Comparison

Accent Coach vs Shadow

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

Head to head
About

Accent Coach

Features
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Understand English phrases and practise saying them with Accent Coach. Choose British or American English, listen to a reference voice and build a daily speaking habit with short, focused exercises. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAY Tap "What does this mean?" to read a plain-English explanation, see an example conversation and learn when an expression is appropriate. Usage notes highlight informal, professional, old-fashioned and rude language, along with relevant British and American differences. Phrase meanings and examples are available offline. PRACTISE A LITTLE EVERY DAY - Try the free phrase of the day from a 365-lesson rotation. - Listen at natural or slow speed in the daily lesson. - Record your voice, replay your daily attempt and receive feedback on clarity, words and pace. - Choose British or American English practice. EXPLORE MORE WITH ACCENT COACH PRO - Search 675 phrases across seven categories, including idioms, workplace English, proverbs and everyday expressions. - Revisit daily lessons in the lesson calendar. - Use advanced pronunciation exercises. - Practise your own typed, pasted or scanned text in Reading Lab. BUILD YOUR SPEAKING HABIT Grow a practice pet, track your streak, use streak freezes and set optional daily reminders. Add Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets to keep today's phrase nearby, and share a practice card when you want to celebrate your progress. Made for iPhone and iPad, with support for larger text. No account is required, and practice history is stored on your device. SUBSCRIPTIONS The daily lesson is free. Accent Coach Pro is available through monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial. The purchase screen shows the available trial, the exact price charged after it ends and the renewal period before you confirm. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://springdatauk.github.io/accentcoach-pages/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shadow

Features
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Shadow is how people actually learn to speak a language: by listening to a native speaker, saying it back, recording yourself and hearing the difference. Bring in anything you want to sound like — a YouTube video, a podcast, a voice note, a song, a scene from a movie. Shadow transcribes it, splits it into phrases you can repeat, and loops them until the words come out without thinking. ASK SHADOW — YOUR COACH, IN THE APP Stuck on how to say something? Ask in your own language and get the English a native would really use, with two or three ways to say it and what each one brings with it. Paste a sentence you wrote and see it rewritten the way people actually speak. Hear every answer in a British, American or Australian voice, see the phonetics under the words, and save the good ones straight into your practice. Then practice them. A ten-round daily session is built from your own saved phrases and the mistakes that keep coming back — answered out loud or typed, and marked one answer at a time with your own words next to the correction. SHADOWING, PROPERLY • Phrase-by-phrase looping with the pauses you choose • Record yourself over the original and compare, line by line • Pitch and rhythm shown side by side, so you can hear what's different • Phonetic transcription under any line • Fold away an ad, a laugh or a line you'd never say, and the drill walks past it • Save any phrase and drill it later, in collections you make MAKE YOUR OWN MATERIAL • Turn any phrase into voiced examples in different situations • Generate dialogues and monologues to shadow, in the accent and voice you pick • Film yourself next to the original and export it BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Light and dark, following your phone or pinned to one • Works offline once a clip is in • Apple Watch remote for your phrase drills Whether you're preparing for a meeting, moving countries, or just tired of being understood but not sounding like yourself — Shadow is the practice that gets you there.

Screenshots

Accent Coach4 screens
Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow at every 4 days against Accent Coach's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Accent Coach sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Shadow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accent Coach ships an update every 2 months, Shadow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Accent Coach versus Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccent CoachShadow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB275 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPRING DATA LIMITEDNatalia Kosianova

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Accent Coach

Subscriptions1
  • Accent Coach Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
3 purchases

Shadow

Subscriptions1
  • Shadow Premium$24.991 Month
One-time2
  • 30 generations$4.99
  • 100 generations$12.99

Questions

Is Accent Coach free?
Accent Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow free?
Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Accent Coach or Shadow have ads?
Neither Accent Coach nor Shadow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accent Coach or Shadow?
Accent Coach ships an update every 2 months, and Shadow every 4 days. Most recently, Accent Coach was updated on November 5, 2026 and Shadow on November 6, 2026.

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