Comparison

aCHo vs Learn German

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

aCHo

Learn German through interactive scenarios relevant to daily life in Switzerland. This app offers vocabulary, sentence practice, and dialogue exercises for beginners. It's designed by experts in language learning and game design.

Highlights
  • Life-like scenarios
  • Vocabulary and sentence learning
  • Dialogue practice
  • Scenario-based learning
  • No prior German knowledge needed
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Für alle, die in der Schweiz leben und Deutsch lernen wollen. Klick dich durch viele lebensnahe Szenarien (zu Hause, beim Arzt, im öffentlichen Verkehr, am Bahnhof und im Supermarkt). Entdecke und lerne Wörter und Sätze, führe Dialoge und übe das Gelernte in Trainings! Du brauchst keine Deutsch-Vorkenntnisse, um aCHo zu nutzen. aCHo wurde von Expertinnen und Experten aus den Bereichen Gamedesign, Sprachdidaktik, Sprachwissenschaft und Lernpsychologie entwickelt. Die szenariobasierte Methode erleichtert das Lernen.

About

Learn German

Learn German through engaging stories and interactive exercises. Build vocabulary with smart flashcards and master grammar with built-in helpers. Practice listening with native speaker recordings and prepare for exams.

Highlights
  • 2,000+ German stories at your level
  • Smart flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Instant German dictionary and grammar helpers
  • Quizzes to test German skills
  • Native speaker audio recordings
  • Daily new stories
Features
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Learn German with real news and stories at your level, from A1 beginner to C1. A new story every day, tap-to-translate on any word and a quiz on grammar, vocabulary and der, die, das. Readle teaches German the way you actually use it: by reading and listening. Just 5 minutes a day is enough to make steady progress. HOW IT WORKS • Pick your level (A1, A2, B1, B2 or C1) and a topic you enjoy. • Read and listen to the story, recorded by native German speakers. • Tap any word you don't know to see the English translation and an explanation. • Check your understanding with a short quiz and save new words as flashcards. WHAT YOU GET 【 2,000+ German stories and news 】 Real topics from the news, travel, culture, science, technology and more, rewritten for your level. A new story is added every day. 【 Instant dictionary in the text 】 Tap a word for its translation into English and many other languages, without switching apps. 【 Der, die, das and grammar in context 】 More than 170 grammar helpers explain key structures right inside the story. After each story, a quiz practices articles, grammar and vocabulary. 【 Native-speaker audio 】 Every story comes with audio, so you train listening and pronunciation while you read. 【 Flashcards that stick 】 Save words from the stories you like. Spaced repetition brings them back just before you would forget them. 【 Exam preparation 】 Build the reading and vocabulary you need for the Goethe-Zertifikat, telc, DSH and TestDaF. TOPICS Latest news (e.g. DW, ZDF, Tagesschau) · Travel and transport · Culture · Food · Entertainment · Science and medicine · Technology · People WHO IS READLE FOR? German beginners who want more than flashcards, learners moving to Germany, Austria or Switzerland for work or study, travelers, exam candidates – and anyone who wants to read and understand real German. Download Readle for free and start your first German story today! Follow Readle: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadleApp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readle.german/ Privacy policy: https://readle-app.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://readle-app.com/term-of-use/

Screenshots

aCHo4 screens
Learn German4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn German at 4.7 against aCHo's 3.0. Learn German also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). aCHo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn German sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. aCHo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn German holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn German has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of aCHo's written reviews are positive against 82% of Learn German's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aCHo ships an update every 2 months, Learn German every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
aCHo versus Learn German: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraCHoLearn German
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better82.2% of reviews
Number of ratings21.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB138 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperovosA-Type Technologies

Customer experience

aCHo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learn German

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

aCHo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learn German

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Quizzes not working properly in some cases
  • Audio not loading for certain stories
  • Inability to exit vocabulary review without completing all words

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • More free content for non-subscribers
  • Offline reading mode
  • Verb conjugation and grammar exercises

In-app purchases

None

aCHo

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Learn German

Subscriptions3
  • Readle German: Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Readle Quarterly Subscription$44.993 Months
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Readle German Lifetime$249.99

Questions

Is aCHo free?
aCHo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn German free?
Learn German is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, aCHo or Learn German?
Learn German is rated higher. aCHo averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Learn German averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do aCHo or Learn German have ads?
Neither aCHo nor Learn German shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aCHo or Learn German?
aCHo ships an update every 2 months, and Learn German every 5 weeks. Most recently, aCHo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Learn German on November 11, 2026.

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