
  • Baidu Cloud login shows strange text file window
  • AB-point setting displays 0:00:00 instead of current time
  • Progress bar not updating during AB-segment playback
  • Pause/resume functionality resets playback position
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  • Auto-segmentation cuts off words mid-sentence
  • Voice memo file import failures on iOS 13+
  • iCloud MP3 import issues
  • Lyrics display inconsistency after manual addition
  • Device overheating on iPhone 16 Pro during dictation
  • Background playback exits unexpectedly
  • Language settings cannot be changed after selection

Requested features

12 requests
  • Audio merging and editing capabilities
  • Apple Watch support
  • YouTube audio download functionality
  • Larger UI text and improved font sizes
  • Batch file upload feature
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  • Google Drive cloud integration
  • Automatic file splitting with better accuracy
  • Spectrogram visualization for audio
  • MacBook/Mac version support
  • Keyword and highlight note-taking features
  • Improved AB-point setting interface
  • Better manual segmentation adjustment process

Shadowing

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Continuous playback interval adjustment not working
  • macOS app crashes on audio import
  • Crashes when selecting subtitle files
  • M4a/M4b file import causes high-probability crashes
  • Membership lost after app updates
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  • Rating window submission fails on macOS
  • Sequential playlist doesn't resume from beginning for listened items
  • Landscape mode not functioning
  • URL import functionality not working
  • Subscription unavailable error messages

Requested features

24 requests
  • Fullscreen mode for video with subtitle toggle
  • Keyboard shortcuts for navigation (arrow keys for previous/next sentence)
  • Bluetooth headphone controls for sentence navigation
  • Background playback functionality
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
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  • URL import directly from YouTube
  • Single-sentence subtitle toggle mode
  • Highlight current playing sentence with special color
  • Multi-color sentence marking capability
  • Manual sentence segmentation/editing tools
  • Share sentence segmentation with other users
  • Recording/shadowing functionality
  • A-B repeat feature
  • More playback speed options (beyond 1x, 1.2x)
  • Auto-scroll toggle for text positioning
  • Glossary search functionality for marked words
  • Text-to-audio generation from imported text
  • Landscape mode support
  • macOS desktop version
  • Skip checkbox for unfamiliar content during review
  • Silence-based automatic sentence splitting
  • Word-level clickable dictionary
  • Customizable resource naming
  • Playback control bar hide option

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AllEars

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Subscription · Monthly$0.691 Month
  • Intermediate Subscription · Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Basic Subscription · Yearly$6.991 Year
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  • Intermediate Subscription · Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • 收藏复读笔记$0.99
  • 同步音频文件$0.99
  • AB multi device sync$1.99
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  • 视频转音频、播放$1.99
  • 自动断句/自动切分句子$2.99
  • Unlock all functions$4.99
2 purchases

Shadowing

Subscriptions1
  • Premium for Annual$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Member$14.99

Questions

Is AllEars free?
AllEars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadowing free?
Shadowing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AllEars or Shadowing?
AllEars is rated higher. AllEars averages 4.8 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Shadowing averages 4.6 from 245 ratings.
Do AllEars or Shadowing have ads?
Neither AllEars nor Shadowing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AllEars or Shadowing?
AllEars ships an update fortnightly, and Shadowing every 5 weeks. Most recently, AllEars was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shadowing on November 7, 2026.

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