Loop Note vs Phrabbit

Turn any video into a real listening lesson. Loop one sentence. Shadow it. Type what you heard. Then keep going — until your ears wake up. Loop Note is built for people who have already tried passive watching, vocabulary apps, and grammar drills — and want to actually understand native speakers. The method is simple: choose a sentence from a real video, replay it until it clicks, repeat it out loud, and check yourself by typing what you hear. That’s it. — WHAT’S INSIDE — ■ AB Repeat Tap once to set a loop range. Replay the same line — five times, fifty times — until your brain stops translating and starts hearing. ■ Subtitle Sync Import SRT or VTT subtitle files, or add a supported video link when captions are available. Every sentence becomes its own tappable card. ■ AI Subtitle Generation No subtitles? Loop Note can help generate subtitles from video or audio using on-device speech recognition where supported. Your practice stays private on your device. ■ Shadowing Mode Use speed presets from 0.5x to 2x. Slow down difficult phrases. Speed them up once they start to click. Repeat after the speaker — your way, at your pace. ■ Dictation Type what you hear. Loop Note shows which words you missed and which words you got right, so you stop guessing and start hearing. ■ Saved Sentences & Daily Review Mark any sentence as “hard.” Your review queue brings back saved lines you have not reviewed yet — so the ones you struggled with do not get forgotten. ■ Works with Your Study Materials - Supported video links - Local video files - Audio files - Podcasts and downloaded content - SRT and VTT subtitle files ■ Multi-language Content Use subtitles and real native content to practice English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and many other languages. — BUILT FOR — • TOEFL / IELTS / TOEIC listening practice • Improving accent and pronunciation through shadowing • Watching videos, shows, and movies with less dependence on subtitles • Learning a second, third, or fourth language from real native content • Serious learners who already know vocabulary apps are not enough — WHY LOOP NOTE — Most language apps make you good at the app. Loop Note helps you get better at understanding real people. Real sentences. Real videos. Real repetition. The boring part of listening practice, finally made easier. No account required. No data leaves your device unless you choose to use features that require online access. Just you, your favorite video, and one sentence at a time. Start with a supported video link or a file you already have. Once your material is loaded, Loop Note is great for commutes, flights, and focused study sessions. Free to start. Optional premium features unlock unlimited loop ranges and advanced review tools. — GET STARTED IN 30 SECONDS — 1. Open Loop Note 2. Add a supported video link or choose a local file 3. Tap any sentence to start looping 4. Repeat. Type. Repeat. That’s the entire method. Your favorite video is now your tutor. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

The surest way to make a sentence truly your own — listen, repeat, and say it out loud. Phrabbit is an A/B loop practice app for language learners. Grab any passage from an audio file, a video file, a podcast, or a YouTube stream, loop it until it clicks, and now speak along to compare your own pronunciation. ◆ Shadowing · Listen to an A/B range, then repeat it in your own voice · Play your take over the original and compare the waveforms (audio files) · The passage's subtitles appear on the shadowing screen, highlighting each line as it plays (audio files) · Shadowing gap — automatically leaves time to speak between loops, with a countdown · Shadowing also works with video files and YouTube streams · My Recordings — save your best takes and pick practice back up on the same range ◆ A/B looping right on the waveform · Set precise ranges with your fingertip while watching the waveform · Loop as much as you want, adjust speed (0.5x–2.0x) · Save important ranges as bookmarks ◆ Practice with video · Bring in video files already on your device (MP4, M4V, MOV) and loop them the same way · Attach an SRT or VTT subtitle file, show it over the video, and nudge the sync if it drifts · Sentence practice — tap a sentence card and that sentence becomes the loop. Tapping the subtitle on the video does the same, so you never mark a range by hand for a sentence · No subtitles? Mark an A/B range and convert just that part with speech recognition · Fullscreen practice — turn sideways for subtitles and range controls together · Tap a word in the subtitles to save it to your wordbook with its context · Videos are referenced, not copied, so they use almost no app storage ◆ Comfortable anywhere, anytime · Background playback — loops keep running with the screen off or while you use other apps · Sleep timer — auto-pause after 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes · Earphone remote — the previous/next buttons step through sentences (or 5 seconds, on a file with no transcript) · Bookmark queue — tap Play All to practice saved ranges back-to-back, and skip between them from the Lock Screen · Control playback right from the Lock Screen and Control Center ◆ Speech to text (STT) · Turn speech into sentence-by-sentence text, synced to the waveform in real time · See exactly which sentence is playing as you learn · Type subtitles yourself — practice from your own script when speech recognition struggles with the audio, and your typed lines stay put even if you run recognition later · Apple Intelligence subtitle translation — translate a whole transcript on your device and read it beside the original (requires iOS 26.4 and an Apple Intelligence capable device) · On-device processing — your audio is never sent to an external server ◆ Many sources · Import audio files (mp3, m4a, and more) · Import video files (MP4, M4V, MOV) · Podcasts — browse shows curated for the language you are learning, or add one by name or RSS address · Download podcast episodes, and bring in your Apple Podcasts subscriptions · Practice any YouTube link as a stream ◆ Keep your library in order · Folders — group your material, and nest folders inside folders as deep as you like · Favorites — mark what you open most and reach it straight from Home · Search — finds what is tucked inside a folder, and shows you where it lives ◆ Tools that help you learn · Wordbook — save words you don't know and review them · AI word explanations (Beta) — tap a word in your wordbook and Apple Intelligence explains it on-device, in context · Stats — see your practice time and streak at a glance · Works on both iPhone and iPad Start free. A/B looping, playback speed, the shadowing gap, the sleep timer, and one bookmark per file or video are all free. STT, shadowing recordings, unlimited bookmarks and wordbook (including AI word explanations), background playback, podcasts, and subtitle translation are available with Premium — a one-time purchase, no subscription.