ShadowGerman

Learn German by shadowing — listen, repeat, and speak like a native.

Learn to speak German the way fluent speakers actually do it: by shadowing. Hear a native German sentence, then say it back — matching the rhythm, melody, and sounds until it feels natural in your own mouth. Reading and flashcards build knowledge; speaking builds fluency, and ShadowGerman puts your voice at the center.

Record yourself, play it back against the original, and watch both waveforms side by side to spot exactly where you drifted. It’s the fastest path to a natural accent and real confidence.

No account. No ads. No tracking. The German voice runs entirely on your device, so you can practice on a plane, on the subway, anywhere.

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Key Features

• Native audio for every sentence: Listen to a clear German voice, then slow it down or speed it up until you can keep pace.
• Record and compare: Capture your own voice, replay it against the original, and see both waveforms side by side. Recordings stay on your device.
• Translation on demand: Show the translation when you need it, hide it when you don’t.
• Self-grading exercises: Every lesson comes with multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, translation, and word-ordering drills that grade themselves the moment you answer.
• Bring your own German: Import your own text or a PDF and ShadowGerman splits it into clean sentences you can shadow line by line.
• A wordbook that remembers for you: Save the words you meet and review them with spaced repetition, so they resurface right before you’d forget. Tap any word to hear it pronounced.
• Works fully offline: The German voice is generated on-device — no internet, no streaming, no waiting.
• Built to keep you going: Earn XP, level up, and keep a daily streak alive. Progress syncs across your devices through your own iCloud.

1,000 Lessons, A1 to C2

A full path from absolute beginner to advanced, graded by the official CEFR levels. Each level builds on the last, so there’s always a clear next step.

Free & Premium

• Free: All of Level A1 — 200 lessons — plus importing your own texts and PDFs.
• Premium: Unlocks A2 through C2, another 800 lessons. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription (with a 7-day free trial), or a one-time Lifetime purchase that’s yours forever.

Why You’ll Love It

ShadowGerman turns passive study into active speaking. With a native voice in your ear, your own voice on record, and a thousand graded lessons waiting, every session moves you closer to sounding like you belong — all without an account, ads, or anything leaving your device.