Comparison

Digit Detective vs shlang

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

Head to head
About

Digit Detective

Features
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Features of Digit Detective • Three engaging games that help individuals exercise their memory • Helps train attention, memory and focus • Difficulty level is automatically adjusted • Two-Player Option is available • Scores can also be emailed to keep a record of an individual's progress. • Colorful graphics and lively music make this game fun to play • Kid-safe: No third party ads or tracking This game helps to develop an individual’s attention and memory skills while providing while providing practice remembering number sequences. Adults and young people, ages 13+, will have fun playing and learning in different colorful settings. All of our games are specially created to help individuals practice the cognitive abilities important for success in school and life. The games automatically adjust to allow individuals to learn at a level of difficulty personalized for them. As they succeed, new challenges at harder levels will be presented. Individuals will be challenged to develop their thinking speed as they are required to respond faster and faster in order to win. While an individual's difficulty level is automatically adjusted based on his or her performance, it can be easily modified when necessary. Distraction stimuli can also be added to reinforce increased focus and the ability to stay on task. Each round must be completed for grades to be saved in single player mode. Please note that no grades are saved in two player mode. Two player mode only records which Player (1 or 2) won the match after three rounds are completed. A training session is completed only when the program is stopped and then removed from memory. If the program is left open in the background and it is selected, then the last session started will be continued. You can try out all of the games and their features for free for 60 minutes. If you like the games, you can make a one-time purchase to unlock all of the games for unlimited use. Otherwise, you can continue to play the "Scan" game for free.

About

shlang

Enhance your foreign language learning by easily capturing and reviewing new words and phrases encountered in media and text. This app helps you build vocabulary by tracking known words, providing definitions and examples, and offering spaced repetition for effective recall.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary tracking
  • Word and phrase definitions
  • Translation to any language
  • Spaced repetition for recall
  • Subtitle search for movies/TV
  • Text and article import
  • Auto language detection
Features
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How often do you use a dictionary while watching a movie, reading a book or a web article in a foreign language? Probably often. Do you recall all those words or phrases which you used a dictionary for in 1 week? Probably not. You can use many applications: dictionaries, translators, memory cards and so on to build your vocabulary. Anyway it would require some manual work to recognize different word forms, phrases and idioms. Shlang makes things easier for you, all what you need is in one place - focus on unknown words before reading/watching: Words and Phrases - mark words or phrases you already know, they will be in your vocabulary and do not bother you next time; - let Shlang know about your language (English only atm) level and Shlang will be able to not show easy (for your level personally) words; - work with unknown words or phrases: - see definitions; - see examples; - translate to any language you want/know; - if still not sure you get familiar with a word or a phrase, mark the one "to repeat" so next time you face the one Shlang will help you to recall; - repeat any of the words or phrases from your vocabulary. Media - search for movie/TV subtitles - (soon) search for books - open (with Share) - web articles, - YouTube video with subtitles, - (soon) YouTube song with lyrics. - paste any text into Shlang. Languages - advanced support for English: grouping related words, phrase verbs, (soon) idioms; - support for 180+ languages: word extraction, translation; - auto detection of text language: useful for web articles when the language is not predefined like in movies or books.

Screenshots

Digit Detective4 screens
shlang4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: shlang at none against Digit Detective's 1. shlang also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 39 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digit Detective sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. shlang asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digit Detective ships an update every 39 months, shlang every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Digit Detective versus shlang: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigit Detectiveshlang
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainTrain Inc.Sergey Samsonov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Digit Detective

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

shlang

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digit Detective free?
Digit Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is shlang free?
shlang is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Digit Detective or shlang have ads?
Neither Digit Detective nor shlang shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digit Detective or shlang?
Digit Detective ships an update every 39 months, and shlang every 2 months. Most recently, Digit Detective was updated on September 15, 2026 and shlang on June 16, 2026.

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