开智脑波 vs Shadowing Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
开智脑波
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开智脑波是一款由多领域专家联合研发的脑波音乐应用,基于美国加州大学的脑波音乐转换技术,采集人脑在放松状态下的脑电信号,处理并制作成脑波音乐。它致力于提供舒缓的听觉体验,陪伴准妈妈度过孕期时光,为新生儿营造放松的入睡氛围,守护宝宝成长时光。产品适合6周以上准妈妈和36个月以内婴幼儿使用。 【金牌脑科学产品团队研发】研发团队来自国内外知名高校的脑科学、心理学专家,其研发的脑科学产品深受广大用户喜爱,旗下的未来之光、倍速阅读、小象脑力等APP产品已拥有超过3500万的注册用户。 【个性化脑波推荐方案】在使用软件之前我们会采集所需的关键信息(非个人隐私数据),根据使用对象与当前阶段、目标的不同,系统会个性化推荐适合的脑波音乐方案,以提供更符合当下需求的聆听体验。 【极简设计,贴心引导】产品设计师深度考虑使用者的特殊性,极大简化了界面的每一处操作流程,并使用更清爽、舒心的配色方案,让使用者能够轻松、快速地找到当前需要的脑波音频。如需为宝宝播放助眠音乐,可一键完成操作。 【使用数据一目了然】开智脑波还提供了实用的数据看板,可以清晰、直观地了解一段时间内的使用情况,如收听时段的分布、不同目标的占比等,帮你回顾聆听旅程,系统也会以此优化推荐方案。
Shadowing Lab
This app focuses on improving English listening comprehension, pronunciation, and spoken expression through intensive listening, close reading, and shadowing techniques. It offers structured, repeatable training with curated content and a clear learning path to build sustainable language ability.
- Intensive listening with segment-based audio
- Shadowing practice with native audio comparison
- Bilingual text support (English-Chinese)
- Curated content with increasing difficulty
- Progress tracking and learning milestones
- Distraction-free interface
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Shadowing is an English learning app focused on intensive listening, close reading, and shadowing practice. It is designed for learners who want to improve their listening comprehension, pronunciation, and spoken expression through structured, repeatable training. With carefully selected content and a clear learning path, Shadowing helps learners steadily build real English ability step by step. We believe that high-quality input combined with rhythmic, repeated practice is the key to sustainable language improvement. Key Features 1. Curated Content for a Sustainable Learning Rhythm - Carefully selected short English texts and audio with gradually increasing difficulty - Segment-based intensive listening, breaking audio into short sentences or phrases to lower the listening barrier - Bilingual text support (English–Chinese) to help learners understand meaning and expression patterns 2. Shadowing & Pronunciation Practice: Turning Input into Output - Sentence-by-sentence shadowing with native audio to build correct pronunciation and intonation - Pronunciation comparison and feedback to help identify and improve weak points - Unlimited repeat practice until you fully understand and can speak smoothly 3. Clear Learning Path, No Mindless Content Scrolling - Progress from Text 1 to Text 20, each representing a clear learning milestone - Learning records and progress tracking make improvement visible - Clean, distraction-free interface that keeps the focus on listening and reading Who Is This App For - Learners who want to systematically improve English listening skills - Users who want to improve pronunciation and speech rhythm through shadowing - People who need English input and output for work or study - Anyone who wants to build a long-term, sustainable English learning habit Use Cases 1. Practice intensive listening during your commute 2. Do a few minutes of shadowing before bed to reinforce pronunciation 3. Replay difficult sentences until they are fully understood 4. Use fragmented time to complete one text at a time and build a sense of progress Auto-Renewable Subscription Information Subscription Options: - Monthly subscription - Yearly subscription (Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region) Subscription Terms: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Renewal will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings How to Cancel: On iOS, go to: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → Shadowing → Cancel Subscription Legal: - Privacy Policy: https://zhangpeiwhut.github.io/shark-english-legal/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 update cadence: Shadowing Lab at every 5 days against 开智脑波's every 2 months. 开智脑波's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. 开智脑波 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shadowing Lab sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
开智脑波 ships an update every 2 months, Shadowing Lab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 开智脑波 | Shadowing Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 北京大象智酷科技有限公司 | 培 张 |
In-app purchases
开智脑波
- 月会员$5.99
- 年会员$14.99
- 永久会员$29.99
Shadowing Lab
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- 连续包年$4.991 Year
- Points Pack (612)$0.99
- Points Top-Up ¥18$2.99
- Points Top-Up ¥38$4.99
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- Points Pack (7956)$9.99
- Points Pack (12054)$14.99
- Points Top-Up ¥198$29.99









