Comparison

Yappi vs Shadowing Language Practice

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

Head to head
About

Yappi

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Yappi is an AI-first language learning app that helps you practice speaking through quick, interactive lessons. Features: • Speaking practice to improve fluency • Real-time translations to support learning • Short, engaging exercises during lessons, including fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, word matching, sentence ordering, and more • Simple, focused design to help you make progress Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shadowing Language Practice

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Shadowing is a focused, no-frills audio player for language-shadowing practice — the technique of listening to native speech and repeating it out loud to build pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. The app is built around three things: • Use your own MP3s. Drop a folder of audio into iCloud Drive on your computer; the app reads it directly on your iPhone. No uploads, no accounts, no servers. • Practice at your pace. Choose playback speeds from 0.5Ɨ to 2.0Ɨ. Loop a track or a whole playlist. Skip back 15 seconds with one tap. • Stay focused. The app does one thing — play audio for shadowing — without distractions. No ads, no analytics, no social features. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Bundled sample audio in three languages (English, Spanish, French) so you can try the app immediately without setup. All public-domain recordings from LibriVox. • Playlists you can reorder, rename, and add to with a swipe. • Resume playback exactly where you left off, on every track. • Background audio with full lock-screen and Control Center support. • Two home-screen widgets: a 4-tile recent-playlists view and a small one-tap favorite-playlist tile. PRIVACY The app does not collect, track, or transmit any user data. All playlists, preferences, and playback state are stored on your device. Audio content from your folders stays in your iCloud Drive — the app never uploads it. See the privacy policy at: https://yudataguy.github.io/shadowing-app/privacy-policy WHO IT'S FOR Language learners practicing shadowing. Anyone who wants a clean, fast way to play a focused set of MP3s — podcasts, audiobook excerpts, pronunciation drills, dialogue clips — without an algorithmic library shoving content at them.

Screenshots

Yappi4 screens
Shadowing Language Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadowing Language Practice at none against Yappi's 1. Shadowing Language Practice also leads on ads (none vs shown). Yappi's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Yappi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Shadowing Language Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Yappi versus Shadowing Language Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYappiShadowing Language Practice
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNanoleapsSam Yu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yappi

Subscriptions1
  • Yappi PRO Weekly Plan7 Days trial$4.997 Days
None

Shadowing Language Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yappi free?
Yappi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadowing Language Practice free?
Shadowing Language Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yappi or Shadowing Language Practice have ads?
Yappi shows ads; Shadowing Language Practice does not.

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