Rebotomy vs Shine School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rebotomy
Learn new languages through immersive, native-only audio and visual association. This app utilizes spaced repetition algorithms that adapt to your learning pace, incorporating speaking practice and voice recognition for effective skill development.
- Native language learning
- Image-based sentence association
- Adaptive spaced repetition
- Speaking practice
- Voice recognition
- Multiple languages available
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BIG NEWS: AS OF TODAY, ALL STACKS ARE FREE! ENJOY! Easily learn a new language. Many languages available: English, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Hindi, Hebrew, Czech, Ukrainian and we add more frequently. Native learning, only the new language is spoken, no English. You associate spoken sentences with images. Based on your responses, Reverse Lobotomy learns the appropriate interval to present spaced repetitions. Now Included: Speaking practice and voice recognition!
Shine School
This application serves as a mobile platform for a foreign language school. It provides access to educational resources and learning materials for students enrolled in the school's programs.
- Foreign language school platform
- Educational resources
- Learning materials
- Mobile access
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Мобильное приложение школы иностранных языков Shine School
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rebotomy at 87% against Shine School's 50%. Rebotomy also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). Shine School's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Rebotomy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Shine School asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rebotomy ships an update every 5 weeks, Shine School monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rebotomy | Shine School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MassLight, Inc. | Nadezhda Berdina |
Customer experience
Rebotomy
Shine School
Bugs and requests
Rebotomy
Reported bugs
10 issues- Paid languages disappeared after phone change
- Paid languages corrupted and un-downloadable
- Restore purchase not working
- App crashes when going back through previous lessons
- Speech recognition crashes sometimes
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- Minor voice recognition issues
- Ads in main menu after in-app purchases
- Error in Japanese module (masculine/neutral 'they' used for feminine)
- Mandarin Chinese pronunciation errors ('Yi Tiao Go', 'Yi Tiao Mao')
- Japanese 5 installation trouble
Requested features
16 requests- Add American languages (Quechua, Guaraní)
- Add traditional Chinese characters
- Add English captions to images
- Add cartoon images for children
- Add writing practice activity
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- Add more variety of quiz question types
- Add option to not show photos in quizzes
- Add option to only listen for quizzes
- Add Wolof language
- Add Pinyin to Mandarin Chinese
- Add Italian language
- Add explanation of how lessons work
- Track different users
- Improve auditory section for pronunciation practice
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
Shine School
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rebotomy
- French 2$1.99
- Spanish 2$1.99
- Spanish 3$1.99
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- Arabic *All Access Pass*$14.99
- French *All Access Pass*$14.99
- German *All Access Pass*$14.99
- Italian *All Access Pass*$14.99
- Portuguese *All Access Pass*$14.99
- Russian *All Access Pass*$14.99
- Spanish *All Access Pass*$14.99
Shine School
No in-app purchases
Questions
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