Comparison

Shadowing Language Practice vs Langplayer

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

Head to head
About

Shadowing Language Practice

Features
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Shadowing is a focused, no-frills audio player for language-shadowing practice — the technique of listening to native speech and repeating it out loud to build pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation. The app is built around three things: • Use your own MP3s. Drop a folder of audio into iCloud Drive on your computer; the app reads it directly on your iPhone. No uploads, no accounts, no servers. • Practice at your pace. Choose playback speeds from 0.5× to 2.0×. Loop a track or a whole playlist. Skip back 15 seconds with one tap. • Stay focused. The app does one thing — play audio for shadowing — without distractions. No ads, no analytics, no social features. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Bundled sample audio in three languages (English, Spanish, French) so you can try the app immediately without setup. All public-domain recordings from LibriVox. • Playlists you can reorder, rename, and add to with a swipe. • Resume playback exactly where you left off, on every track. • Background audio with full lock-screen and Control Center support. • Two home-screen widgets: a 4-tile recent-playlists view and a small one-tap favorite-playlist tile. PRIVACY The app does not collect, track, or transmit any user data. All playlists, preferences, and playback state are stored on your device. Audio content from your folders stays in your iCloud Drive — the app never uploads it. See the privacy policy at: https://yudataguy.github.io/shadowing-app/privacy-policy WHO IT'S FOR Language learners practicing shadowing. Anyone who wants a clean, fast way to play a focused set of MP3s — podcasts, audiobook excerpts, pronunciation drills, dialogue clips — without an algorithmic library shoving content at them.

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Langplayer

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A whole two-hour film — five minutes at a time, all the way through. Langplayer loops sections of your own audio against its script. Repeat one sentence until you actually hear it, then move to the next. ■ A-B repeat · Mark A and B on the waveform and that stretch loops forever · Nudge either point in 0.1-second steps · Choose how many repeats and how long the silence between them is — say it out loud while it waits ■ Listen with the script beside you · Subtitles (.srt .vtt), plain text (.txt) or a PDF all work as a script · Paste a news transcript straight from the web · Search a line you half-remember and it scrolls right to it ■ Keep the parts that were hard · Name a segment and jump back to it any time · Link it to a script page and the script follows along ■ 0.5× to 2× · Pitch stays natural. Slow down to catch it, speed up to check it ■ No servers, no accounts · Nothing to sign up for. Your materials, scripts and progress stay on your device · No limit on how many materials you add, and every feature is open · Free with ads; one payment removes them for good Languages: 한국어 · English · 日本語 · Español · Français Bring your own audio and script — this app does not provide content.

Screenshots

Shadowing Language Practice4 screens
Langplayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadowing Language Practice at none against Langplayer's 1. Shadowing Language Practice also leads on ads (none vs shown). Langplayer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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. Langplayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shadowing Language Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Shadowing Language Practice versus Langplayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowing Language PracticeLangplayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam YuKumgang Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Shadowing Language Practice

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Langplayer

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Shadowing Language Practice free?
Shadowing Language Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Langplayer free?
Langplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadowing Language Practice or Langplayer have ads?
Langplayer shows ads; Shadowing Language Practice does not.

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