Comparison

Listen Repeat vs Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Listen Repeat

This audio player is designed for language learners to improve listening and shadowing skills. It offers tools like segment looping, waveform control, and AI script extraction to help users practice pronunciation and memorize vocabulary effectively.

Highlights
  • Segment looping for pronunciation practice
  • Waveform scrubbing for precise playback
  • Bookmark key audio moments
  • AI-powered script extraction
  • Hands-free vocabulary review
  • Import PC-created vocab lists
  • Free English audiobooks
Features
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Listen Repeat is an audio player built for language learners. It helps you train listening and shadowing with the tools that actually matter—repeat the exact moments you need, collect highlights, and study on the go. Key features Made for listening & shadowing: A clean, focused player designed for language practice. Waveform control: Jump straight to the part you want by scrubbing the waveform. Segment looping: Loop any section as many times as you like to lock in pronunciation and rhythm. Bookmarks across files: Save key moments and play all your bookmarks back-to-back. AI script extraction: Turn audio into readable text so you can practice listening + reading together. Listen-and-memorize vocabulary: Convert your word list (word, meaning, example) into audio for hands-free review. Create vocab lists easily on PC: Build and organize your vocabulary on your computer, then import it into the app and start learning by listening. Free English audiobooks: Plenty of content to keep your daily listening routine going. Learn faster with Listen Repeat—loop, bookmark, extract scripts, and memorize vocabulary anytime, anywhere. terms of use: https://www.everyground.com/listen_repeat/terms privacy policy: https://www.everyground.com/listen_repeat/privacy

About

Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation

Practice language pronunciation by listening to audio or video passages, repeating them, and comparing your speech. Offers A/B looping, waveform visualization, and subtitle synchronization for effective shadowing and sentence practice.

Highlights
  • A/B loop practice
  • Shadowing with waveform comparison
  • Subtitle synchronization
  • Video and YouTube stream practice
  • Speech-to-text transcription
  • Background playback
  • Save and bookmark practice ranges
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The surest way to make a sentence truly your own — listen, repeat, and say it out loud. Phrabbit is an A/B loop practice app for language learners. Grab any passage from an audio file, a video, a podcast, or a YouTube stream, loop it until it clicks, then speak it and write it. ◆ Shadowing · Listen to an A/B range, then repeat it in your own voice · Play your take over the original and compare the waveforms (audio files) · The passage's subtitles show on the shadowing screen, line by line as it plays (audio files) · Shadowing gap — leaves time to speak between loops, with a countdown · Shadowing also works with video files and YouTube streams · My Recordings — save your best takes and pick up on the same range ◆ Dictation · Listen to your A/B range one sentence at a time, write it down, and compare it with the original · With subtitles, differences are marked for you · Audio files, video files, and YouTube streams · On iPad, write by hand — your handwriting is saved to look back at ◆ A/B looping right on the waveform · Set precise ranges with your fingertip while watching the waveform · Loop as much as you want, adjust speed (0.5x–2.0x) · Save important ranges as bookmarks ◆ Practice with video · Bring in video files on your device (MP4, M4V, MOV) and loop them the same way · Attach an SRT, VTT or SMI subtitle file, read it as sentence cards, and fix the sync in 0.5 s steps · Sentence practice — tap a sentence card and it becomes the loop · Bilingual subtitles — split a two-language subtitle file into the original and its translation · No subtitles? Mark an A/B range and convert just that part with speech recognition · Full screen — sentence cards beside the video, with the range tools · Save a word from a subtitle card to your wordbook, with its context ◆ YouTube caption cards · Bring a YouTube video's captions in as sentence cards; tap one to repeat it · Translate a card, add it to your wordbook, or edit it · The captions carry into Shadowing and Dictation ◆ Comfortable anywhere, anytime · Background playback — loops keep running with the screen off or in other apps · Sleep timer — auto-pause after 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes · Earphone remote — previous/next steps through sentences (or 5 seconds without a transcript) · Bookmark queue — Play All runs saved ranges back-to-back, skippable from the Lock Screen ◆ Speech to text (STT) · Turn speech into sentence-by-sentence text, synced to the waveform in real time · Type subtitles yourself — practice from your own script; typed lines stay put if you run recognition later · Apple Intelligence subtitle translation — translate a whole transcript on-device and read it beside the original (iOS 26.4+, Apple Intelligence device) · On-device processing — your audio is never sent to a server ◆ Many sources · Import audio files (mp3, m4a, and more) · Import video files (MP4, M4V, MOV) · Podcasts — browse shows curated for your language, or add one by name or RSS address · Download episodes, or bring in your Apple Podcasts subscriptions · Practice any YouTube link as a stream ◆ Keep your library in order · Folders — group your material, nested as deep as you like · Favorites — mark what you open most and reach it straight from Home · Sort — by name, date added and more · Search — finds what is tucked inside a folder, and shows you where it lives ◆ Tools that help you learn · Wordbook — save words you don't know and review them · AI word explanations (Beta) — tap a wordbook entry and Apple Intelligence explains it on-device, in context · Stats — see your practice time and streak at a glance · Works on both iPhone and iPad Start free. A/B looping, playback speed, the shadowing gap, the sleep timer, and one bookmark per file or video are free. STT, YouTube caption cards, shadowing recordings, dictation, unlimited bookmarks and wordbook (with AI word explanations), background playback, podcasts, and subtitle translation come with Premium — a one-time purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

Listen Repeat4 screens
Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation at free against Listen Repeat's free with in-app purchases. Listen Repeat's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Listen Repeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Listen Repeat against 5.0 for Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Listen Repeat has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen Repeat ships an update every 8 days, Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Listen Repeat versus Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen RepeatPhrabbit Shadowing & Dictation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEVERYGROUNDKIYOUN KIM

Customer experience

Listen Repeat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.8%

Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Listen Repeat

Subscriptions2
  • Listen Repeat Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Listen Repeat Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation

One-time1
  • Phrabbit Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Listen Repeat free?
Listen Repeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation free?
Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Listen Repeat or Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation?
Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation is rated higher. Listen Repeat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Listen Repeat or Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation have ads?
Both Listen Repeat and Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation show ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen Repeat or Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation?
Listen Repeat ships an update every 8 days, and Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation weekly. Most recently, Listen Repeat was updated on October 24, 2026 and Phrabbit Shadowing & Dictation on October 25, 2026.

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