Vokabel
Learn the German you actually need, 5 minutes a day. 1,000+ words from A1 to B1, everyday phrases for the Bürgeramt and the office, and exam prep plans — explained in your own language. No ads, no account, no tracking.
Free to start · Offline · No account · 33 languages · iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+
A tool, not a game.
No streaks nagging you into a casino loop. Open it, do your 5–10 cards, close it. Your progress lives on your device, not on someone else's server.
1,000+ words, A1 to B1
Starts with a free core deck of 162 everyday A1 words across 15 categories, every noun labelled der, die or das. Vokabel Plus opens the full A2 and B1 vocabulary.
Flashcards that adapt
Spaced repetition tracks accuracy, interval and ease per word, so the ones you keep forgetting come back first. Two quiz formats: multiple choice for recognition, type-in for real recall.
Everyday phrases
228 whole sentences in 12 packs — small talk, restaurant, directions, shopping, emergencies, travel, work, and the bureaucracy of the Anmeldung, a visa or a rental contract.
Exam prep plans
A day-by-day path to the official German exams: A1 in 30 days, A2 in 60, B1 in 90. The plan feeds each day’s words straight into your session.
Your language, native audio
Every word and phrase is translated into 33 languages and read aloud in a native German voice. The app itself speaks your language too.
Progress, streaks and a widget
Streak, session history and your hardest words — no leaderboards. A daily reminder you can schedule, and a Word of the Day widget that shows the streak.
Three steps. Actually three.
01 · Tell us your pace
Pick a daily goal (5, 10 or 20 cards) and a focus, or follow an exam prep plan and let Vokabel schedule the words for you. Takes 30 seconds.
02 · Do a session
Today's cards show up on the Home tab. Swipe right if you knew it, left if you didn't. Session ends. Flame lights up.
03 · Come back tomorrow
Vokabel remembers what you struggled with and brings those words back first. Set a daily reminder if you want the nudge. A few weeks in, your vocabulary is real.
Free to start. Plus when you need the rest.
The core deck, the daily session, flashcards, quizzes, the widget and the Greetings phrases are free forever — no ads, no account, no trial timer.
Free
162 core A1 words across 15 categories, spaced-repetition sessions, both quiz formats, streaks and progress, the Word of the Day widget, and the app in all 33 languages.
Vokabel Plus — $4.99/month or $29.99/year
Everything free, plus the full 1,000+ word A1–B1 vocabulary, all 12 phrase packs, the exam prep plans and daily study reminders. Starts with a 7-day free trial; cancel any time in your Apple Account. Prices may vary by region.
Everyday Phrases — one-time
Prefer not to subscribe? The original 7 everyday phrase packs are also a single purchase you keep forever. If you already bought it, it stays yours.
We don't collect data. None.
Not a reduced amount. None.
No account. No sign-up. No email required.
No analytics SDK. No crash reporting. No advertising IDs. No third-party SDKs at all.
Everything you learn lives on your device. Uninstalling the app deletes everything.
Purchases and subscriptions run through Apple. We never see your payment details — the app is told only whether a purchase is active, and that check happens on your device.
That's it. Nothing more.
Questions
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