Grammatisch vs ShadowGerman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grammatisch
Master German grammar with interactive lessons and thousands of exercises. Covers essential topics like articles, verb conjugation, and declensions. Practice and review concepts with detailed corrections to improve your understanding.
- Thousands of grammar exercises
- Summaries, tables, and lists
- Topic-based learning
- Detailed answer corrections
- Offline access
- Covers numerous grammar topics
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Learn German for real with Grammatisch. The app has thousands of exercises as well as summaries, tables and lists for the key topics of the German grammar. You don’t need to take leveling tests, just pick any topic and start learning it. You can solve dozens of exercises in a row to memorize concepts and grammar rules in a short time. When you finish an exercises session, you can check your score and a detailed correction of your answers. The following topics are covered: • Bestimmter Artikel • Pluralform • Personalpronomen • Verbkonjugation - Präsens • Possessivpronomen • Reflexive Verben • Nominativ • Akkusativ • Dativ • Präpositionen • N-Deklination • Relativsätze • Trennbare Verben • Perfekt • Adjektivdeklination • Passiv • Verben mit Präpositionen • Konjunktiv II • Nominalisierung …and many more coming in the next updates! This app does not require an internet connection to work.
ShadowGerman
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Learn to speak German the way fluent speakers actually do it: by shadowing. Hear a native German sentence, then say it back — matching the rhythm, melody, and sounds until it feels natural in your own mouth. WHY SHADOWING WORKS Reading and flashcards build knowledge. Speaking builds fluency. ShadowGerman puts your voice at the center: listen, repeat out loud, record yourself, and compare — the fastest way to a natural accent and real confidence. HOW YOU PRACTICE • Listen to a clear, native German voice for every sentence • Slow it down or speed it up until you can keep pace • Record your own voice and play it back against the original • See both waveforms side by side to spot where you drifted • Show the translation — English, Chinese, Japanese or Korean — when you need it, hide it when you don't 1,000 LESSONS, A1 TO C2 A full path from absolute beginner to advanced, graded by the official CEFR levels. Every lesson comes with interactive exercises — multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, translation, and word ordering — that grade themselves the moment you answer. BRING YOUR OWN GERMAN Studying for an exam or reading a book? Import your own text or a PDF and ShadowGerman splits it into clean German sentences you can shadow line by line. A WORDBOOK THAT REMEMBERS FOR YOU Save the words you meet and review them with spaced repetition, so they resurface right before you'd forget. Tap any word to hear it pronounced. WORKS OFFLINE The German voice runs entirely on your device — no internet, no streaming, no waiting. Practice on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING Earn XP, level up, and keep a daily streak alive. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud between iPhone and iPad, and there's no account to create. FREE & PREMIUM Start completely free with all of Level A1 — 200 lessons — plus importing your own texts. Unlock A2 through C2, another 800 lessons, with Premium: • Monthly or yearly (with a 7-day free trial) • Or a one-time Lifetime purchase, yours forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase Premium. Privacy Policy: https://mzjpg.com/policy/shadowing-german Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ShadowGerman at none against Grammatisch's shown. Grammatisch's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Grammatisch sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and ShadowGerman sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grammatisch ships an update fortnightly, ShadowGerman monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grammatisch | ShadowGerman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (722 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 722 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konsonant Ensino Digital de Idiomas Ltda | Dajiale |
Bugs and requests
Grammatisch
Reported bugs
5 issues- Exercises not registering correct answers
- App crashing after completing lessons
- Audio not working on certain devices
- Incorrect grammar explanations in some lessons
- Overlapping UI elements making content hard to read
Requested features
5 requests- Provide more example sentences
- Add translation for exercises
- Implement spaced repetition for better retention
- Expand content to higher proficiency levels
- Improve audio quality and pronunciation guidance
ShadowGerman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grammatisch
- Grammatisch Plus$7.997 Days
- Grammatisch Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Grammatisch Plus$33.993 Months
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- Grammatisch Plus7 Days trial$45.996 Months
- Grammatisch Plus7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Grammatisch Plus$89.99
ShadowGerman
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$49.99
Questions
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