The New School App vs B2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The New School App
Access school news, blogs, and announcements in one place. View photos, videos, and documents, and stay updated with calendar events and athletic details. Connect with faculty, students, and parents through the constituent directory.
- News and announcements
- Photos, videos, and documents
- Calendar events
- Constituent directory
- Access to student, faculty, and parent portals
- Athletic event details
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The New School app provides parents, students and faculty members with the information they need in one convenient place. The app includes: • Blogs, news and announcements • Pictures, videos and documents • Calendar events • Constituent directory and more • Access to student, Faculty and Parent Portals Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements and calendar events, and you have access on-the-go to the most current community directory. Users are able to: • Browse the latest published photos and videos • Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use • Catch up on current news • Review athletic event details, including opponents, game results, recap commentaries, and more • Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests. • Quickly find faculty, parent, student and alumni contact information • Call or email a constituent directly from your device The information presented in the The New School app is drawn from the same source as the The New School website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.
B2
Learn German at the B2 level with this mobile course. It offers 20 lessons with various exercises to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The app is free, can be used offline, and is recognized as a teaching aid.
- 20 German lessons
- Reading, writing, listening, speaking practice
- Offline functionality
- Recognized teaching aid
- Progress tracking tests
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You can learn German for free at B2 level. B2-Beruf is the mobile version of the B2 Business German Course (B2-Deutschkurs Beruf) at https://vhs-lernportal.de. The app allows you to use all the functions of the B2 German Course offline on your smartphone. Features - 20 lessons - A range of exercises - Practise reading, writing, listening and speaking - Free - Use it offline - Recognised by the BAMF as a teaching aid for courses You will find our free German courses at levels A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1 at https://vhs-lernportal.de. 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 learning portal is an offering of German Adult Education Association 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
The clearest difference is update cadence: The New School App at every 3 months against B2's every 24 months. The New School App also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 The New School App against 5.0 for B2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
The New School App ships an update every 3 months, B2 every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The New School App | B2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | finalsite | Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. |
Customer experience
The New School App
B2
In-app purchases
The New School App
No in-app purchases
B2
No in-app purchases
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