Comparison

SpeakTune vs Shadow Edge

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

Head to head
About

SpeakTune

This app helps advanced Mandarin and Cantonese speakers refine their English by focusing on natural sentence melody, rhythm, and stress. It provides immediate feedback on pitch contour and voice ease to help users sound more natural in conversations.

Highlights
  • Sentence melody and rhythm practice
  • Pitch contour comparison
  • Immediate feedback on voice tension
  • Progress tracking
  • Reference sentence listening
  • Voice ease improvement
Features
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SpeakTune helps fluent Mandarin and Cantonese speakers practice the last mile of natural English: sentence melody, rhythm, stress, endings, pitch contour, and voice ease. If people understand your words but your English still feels flat, tense, uncertain, or not fully natural, SpeakTune gives you focused practice with immediate feedback. How it works: Listen to a natural reference sentence. Record yourself saying the same sentence. Compare your pitch contour with the reference. Get feedback on sentence endings, voice tension, and the biggest mismatch. Try again with one clear next step. SpeakTune is not a beginner pronunciation app. It is built for people who already speak English and want to sound more natural in meetings, interviews, calls, and daily conversation. The current version includes sentence-level practice, reference voices, visual pitch feedback, progress tracking, and optional premium access for unlimited practice. Terms of Use: https://speaktune.app/terms Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speaktune.app/privacy

About

Shadow Edge

Improve your English speaking and pronunciation with AI-powered feedback. Practice with real audio, get detailed scores on accuracy, fluency, and more. Designed for serious learners aiming for natural-sounding English.

Highlights
  • AI-powered pronunciation scoring
  • Detailed feedback on accuracy, fluency, prosody
  • Practice with real English audio/video
  • Shadowing technique support
  • Pronunciation mistake reduction
  • Improve American English accent
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Speak English with confidence. ShadowEdge helps you improve your pronunciation and speaking skills by practicing with real English audio and getting detailed AI-powered feedback. Practice. Record. Get scored. Improve. ShadowEdge uses advanced speech analysis to evaluate how you speak—not just whether you said the right words. Your Pronunciation Score Get a 100-point score that breaks your speaking performance down into key areas: • Accuracy — How accurately you pronounce the sounds and words • Completeness — Whether you say all the words and sounds clearly • Fluency — Your speaking rhythm, smoothness, and pace • Prosody — Stress, intonation, rhythm, linking, and reductions • Phonemes — Detailed analysis of individual sounds Practice with Real English Import audio or video and practice sentence by sentence using shadowing. Listen to a native speaker, speak along with them, record yourself, and compare your performance. Whether you're preparing for a job interview, improving your workplace communication, or simply trying to sound more natural in English, ShadowEdge gives you measurable feedback every time you practice. Built for Serious English Learners ShadowEdge is designed for learners who want more than vocabulary exercises and grammar quizzes. Use it to: • Improve English pronunciation • Build speaking fluency • Practice natural English rhythm and intonation • Reduce pronunciation mistakes • Improve your American English accent • Prepare for interviews and presentations • Practice real-world English conversations Practice speaking. Get your score. Improve your English.

Screenshots

SpeakTune4 screens
Shadow Edge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow Edge at every 5 days against SpeakTune's every 2 weeks. SpeakTune's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. SpeakTune sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Shadow Edge sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SpeakTune against 5.0 for Shadow Edge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakTune ships an update every 2 weeks, Shadow Edge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SpeakTune versus Shadow Edge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakTuneShadow Edge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOrginite Labs LLCMacrame, LLC

Customer experience

SpeakTune

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shadow Edge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpeakTune

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$44.991 Year
6 purchases

Shadow Edge

Subscriptions6
  • Silver monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Gold monthly$19.991 Month
  • Platinum monthly$39.991 Month
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  • Silver annual$79.991 Year
  • Gold annual$159.991 Year
  • Platinum annual$319.991 Year

Questions

Is SpeakTune free?
SpeakTune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Edge free?
Shadow Edge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpeakTune or Shadow Edge?
SpeakTune and Shadow Edge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SpeakTune or Shadow Edge have ads?
Neither SpeakTune nor Shadow Edge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakTune or Shadow Edge?
SpeakTune ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shadow Edge every 5 days. Most recently, SpeakTune was updated on September 25, 2026 and Shadow Edge on October 12, 2026.

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