The German Learning App That Feels Like a Game
A free app to learn German on your iPhone. Swipe-driven games, short rounds, 14 games and counting, all fully playable offline. It works as a German vocabulary app, a grammar drill, and a flashcards app in one, covering der/die/das, numbers, plurals, sentences, and verb conjugations.
Free to try. Premium unlocks all games and Goethe content.
Everyday words from your first weeks of German.
What makes it one of the best free German learning apps
Most apps to learn German are courses you sit through. This one is built for the way phones actually get used: short, focused sessions, swipe input, audio pronunciations, daily streaks, and full offline support.
Swipe to play
Swipe left, right, and up to answer. Quick, tactile gestures turn drills into something that feels like a game, not a quiz.
Works offline
Play every game and review words with no internet connection. Flights, subway rides, and dead zones all count as practice time.
Audio pronunciations
Hear German pronunciations for every Goethe A1, A2, and B1 word so you build the right sound, not just the spelling, from day one.
Daily streaks
Lightweight progress tracking and streaks that nudge you back without nagging. Practice short, practice often.
What's inside
14 games, and always growing
Articles, vocabulary, numbers, plurals, sentences, and verbs, each with their own dedicated game and recap. New games are added all the time and Premium gets every one as it lands.
Everyday words from your first weeks of German.
A der, die, das app that finally clicks
Tap der, die or das and the card flies off in that direction. On a phone you swipe it instead, left for der, right for die, up for das, which turns drilling article gender into flipping through a deck rather than answering a quiz.
Everyday words from your first weeks of German.
A German vocabulary app for everyday words
Multiple choice rounds drilled around the most common Goethe A1, A2, and B1 nouns, so the words you actually need stick first. Try a round and switch levels to see the difference between a first-week word and a B1 one.
Everyday words from your first weeks of German.
Match German and English at a glance
Tap a German word, then its English pair, and clear the grid. A quick memory-style workout that builds fast recall of new German vocabulary.
The teens and the flipped "-und-" twenties, where German trips beginners up.
Crack German numbers
Read the spelled-out number, tap the digits. German says the ones before the tens, so vierundzwanzig is 24, not 42. Try a few, then switch ranges to see where it gets hard.
Do the math, in German
Simple arithmetic where the numbers are spelled out in German. It trains number words and mental math at the same time.
A German grammar app for word order
Drag shuffled words into the right order to form a proper German sentence. Grammar rules are easier to absorb by building sentences than by reading about them.
Everyday words from your first weeks of German.
Sort articles at speed with Artikel Drop
Nouns fall from the top and you catch each one in der, die, or das before it lands. A fast, arcade-style way to burn article gender into memory, and the game waiting for you at the top of this page.
A German flashcards app with spaced repetition
Curated Goethe A1, A2, and B1 decks with German ↔ English flip, plurals, and Hard / Good / Easy rating to grow your retention curve.
Full Goethe word lists
Browse the official Goethe vocabulary with plurals and translations. Read aloud or jump straight into flashcard practice.
Goethe A1, A2 & B1 from day one
Every game and flashcard deck pulls from the official Goethe-Institut A1, A2, and B1 word lists. If you are preparing for the Start Deutsch A1, A2, or B1 exams, you are practicing the right words from the very first round.
Inside the app you will find:
- Goethe A1 nouns, verbs, and adjectives
- Goethe A2 nouns, verbs, and adjectives
- Goethe B1 nouns, verbs, and adjectives
- Plurals and articles for every noun
- Most common 50 verbs
- Trennbare, modal, and irregular verbs
More levels are on the roadmap. The shared word library means new content drops to web and mobile at the same time.
14 games, and always growing
Flashcards are great, but they are not the only thing your brain needs. The app has 14 game types and new ones get added all the time, so you stay engaged and exercise different skills:
- Article Blitz Swipe (der / die / das)
- Artikel Drop (sort articles at speed)
- Guess the German Noun (multiple choice)
- Word Match grid (German ↔ English)
- German Number Tap (listen and type)
- Number Drop
- Math in German
- Noun Plurals
- Sentence Order (build correct word order)
- Verb conjugation challenges
- True or False noun checks
- Word guessing (hangman style)
- Spaced-repetition flashcards
Each game has a quick round mode and a recap screen so you always know what you got wrong and can replay the same words again. Premium subscribers get every new game automatically as it lands.
A German app for beginners, free to start
You do not need any prior German to start. Everything is in plain English, and the app eases you in with the simplest words first. If you are looking for a free app to learn German from zero, this is a reasonable first download.
Designed around how beginners actually learn:
- No prior German required
- Learn at your own pace
- Clear, simple interface
- Instant feedback after every round
Whether you are preparing for an exam, planning a move to Germany, Switzerland, or Austria, or just curious about the language, the app makes the first step fun and engaging.
One app for vocabulary, grammar, and flashcards
Most people end up juggling three apps: one German vocabulary app, one German grammar app, and a separate flashcards app. This one covers all three, and your progress is shared across them.
- Vocabulary: multiple choice, word matching, image guessing
- Grammar: articles, plurals, word order, verb conjugation
- Flashcards: Goethe A1, A2, and B1 decks with spaced repetition
- Numbers: number tap, number drop, math in German
Because everything runs on one shared word library, a noun you struggle with in a game is the same noun that comes back in your flashcard reviews.
Free to try
Try the games first. Pay only when you are hooked.
Sample every game type for free. Unlock all Goethe A1, A2, and B1 content, every game, and unlimited rounds with one Premium subscription, managed entirely by your App Store account.
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