Comparison

EngTalk vs Shadowing English

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

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About

EngTalk

Practice English speaking with real-life dialogues and interactive role-play. Improve pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary through sentence-by-sentence listening and speaking assessments. Learn practical English for everyday situations, travel, study, and work.

Highlights
  • Real-life English dialogues (A1-B2)
  • Listening and shadowing practice
  • Speaking assessment and pronunciation feedback
  • Interactive role-play scenarios
  • Long-press word lookup
  • Personal vocabulary notebook
  • Offline learning for beginner dialogues
Features
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EngTalk - Practice English Speaking with Real-Life Dialogues Have you studied vocabulary and grammar but still struggle to speak? EngTalk integrates listening, shadowing, speaking assessment, interactive dialogue practice, word lookup, and review into one practical learning flow built around everyday conversations. Stop memorizing isolated words and start speaking English. Practice for ten minutes a day with useful dialogues you can understand, repeat, and use. 500 REAL-LIFE DIALOGUES FROM A1-B2 Learn with 500 English dialogues across A1, A2, B1, and B2. Start with beginner English and progress toward conversations for daily life, travel, study, and work. Practice situations such as: • Daily life: greetings, weather, family, hobbies, and small talk • Dining and shopping: reservations, ordering, paying, prices, and returns • Travel: airports, hotels, transportation, directions, and itineraries • Education: classes, assignments, discussions, and campus life • Workplace: interviews, meetings, tasks, progress, and collaboration • Health and services: symptoms, appointments, and asking for help 1,380 PRACTICAL ENGLISH SENTENCES Practice 1,380 high-frequency sentences arranged by topic and difficulty. Learn everyday English, travel phrases, study expressions, and workplace communication during a commute or any spare moment. Listen, repeat aloud, and build natural speaking habits. 100 IMMERSIVE LISTEN & READ ARTICLES Read and listen to 100 engaging articles across A1-B2 levels, covering stories, cultural insights, everyday science, and practical knowledge. Expand reading comprehension and continuous listening stamina with synchronized bilingual text and natural audio. SENTENCE-BY-SENTENCE LISTENING PRACTICE Play a complete dialogue or study one line at a time. Loop difficult sentences to notice connected speech, stress, and intonation, then hide lines for a listening challenge. Listening tools include: • Full-dialogue and sentence playback • Sentence loop, pause, replay, and progress controls • English and translated subtitles • Hidden-line listening challenges • Favorites for important dialogues and sentences • Saved learning progress SHADOWING AND SPEAKING ASSESSMENTS Listen, record yourself, and review pronunciation performance. Compare your recording with the model sentence, identify weaker lines, and practice again to improve sounds, intonation, and fluency. INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES TO START SPEAKING Take turns speaking while EngTalk plays your partner's lines. Speak and record when it is your turn, completing the conversation through back-and-forth practice in real-life contexts. LONG-PRESS WORD LOOKUP Long-press a word to see its American English IPA, part of speech, and definition without leaving the lesson. YOUR PERSONAL VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK Save new words to your vocabulary notebook. Review pronunciation, part of speech, and localized meanings, search by word or definition, and undo accidental removals. OFFLINE LEARNING AND LOCAL CACHE Audio downloads the first time you play it and is then saved on your device, so you can keep studying offline during commutes and trips. An internet connection is required for the first download. TRY A1 FREE, UNLOCK WITH ONE PURCHASE Start with A1 content free. A one-time upgrade unlocks A2-B2 dialogues, sentences, and articles, removes ads, and provides complete learning access. No recurring subscription or monthly fees. A SIMPLE LEARNING ROUTINE 1. Listen to the dialogue and understand the situation 2. Read bilingual subtitles and notice useful expressions 3. Loop sentences to master pronunciation and intonation 4. Record your shadowing and review the assessment 5. Complete the conversation in interactive dialogue practice 6. Save new words for later review Supports English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Practice with real-life dialogues for ten minutes a day. Download EngTalk and start speaking with confidence.

About

Shadowing English

Improve your spoken English by repeating phrases from your favorite YouTube videos and movies. Get instant pronunciation feedback and track your progress. Designed for learners of all levels, it takes just 5 minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Learn with real YouTube videos
  • Instant speech scoring
  • Bilingual subtitles
  • 5-minute daily practice
  • Progress tracking
  • 16 interface languages
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Understand English but freeze the moment you have to speak? That's the passive-vocabulary gap — and shadowing is how you close it. Shadowing · real YouTube videos · instant speech scoring — finally speak the words you already know. From Steve Jobs speeches to Friends, TED talks to JENNIE — turn the videos you already love into speaking practice. The same method used by professional interpreters, just 5 minutes a day. THE LOOP: LISTEN → REPEAT → SCORE 1. Pick a real video you love 2. Listen to a short segment 3. Repeat it out loud 4. See your pronunciation score — try again until you nail it WHY SHADOWING WORKS Shadowing trains your mouth to produce the sounds you already understand — the way interpreters at the UN build fluency. It works at every level. WHY SPEAKFOX • Real YouTube, not textbooks — real accents, real context, not scripted audio • Instant speech scoring — feedback on what you SAY, not just what you recognize • Bilingual subtitles — understand every line in English and your own language • Built for your level — beginner to advanced, videos matched to you • 5 minutes a day — daily streaks keep you coming back 16 INTERFACE LANGUAGES Use the app in your native language while learning English. FREE vs PRO Free: up to 15 segments per day Pro: unlimited practice, AI pronunciation scoring, full progress tracking, priority support Start speaking the English you already understand. Try SpeakFox free today. Terms of Use: https://speakfox.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://speakfox.app/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

EngTalk4 screens
Shadowing English4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EngTalk at 100% against Shadowing English's 50%. EngTalk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and device support (3 vs 1). Shadowing English's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (101 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. EngTalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shadowing English sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EngTalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowing English has 101 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of EngTalk's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shadowing English's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EngTalk ships an update every 4 days, Shadowing English daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EngTalk versus Shadowing English: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngTalkShadowing English
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佳 李Roman Abramov

Customer experience

EngTalk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shadowing English

All ratings101 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EngTalk

One-time1
  • VIP Lifetime Unlock$6.99
8 purchases

Shadowing English

Subscriptions8
  • Plus$5.991 Month
  • SpeakFox Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • SpeakFox Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • Plus3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Plus$24.991 Year
  • SpeakFox Pro Yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • SpeakFox Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
  • SpeakFox Pro Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is EngTalk free?
EngTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadowing English free?
Shadowing English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EngTalk or Shadowing English?
EngTalk is rated higher. EngTalk averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Shadowing English averages 4.2 from 101 ratings.
Do EngTalk or Shadowing English have ads?
EngTalk shows ads; Shadowing English does not.
Which is updated more often, EngTalk or Shadowing English?
EngTalk ships an update every 4 days, and Shadowing English daily. Most recently, EngTalk was updated on November 9, 2026 and Shadowing English on November 11, 2026.

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