Comparison

SentenceDeck vs LinguaShot

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

Head to head
About

SentenceDeck

Features
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Practice the conversations you will actually have. Pick a scene — airport check-in, ordering coffee, a job interview — and SentenceDeck uses AI to write a short dialogue for your level. You say your lines; your partner's lines are played for you. It is shadowing, made real: hear each line, say it, then hear yourself back. No grades, no corrections, no leaderboards — just a calm, repeatable way to rehearse real situations out loud, in a hand-drawn sketchbook. HOW A SCENE WORKS 1. Choose from 30 everyday scenes in five categories: Travel, Daily Life, Work, Social and Emergencies 2. Pick your level (A2, B1 or B2) and a voice for each side of the dialogue 3. Practice line by line: listen to the reference, speak — recording stops when you stop speaking — then play yourself back. Play your own lines, swap to the other role, or practice both sides 4. Finish with a short recap: lines practiced, time spent and the lines you recorded again Line-by-line translations in your interface language are one tap away. A/B compare, sentence lock and playback speed (0.75× to 1.5×) are all there while you practice. A STAMP FOR EVERY SCENE Finish a scene and it is stamped into your passport, next to today's lines, your day streak and your total. My Scenes keeps every dialogue you have practiced, with all its versions, ready to search and practice again. DESCRIBE YOUR OWN SCENE Type a situation in one sentence — "Calling my landlord because the water heater is broken" — and get a dialogue written for it. Your description is sent to an AI service to write the dialogue, and the app asks for your permission before the first time. Everyday situations only; please leave out names and contact details. Any AI-written dialogue can be reported from the practice screen or the recap. READY OFFLINE 21 built-in English scenes (B1) come with audio, are free to practice and work without a connection, so you can start talking the moment you open the app. TWO WAYS TO WRITE A DIALOGUE • Standard: free, with a number of free dialogues every day • Detailed: richer context and more natural lines. Uses characters from your balance; the cost is shown before you start, and nothing is charged if writing fails TWO KINDS OF VOICE System voice: built into iOS. Free, offline, unlimited. Premium voice: natural, lifelike voices that speak each line with the mood of the scene. Premium audio is generated sentence by sentence as you practice and paid for in characters. The same sentence is cached for replay with the same voice settings; changing the voice may generate it again and use characters again. READ ALONG WITH YOUR OWN TEXT Paste an article, a script or presentation notes — or import a text file — and practice it sentence by sentence. Backup & Restore keeps the audio you generated. LANGUAGES Practice English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian or German. The app itself speaks 10 interface languages, on iPhone and iPad, in light or dark mode. CHARACTER PACKS • 6,000 characters • 30,000 characters • 72,000 characters Characters never expire and are used for premium voice and Detailed dialogues. The App Store shows the local price for your region. Whether you are getting ready for a trip, a job interview, IELTS or TOEFL, or simply want to sound natural in everyday conversations, SentenceDeck gives you a focused speaking routine for the situations that matter to you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.kuroneko-cmd.dev/privacy/sentencedeck/

About

LinguaShot

Transform everyday objects into language learning opportunities. Snap a photo, get instant identification, translation, and pronunciation. Build custom flashcards and practice speaking with AI feedback.

Highlights
  • AI object identification from photos
  • Translate into 30+ languages
  • Natural pronunciation audio
  • Speaking practice with voice feedback
  • Custom flashcard decks
  • Practice tests
  • Unlimited translations (subscription)
Features
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Turn everyday objects into language lessons with LinguaShot. Simply snap a photo, and LinguaShot's powerful AI instantly identifies what's in the image, translates it into your chosen language, and speaks it back with natural, high-quality pronunciation. Build custom flashcard decks from your discoveries and create practice tests to reinforce what you've learned. LinguaShot can even listen to your pronunciation and help you speak with confidence. Whether you're learning vocabulary, practicing pronunciation, or exploring new languages, LinguaShot makes language learning visual, interactive, and fun. Features • Instantly identify objects from photos • Translate into 30+ languages • Hear natural, high-quality pronunciation • Practice speaking with voice feedback • Create custom flashcard decks • Generate practice tests from your vocabulary • Switch languages with a single tap • Replay audio anytime for listening practice • Learn from real-world objects and experiences • Unlimited translations with a subscription Perfect for travelers, students, language learners, and curious minds of all ages. See it. Hear it. Learn it. With LinguaShot. Supported Languages English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog (Filipino), Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, and Hungarian. Free Languages: English, Spanish, French, Tagalog (Filipino) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SentenceDeck4 screens
LinguaShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

SentenceDeck and LinguaShot are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. SentenceDeck sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and LinguaShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SentenceDeck versus LinguaShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentenceDeckLinguaShot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer奇濂 任Emtanon LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SentenceDeck

One-time3
  • Credits 100$0.99
  • Credits 500$3.99
  • Credits 1200$7.99
2 purchases

LinguaShot

Subscriptions2
  • LinguaShot Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited LinguaShot Usage (Annual)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is SentenceDeck free?
SentenceDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinguaShot free?
LinguaShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SentenceDeck or LinguaShot have ads?
Neither SentenceDeck nor LinguaShot shows ads.

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