Learn By Words vs Shadow Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn By Words
This app offers a fun and engaging way for children to learn English vocabulary through charades. It provides a safe, ad-free environment for families to play and learn together, covering over 25 categories.
- Vocabulary learning through charades
- Over 25 vocabulary categories
- Ad-free and safe environment
- Family-friendly gameplay
- Improves English fluency
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Our app is specially designed for kids and offers a safe environment that is free from distractions and ads. It is more than just a learning tool. It's an experience that brings families together. Join the ride! The more fun your child has playing our game, the more they’ll learn! From adjectives to food and drinks, enjoy more than 25 vocabulary categories. It will not only help your kids to learn vocabulary effectively but also let them apply their knowledge practically. The apps use charades game for the purpose of lessons review as well as a method to stimulate the kids to remember better. With our app, their English skills become a natural act, like an instinct, which empower them to speak English more fluently.
Shadow Echo
A minimalist puzzle-platformer where light and shadow are your tools. Drag light sources to cast shadows that form platforms and solve atmospheric puzzles in a mysterious silhouette world. Collect story fragments and enjoy ambient soundscapes.
- Light and shadow manipulation for puzzles
- 6 hand-crafted levels
- Progressive mechanics with different light types
- Hidden story fragments
- Atmospheric audio
- Silhouette art style
- Short levels for quick sessions
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A minimalist puzzle-platformer where light and shadow become your tools. Drag light sources, reshape shadows, and solve atmospheric puzzles in a mysterious world of silhouettes. Full Description Step into the darkness. Your shadow is alive. Shadow Echo is a meditative puzzle-platformer that transforms light into your most powerful tool. Guide a lone wanderer through dark, abstract worlds where shadows aren't just absence—they're bridges, keys, and pathways waiting to be shaped. How to Play Touch to move your character through hauntingly beautiful environments Drag light sources to cast shadows that become solid platforms Manipulate angles and distances to reshape the world around you Press shadow-switches to open gates and reveal hidden paths Features 6 Hand-Crafted Levels — From gentle introductions to mind-bending puzzles requiring multiple light sources Progressive Mechanics — Discover warm, cool, and violet lights; moving platforms; and shadow-activated switches Hidden Story Fragments — Collect glowing orbs to unlock fragments of a mysterious narrative Atmospheric Audio — Ambient soundscapes with reactive tones that respond to your shadow-play Silhouette Art Style — Minimalist design with soft volumetric lighting and smooth animations Mobile-Optimized — Short 1–2 minute levels perfect for quick sessions A World of Mystery Each level introduces new ways to think about light and shadow. Cast bridges across chasms. Create staircases from nothing. Unlock doors that only shadows can open. As you progress, the story unfolds through poetic fragments—echoes of a world that once was. "The shadows are not empty. They hold memories."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow Echo at every 2 months against Learn By Words's every 48 months. Shadow Echo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Learn By Words's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shadow Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Learn By Words ships an update every 48 months, Shadow Echo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn By Words | Shadow Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehmet Baykar | Ibrahim Hammoud |
Customer experience
Learn By Words
Shadow Echo
In-app purchases
Learn By Words
No in-app purchases
Shadow Echo
No in-app purchases









