NihongoShadow vs Patapa

NihongoShadow is a shadowing practice app for Japanese learners. Real Japanese teachers—not AI—personally correct your recordings so you can build natural pronunciation and intonation. WHY NIHONGOSHADOW • Corrections by native Japanese teachers Experienced teachers listen to every submission and give you specific, personalized feedback on your pronunciation habits and how to improve—advice tailored to your native language. • Human feedback, not AI Many services rely on automatic AI scoring. We insist on human corrections, so you receive feedback on the subtle nuances and intonation that AI simply cannot judge. • Exclusive original JLPT materials (N5–N1) Study with our own original materials for every JLPT level, developed in-house and optimized for shadowing. Build real skills with content you will not find anywhere else. • 24/7 chat with native teachers Ask about Japanese anytime—grammar, keigo, or “does this expression sound natural?” Casual conversation practice is welcome too. Learn real Japanese you will not find in textbooks. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a material suited to your level, from N5 to N1. 2. Listen to the native audio and record yourself shadowing. 3. Submit with a single tap. 4. Receive detailed corrections from native Japanese teachers within 24 hours.

Patapa gives you one short Japanese story every day, written for your JLPT level, from N5 to N1. Read it. Tap any word you don't know and see its reading and meaning right there in the text. Listen to the story read aloud, one sentence at a time. Answer five questions about what you read. Tomorrow there is a new story. Kuro, a three-legged crow, reads along with you. He is dry, a little playful, and never scolds. STORIES • A new story every day at every level, N5 to N1: everyday scenes, seasons, work, school, food, the occasional crow • Everyone on a level reads the same story that day • Furigana on every kanji, or hide it when you're ready. Romaji too, if you need it. • Tap any word for its reading and meaning. Save the ones you want to keep. • Read aloud: hear the whole story, with the sentence being spoken highlighted • Five questions after each story. A wrong answer shows the right one at once, with the sentence it came from. You never get stuck. • The last few stories stay on the shelf if you missed a day WORDS • Five new JLPT words a day, each with an example sentence, usually one from the stories • A short review quiz that brings old words back just before you forget them • A quick quiz whenever you have a spare minute VERBS • A conjugation drill with the verbs from your level • Plain and polite forms: ます, ません, ない, た, て and the rest of the everyday set • Say the answer, then check it. The stem is greyed out, so you only look at the ending. KANJI • Draw kanji in stroke order and see the words they live in WHAT YOU DON'T GET • No account needed. Open it and read. • No ads, no tracking, nothing collected. Everything stays on your phone. • No points or coins. Just a story. Patapa is new and still growing. Tell us what you'd like to see: hello@patapa.app