# Shady vs mellow

The clearest difference is device support: Shady at 3 against mellow's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Shady sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and mellow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Shady ships an update every 2 weeks, mellow weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Shady | mellow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Size | 64 MB | 129 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Hyeonwoo Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776901655) | [Nullge](https://appshunter.io/developer/1710419601) |

## What reviewers say

### Shady

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shady-the-best-shadowing-app/id6776901653)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 쉐디 Premium 월간 24시간 특가 | $5.99 | per month |
| 쉐디 Premium 월간 재방문 특가 | $5.99 | per month |
| 쉐디 Premium 월간 | $9.99 | per month |
| 쉐디 Premium 월간 상시 할인 | $9.99 | per month |
| 쉐디 Premium 연간 24시간 특가 | $39.99 | per year |
| 쉐디 Premium 연간 재방문 특가 | $44.99 | per year |
| 쉐디 Premium 연간 복귀 특가 | $49.99 | per year |
| 쉐디 Premium 연간 상시 할인 | $59.99 | per year |
| 쉐디 Premium 연간 | $69.99 | per year |


### mellow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mellow-ai-language-practice/id6809682341)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mellow Membership Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| mellow Membership Yearly | $59.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Shady free?

Shady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is mellow free?

mellow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Shady or mellow have ads?

Neither Shady nor mellow shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Shady or mellow?

Shady ships an update every 2 weeks, and mellow weekly. Most recently, Shady was updated on November 7, 2026 and mellow on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*