古汉语字典大全 vs Shadowing Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
古汉语字典大全
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古汉语字典,本古汉语字典共计收录古汉字6359个,可查询日常古籍里汉字的详细解释,是学习古代汉语和阅读古籍的好工具。 核心功能: - 古汉语单字查询 - 词性、释义、例句、出处展示 - 多字输入,逐字返回查询结果 - 部分例句提供整句译文 - 古文栏目,支持课内文言文与拓展阅读 - 收藏常用字词与文章 - 离线使用,启动后即可查阅本地内容 会员订阅权益: - 无限次查词 - 去除广告 - 解锁古文栏目完整内容 适用人群: - 初中、高中学生 - 语文教师与家长 - 古文入门与兴趣阅读用户 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shadowing Lab
This app focuses on improving English listening comprehension, pronunciation, and spoken expression through intensive listening, close reading, and shadowing techniques. It offers structured, repeatable training with curated content and a clear learning path to build sustainable language ability.
- Intensive listening with segment-based audio
- Shadowing practice with native audio comparison
- Bilingual text support (English-Chinese)
- Curated content with increasing difficulty
- Progress tracking and learning milestones
- Distraction-free interface
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Shadowing is an English learning app focused on intensive listening, close reading, and shadowing practice. It is designed for learners who want to improve their listening comprehension, pronunciation, and spoken expression through structured, repeatable training. With carefully selected content and a clear learning path, Shadowing helps learners steadily build real English ability step by step. We believe that high-quality input combined with rhythmic, repeated practice is the key to sustainable language improvement. Key Features 1. Curated Content for a Sustainable Learning Rhythm - Carefully selected short English texts and audio with gradually increasing difficulty - Segment-based intensive listening, breaking audio into short sentences or phrases to lower the listening barrier - Bilingual text support (English–Chinese) to help learners understand meaning and expression patterns 2. Shadowing & Pronunciation Practice: Turning Input into Output - Sentence-by-sentence shadowing with native audio to build correct pronunciation and intonation - Pronunciation comparison and feedback to help identify and improve weak points - Unlimited repeat practice until you fully understand and can speak smoothly 3. Clear Learning Path, No Mindless Content Scrolling - Progress from Text 1 to Text 20, each representing a clear learning milestone - Learning records and progress tracking make improvement visible - Clean, distraction-free interface that keeps the focus on listening and reading Who Is This App For - Learners who want to systematically improve English listening skills - Users who want to improve pronunciation and speech rhythm through shadowing - People who need English input and output for work or study - Anyone who wants to build a long-term, sustainable English learning habit Use Cases 1. Practice intensive listening during your commute 2. Do a few minutes of shadowing before bed to reinforce pronunciation 3. Replay difficult sentences until they are fully understood 4. Use fragmented time to complete one text at a time and build a sense of progress Auto-Renewable Subscription Information Subscription Options: - Monthly subscription - Yearly subscription (Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region) Subscription Terms: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Renewal will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings How to Cancel: On iOS, go to: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → Shadowing → Cancel Subscription Legal: - Privacy Policy: https://zhangpeiwhut.github.io/shark-english-legal/privacy.html - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadowing Lab at 5.0 against 古汉语字典大全's 4.0. Shadowing Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). 古汉语字典大全's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. 古汉语字典大全 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Shadowing Lab sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shadowing Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
古汉语字典大全 ships an update every 6 months, Shadowing Lab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 古汉语字典大全 | Shadowing Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 运涛 余 | 培 张 |
Customer experience
古汉语字典大全
Shadowing Lab
In-app purchases
古汉语字典大全
- 月度会员$0.991 Month
- 年度会员$0.991 Year
- 解锁所有功能$0.99
- 永久会员$2.99
Shadowing Lab
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- 连续包年$4.991 Year
- Points Pack (612)$0.99
- Points Top-Up ¥18$2.99
- Points Top-Up ¥38$4.99
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- Points Pack (7956)$9.99
- Points Pack (12054)$14.99
- Points Top-Up ¥198$29.99









