Shadowing Player Plus vs OTOKIKU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowing Player Plus
Practice pronunciation and improve your English speaking skills by repeating and shadowing audio. Focus on specific phrases from songs, TOEIC materials, or conversations for efficient learning.
- Repeat and shadow audio
- Practice favorite songs
- TOEIC practice
- English conversation practice
- Record and play specific phrases
- Efficient learning
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Equipped with a function to support repeating and shadowing! This app is the best app for practicing your favorite songs such as TOEIC, karaoke, and English conversation. You can practice efficiently because you can play and record only the phrases you want to hear.
OTOKIKU
This audio player allows you to easily control playback speed, skip sections, and access sound sources from various locations including Apple Music and cloud storage. It features a smooth seek bar, waveform display, and BPM measurement for efficient listening.
- Access audio from Music.app, Files, and internet URLs
- Adjust playback speed (0.5x to 1.5x)
- Skip forward/backward by 5 or 60 seconds
- Smooth seek bar and waveform display
- BPM measurement
- CarPlay support
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"OTOKIKU" is a easy-to-use multifunctional audio player. * "OTOKIKU" means "listen to the sound" in Japanese. Recommended for those who have such a usage scene. - Listen to practice recordings many times - Play the reference sound source slowly (or fast) - Listen to voice memos of meetings and seminars by skipping ■Main Features - Play sound sources from various locations Via Music.app (Apple Music, etc.) File via File.app (You can also access your cloud storage depending on the settings) File on the Internet (URL input) - Change the playback speed in 7 steps from 0.5x speed to 1.5x speed - Skip 5 seconds / 60 seconds before and after - Seek bar that can be operated smoothly - Waveform display (only when playing a file) - BPM measurement (manual) - CarPlay supported * The screenshot artwork image is from PAKUTASO (www.pakutaso.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadowing Player Plus at every 2 weeks against OTOKIKU's every 2 months. Shadowing Player Plus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). OTOKIKU's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%). 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.
Shadowing Player Plus ships an update every 2 weeks, OTOKIKU every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadowing Player Plus | OTOKIKU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hirokazu Tanaka | sorakaze Inc. |
Customer experience
Shadowing Player Plus
OTOKIKU
In-app purchases
Shadowing Player Plus
No in-app purchases
OTOKIKU
No in-app purchases
