The Berlin Wall vs speakeasy Campus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Berlin Wall
Explore the history of the Berlin Wall with an interactive map, historical photos, audio clips, and texts. This app serves as a virtual guide, marking the exact course of the former wall and offering recommended tours. Downloadable data packages provide further information on significant historical sites.
- Interactive map of the wall's course
- Historical photos, audio, and texts
- Filterable historical locations
- Recommended tours
- Navigation to points of interest
- Public transport integration
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The Berlin Wall separated East and West for 28 years, two months and 28 days. It divided the city, ran through buildings, made streets impassable, tore families, friends and lovers apart. But where exactly did the wall run? The app 'The Berlin Wall' gives a detailed answer. The exact course of the former wall is marked on an interactive map. At historically significant locations between the Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz, there are photos, audio clips and texts available on the subject. A free data package with further information on places of historical significance throughout Berlin and Potsdam can be downloaded within the app. The app serves as an interactive travel guide on site as well as a general information resource. Functions - Overview map with the course of the wall and points of interest (POIs) - Filter option according to historical locations, escape routes, wall traces, exhibitions and monuments as well as border checkpoints - Recommended tours along the former wall - Navigation to the POIs - Connection to public transport - Film "Eingemauert! Die innerdeutsche Grenze" (in German) The app is based on the website www.chronik-der-mauer.de and is a joint project of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Deutschlandradio and the Leibniz Center for Contemporary History Potsdam. In November 2011, this app won the most prestigious award in the field of political communication, the ”Politikaward”, and in 2012 it received the educational media prize “digita” and the “Comenius EduMedia” label. Data protection The app can be used without exposing your personal data. Usage data is exclusively processed in order to provide you with the selected application or service. This information is neither stored within the application nor passed on to third parties. Permissions In order to be able to use the Berlin Wall app to the full extent, the app requires access to the following functions: Location Precise localization based on GPS data and network information Is required for: - Route planning & determination of the position on the map - Notifications when you are near a POI (explorer mode) Please note: Continuous background-use of GPS in the can significantly reduce the battery life. (It is used for the explorer mode.) Internet connection Show network connection and network access Is required for: - Download of data packages, which contain most of the information about POIs & additional tours - Route planning - Link to the BVG website (Berlin public transport) Files & storage Reading, changing and deleting the contents of your memory space Is required for: - Installation of data packages Developer chronik@dradio-service.de
speakeasy Campus
Access all your language course details, exam information, and exclusive extras. This app is designed for current and prospective students of speakeasy language schools.
- Course information access
- Telc exam details
- Student extras
- Information for future participants
- Information for existing participants
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App for existing and future participants of the speakeasy language schools. Find all the information about your course, your telc exam, and many other extras in this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: speakeasy Campus at every 5 days against The Berlin Wall's every 12 months. speakeasy Campus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). The Berlin Wall's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Berlin Wall ships an update every 12 months, speakeasy Campus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Berlin Wall | speakeasy Campus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bpb | speakeasy Berlin |
Customer experience
The Berlin Wall
speakeasy Campus
In-app purchases
The Berlin Wall
No in-app purchases
speakeasy Campus
No in-app purchases
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