iShow复读机 vs ShadowTuber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iShow复读机
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iShow复读机,是特别为iShow国际英语学校的学员定制的一款手机App,这款产品除了覆盖传统复读机的所有功能,特别加强复读、录音、对比等功能,更为大胆创新的是,能自动记录学员练习的时间。最简约的设计,最实用的功能,将引领着传统英语学习的变革。
ShadowTuber
This app helps serious English learners improve their speaking skills through a shadowing technique. Import your own audio or video, and it transcribes and segments the content into bite-sized lessons for practice. It offers various playback and recording modes, with advanced pronunciation scoring available in the Pro version.
- Import custom audio/video
- On-device transcription & segmentation
- Sentence-by-sentence shadowing
- Manual & auto playback modes
- A/B recording comparison
- Word-by-word pronunciation scoring (Pro)
- Adjustable playback speed
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**Shadower is a shadowing trainer for serious English speakers.** Stop hunting for subtitled material. Import your own English video or audio and Shadower transcribes it on-device, splits it into sentences, and turns it into a lesson you can shadow line by line. **Why Shadower** • Use your own material — podcasts, movie clips, news, lecture recordings. Anything goes. • Sentence-by-sentence shadowing — tap a line, hear it, repeat. Pauses scale to each sentence's length. • Manual & Auto modes — loop a single sentence to drill, or play continuously with N repeats each. • A/B recording — record yourself and switch between your take and the original instantly. • Word-by-word scoring (Pro) — on-device speech recognition compares your recording with the original and flags every miss. • 0.5×–1× speed — slow down to nail sounds, full speed to lock them in. **Fully on-device. Private by design.** Transcription, segmentation and scoring all run on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded or collected — your media and recordings never leave the device. **Weekly updates + your own media** Curated shadowing material is delivered weekly over the air; or import your own audio or video and start instantly. **Trilingual UI** — English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, switchable in Settings. **Pro** unlocks unlimited imports, any length, word-by-word pronunciation scoring, and the full lesson library. Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in system Settings. Turn "I understand it" into "I can say it." Start shadowing today. Privacy Policy: https://charlesxiangqianliu.github.io/shadower-site/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShadowTuber at every 3 days against iShow复读机's every 2 months. iShow复读机's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iShow复读机 ships an update every 2 months, ShadowTuber every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iShow复读机 | ShadowTuber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou iShow Educational Counseling Co.,Ltd. | Xiangqian Liu |
In-app purchases
iShow复读机
No in-app purchases
ShadowTuber
No in-app purchases









