Goethe vs A2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goethe
Organize your university studies with essential information and tools. Access news, course catalogs, library services, and your grades. Find rooms, events, and people easily through a comprehensive search function.
- University news
- Course catalog
- Comprehensive search
- Library services
- Grade overview
- Personal timetable
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Goethe-Uni App (powered by Open StApps) With Goethe-Uni App you can organize your studies even better. Information about the university, libraries, rooms, events and people can be found easily via search. In addition, a grades overview are now integrated. The information systems of the department 16 are not integrated. If you have questions or suggestions, you can use the feedback tool in the app. Furthermore, the Goethe University app team can still be reached at app@rz.uni-frankfurt.de. Features: - Current Uni news - Course catalog - Comprehensive search - Job offers from Career Service - Grade overview - Daily updated menus for all cafeterias - Create and manage favourites list - Create a personal timetable (not synchronised with QIS/LSF)
A2
Learn German for free at the A2-B1 level with this mobile course. Access all 24 lessons and practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking offline. Track your progress with regular tests.
- 24 German lessons
- Offline access
- Reading, writing, listening, speaking practice
- Wide range of exercises
- Progress tracking tests
- Free to use
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You can learn German for free at A2-B1 level. A2-B1-Beruf is the mobile version of the „A2-B1 Beruf“ German Course at https://vhs-lernportal.de. The app allows you to use all the functions of the „A2-B1 Beruf“ German Course offline on your smartphone. Features - 24 lessons - Wide range of exercises - Practise reading, writing, listening and speaking - Free - Use it offline Go to https://vhs-lernportal.de to find our free German courses at levels ABC, A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1. You can use them with any standard web browser, regardless of the device. The German courses build up your linguistic abilities systematically. Regular tests help you keep track of your progress. The vhs-Lernportal is an offering of Deutschen Volkshochschul-Verbands e.V.. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. We look forward to hearing from you! If you have any questions, suggestions or problems, please send us an e-mail at info@vhs-lernportal.de
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Verdict
Goethe and A2 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of A2's written reviews are positive against 30% of Goethe's. A2 also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Goethe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Goethe against 5.0 for A2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A2 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Goethe's written reviews are positive against 100% of A2's.
Goethe ships an update every 2 months, A2 every 29 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Goethe | A2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt | Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. |
Customer experience
Goethe
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In-app purchases
Goethe
No in-app purchases
A2
No in-app purchases
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