Shadowing Japanese vs Nihongonomori
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowing Japanese
Improve Japanese pronunciation and intonation by listening and repeating phrases. Practice speaking through various conversation lengths to build confidence in daily interactions. This method enhances your ability to communicate naturally with native speakers.
- Listen and repeat Japanese phrases
- Improve pronunciation and intonation
- Practice speaking in various contexts
- Build confidence in communication
- Enhance natural Japanese speaking ability
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シャドーイングの方法は、文を聞いてから聞いた内容を繰り返し、次に聞いて繰り返すのと同じくらい簡単で、シンプルですが非常に効果的です。 聞いたことを正確に繰り返すことで、日本語の発音能力を高め、イントネーションをネイティブ日本語のようにより正確で自然なものにするのに役立ちます。 また、日本語を話す-日本語を話せ！ また、学習者は、簡単なものから難しいものまで、さまざまなコンテキストで短い会話から長い会話までやり取りし、日本語を反映する能力を高めます。 そのおかげで、学習者は日常生活で日本人とコミュニケーションをとるときに自信を持つことができます。
Nihongonomori
Learn Japanese with Japanese lessons available anytime, anywhere. This application offers video lectures to facilitate your study of the Japanese language.
- Japanese language lessons
- Video lectures
- Study anytime
- Study anywhere
- Learn Japanese in Japanese
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「日本語の森」は日本語で日本語を勉強することができるアプリです。日本語の授業動画をいつでもどこでもみることができます。 Term of use: https://nihongonomori.com/en/term Privacy policy: https://nihongonomori.com/en/policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nihongonomori at none against Shadowing Japanese's shown. Shadowing Japanese's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shadowing Japanese holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Shadowing Japanese's written reviews are positive against 26% of Nihongonomori's.
Shadowing Japanese ships an update every 6 weeks, Nihongonomori monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Shadowing Japanese | Nihongonomori |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) — better | 4.2 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.2% of reviews — better | 26.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nguyen Tien Thanh | Yeongjin Ha |
Customer experience
Shadowing Japanese
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In-app purchases
Shadowing Japanese
No in-app purchases
Nihongonomori
No in-app purchases
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