Learn German with Hello vs Play and Learn GERMAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn German with Hello
Master German through engaging lessons featuring animated characters, comics, and interactive games. This app uses a research-based mobile immersion methodology to help you learn practical communication skills quickly for real-life situations.
- Research-based methodology
- 30 conversational lessons
- Interactive animations
- Comic strips
- Practice games
- Mobile immersion
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LEARN GERMAN WITH THE #1 APP FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING ON ITUNES Top-Selling courses in the US, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, China, Russia, etc. The research-based methodology developed in collaboration with the most prestigious institution for language teachers and professionals: The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – ACTFL Learn German language with adorable characters, animated videos, comics strips, practice games and many more engaging features. LEARN FAST! Put your new language to use today! With Hello-Hello you can learn fast because it is: CONVENIENT: learn from your mobile device anytime, anywhere. EFFECTIVE: research-based innovative mobile immersion methodology that develops all skills you need at your own pace. RELEVANT: learn to communicate about real world topics. FUN: animated videos and interactive exercises. Learn what you actually need: 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations designed to give you the ability to communicate and understand people from Lesson 1! o BE SOCIAL: Introduce yourself and greet others, describe yourself, talk about your background, your profession, your family. Describe your hobbies, favorite music, cuisine, travels and more! o TRAVEL: Learn to check into a hotel, go shopping, order food in a restaurant; ask for directions, use the internet at a café; ask for clarification when you do not understand something and much more! Try before you buy! Hello-Hello German comes with one free lesson and the option to upgrade and get all 30 lessons. UNIQUE MOBILE IMMERSION Hello-Hello’s innovative Mobile Immersion methodology engages and encourages learners of all ages to acquire usable language skills quickly! Mobile Immersion creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills. Mobile immersion is: - Virtual: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language. - Guided: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills. - Visual: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities - Functional: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast. _____________________________________________________________________ App features: RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's proficiency guidelines are followed by all major schools and universities in the U.S. LEARN TO COMMUNICATE: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. INTERACTIVE ANIMATIONS AND COMIC STRIPS: Beautiful, fun animated lessons! Meet Paul, Mark and Ann! Follow them on a trip and have fun learning English! PRACTICE ALL SKILLS: Games and exercises to practice Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening skills! VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with our innovative “Build Your Vocabulary” exercise where you can practice vocabulary in the context of a dialogue. Receive “WORD OF THE DAY” notifications to help you memorizing throughout the day. NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! LESSON REMINDERS: Don't worry about remembering to study. We will do that for you! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: Track your lesson and course progress. USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE: intuitive interface with beautifully designed graphics.
Play and Learn GERMAN
This free educational app offers engaging games and flashcards to help users of all ages learn German vocabulary, spelling, and the alphabet. It includes quizzes, memory puzzles, and shuffled letter games to reinforce learning with visually appealing content.
- Flashcards for vocabulary
- Word quiz with difficulty levels
- Memory game
- Shuffled letters puzzle
- Alphabet learning
- Spelling practice
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Hours of fun!! Play and Learn GERMAN is a free flash card app with fantastic learning games to help you to learn GERMAN words, and have fun while doing it! Play and Learn GERMAN is a perfect learning App for kids and adults alike to learn GERMAN. Learn vocabulary, spelling and alphabet. Test your skills with quiz and memory puzzles and pick up new words with Play and Learn GERMAN. Each pack has 15-30 beautiful images in it. Additional packs include animals, food, vegetables, things, fruit, numbers, shapes and colours, human body, nature, vehicles and more animal packs,such as insects, fish, birds, reptiles, sea animals and American animals. The App includes 4 learning modes: -Hundreds of Flash cards for learning vocabulary -Word Quiz with different difficulty levels -Memory game with the same words you learned previously, with different difficulty levels -Shuffled letters puzzle to practise letters and help you to learn the spelling of each word.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Play and Learn GERMAN at 3 against Learn German with Hello's 1. Play and Learn GERMAN also leads on iOS requirement (9 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Learn German with Hello sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Play and Learn GERMAN sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn German with Hello | Play and Learn GERMAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hello-Hello LLC | SHIFT Interactive Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Learn German with Hello
Play and Learn GERMAN
In-app purchases
Learn German with Hello
- Lesson 2$1.99
- Lesson 3$1.99
- Lesson 4$1.99
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- Lesson 5$1.99
- Lesson 6$1.99
- Lesson 7$1.99
- Lesson 8$1.99
- Lesson 10$1.99
- Lesson 21$1.99
- Lesson 22$1.99
- Lesson 23$1.99
- Lesson 24$1.99
- Lesson 25$1.99
- Lesson 26$1.99
- Lesson 27$1.99
- Lesson 28$1.99
- Lesson 29$1.99
- Lesson 30$1.99
- Complete Course$19.99
Play and Learn GERMAN
- Food$0.99
- Reptiles$0.99
- Sea Animals$0.99
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- Shapes And Colors$0.99
- Things$0.99
- Tropical Fruit$0.99
- Vegetables$0.99
- Vehicles$0.99
- All Packs$2.99
- All Packs$4.99
Questions
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