Phrasal Verbs vs ShadowTuber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phrasal Verbs
Master essential English phrasal verbs with interactive quizzes and real-life examples. This app offers focused learning for B1 and B2 levels, perfect for exam preparation or daily practice to improve grammar, vocabulary, and speaking skills.
- Curated list of phrasal verbs
- Real-life examples for speaking and writing
- Interactive quiz and test modes
- Instant feedback for faster learning
- Content for B1 and B2 levels
- Progress tracking
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Master English phrasal verbs—and finally understand what natives actually say. Practice until they stick: games, quizzes, and real examples. Free start for B1–B2 learners who want fluent, natural English. Tap any word for a translation. See English and your language together. Play match, definition, and fill-in games that help you remember and use each phrase. What's inside: • Essential phrasal verbs with clear everyday examples • Interactive quizzes and games with instant feedback • Tap-to-translate and dual-language lesson view • Study by category or browse the full vocabulary list • Built for B1–B2: exams, conversation, and daily English Download free and start mastering phrasal verbs today. If the app helps you land on your feet, leave a review! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShadowTuber
This app helps serious English learners improve their speaking skills through a shadowing technique. Import your own audio or video, and it transcribes and segments the content into bite-sized lessons for practice. It offers various playback and recording modes, with advanced pronunciation scoring available in the Pro version.
- Import custom audio/video
- On-device transcription & segmentation
- Sentence-by-sentence shadowing
- Manual & auto playback modes
- A/B recording comparison
- Word-by-word pronunciation scoring (Pro)
- Adjustable playback speed
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**Shadower is a shadowing trainer for serious English speakers.** Stop hunting for subtitled material. Import your own English video or audio and Shadower transcribes it on-device, splits it into sentences, and turns it into a lesson you can shadow line by line. **Why Shadower** • Use your own material — podcasts, movie clips, news, lecture recordings. Anything goes. • Sentence-by-sentence shadowing — tap a line, hear it, repeat. Pauses scale to each sentence's length. • Manual & Auto modes — loop a single sentence to drill, or play continuously with N repeats each. • A/B recording — record yourself and switch between your take and the original instantly. • Word-by-word scoring (Pro) — on-device speech recognition compares your recording with the original and flags every miss. • 0.5×–1× speed — slow down to nail sounds, full speed to lock them in. **Fully on-device. Private by design.** Transcription, segmentation and scoring all run on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded or collected — your media and recordings never leave the device. **Weekly updates + your own media** Curated shadowing material is delivered weekly over the air; or import your own audio or video and start instantly. **Trilingual UI** — English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, switchable in Settings. **Pro** unlocks unlimited imports, any length, word-by-word pronunciation scoring, and the full lesson library. Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in system Settings. Turn "I understand it" into "I can say it." Start shadowing today. Privacy Policy: https://charlesxiangqianliu.github.io/shadower-site/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShadowTuber at none against Phrasal Verbs's 9. ShadowTuber also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Phrasal Verbs's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Phrasal Verbs sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ShadowTuber asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phrasal Verbs ships an update every 3 weeks, ShadowTuber every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phrasal Verbs | ShadowTuber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENGLISH IN GAMES | Xiangqian Liu |
Customer experience
Phrasal Verbs
ShadowTuber
In-app purchases
Phrasal Verbs
- Monthly Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
- 6 Month Pro subscription$5.996 Months
- Month Pro subscription1 Month trial$7.991 Month
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- Annual Limitless Bundle$9.991 Year
- Annual PRO subscription$9.991 Year
- Annual Pro subscription$49.991 Year
- Send some love with a CatTip$0.49
- Send some love with a CatTip$2.99
- Send some love with a CatTip$9.99
ShadowTuber
No in-app purchases
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