Comparison

بوابتي vs ShadowGerman

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

Head to head
About

بوابتي

Features
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تطبيقنا مخصص للطلاب لمتابعة المواد الدراسية التي تم التسجيل بها مع المدرس بطريقة منظمة وسهلة الاستخدام. يمكنك من خلال التطبيق: الاطلاع على قائمة المواد المسجل بها. متابعة الدروس والمحتوى التعليمي الخاص بكل مادة. تلقي الإشعارات والملاحظات من المدرس. تنظيم وقتك ومتابعة تقدمك الدراسي. التطبيق مصمم ليكون بسيط وسهل حتى يساعدك على التركيز في التعلم بدون تعقيد.

About

ShadowGerman

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Learn to speak German the way fluent speakers actually do it: by shadowing. Hear a native German sentence, then say it back — matching the rhythm, melody, and sounds until it feels natural in your own mouth. WHY SHADOWING WORKS Reading and flashcards build knowledge. Speaking builds fluency. ShadowGerman puts your voice at the center: listen, repeat out loud, record yourself, and compare — the fastest way to a natural accent and real confidence. HOW YOU PRACTICE • Listen to a clear, native German voice for every sentence • Slow it down or speed it up until you can keep pace • Record your own voice and play it back against the original • See both waveforms side by side to spot where you drifted • Show the translation — English, Chinese, Japanese or Korean — when you need it, hide it when you don't 1,000 LESSONS, A1 TO C2 A full path from absolute beginner to advanced, graded by the official CEFR levels. Every lesson comes with interactive exercises — multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, translation, and word ordering — that grade themselves the moment you answer. BRING YOUR OWN GERMAN Studying for an exam or reading a book? Import your own text or a PDF and ShadowGerman splits it into clean German sentences you can shadow line by line. A WORDBOOK THAT REMEMBERS FOR YOU Save the words you meet and review them with spaced repetition, so they resurface right before you'd forget. Tap any word to hear it pronounced. WORKS OFFLINE The German voice runs entirely on your device — no internet, no streaming, no waiting. Practice on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING Earn XP, level up, and keep a daily streak alive. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud between iPhone and iPad, and there's no account to create. FREE & PREMIUM Start completely free with all of Level A1 — 200 lessons — plus importing your own texts. Unlock A2 through C2, another 800 lessons, with Premium: • Monthly or yearly (with a 7-day free trial) • Or a one-time Lifetime purchase, yours forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase Premium. Privacy Policy: https://mzjpg.com/policy/shadowing-german Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

بوابتي4 screens
ShadowGerman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: بوابتي at none against ShadowGerman's 3. بوابتي also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShadowGerman sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. بوابتي asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

بوابتي ships an update fortnightly, ShadowGerman monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
بوابتي versus ShadowGerman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterبوابتيShadowGerman
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamed AhmedDajiale

In-app purchases

None

بوابتي

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ShadowGerman

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is بوابتي free?
بوابتي is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowGerman free?
ShadowGerman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do بوابتي or ShadowGerman have ads?
Neither بوابتي nor ShadowGerman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, بوابتي or ShadowGerman?
بوابتي ships an update fortnightly, and ShadowGerman monthly. Most recently, بوابتي was updated on October 28, 2026 and ShadowGerman on November 5, 2026.

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