Comparison

German by Nemo vs readore

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

Head to head
About

German by Nemo

Learn German through bite-sized, personalized practice sessions. Master pronunciation with speech analysis and build a strong vocabulary for everyday conversations. Access all content offline for flexible learning anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Native speaker audio
  • Speech analysis for accent mastery
  • Offline access to all content
  • Personalized progress tracking
  • Customizable word practice
  • Review mode for memory retention
  • Focus on high-frequency words
Features
Read full description

Turn your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into your FAVORITE teacher of German. ◆ The most essential words and phrases of the language, each with native speaker audio. ◆ Master your accent with the Speech Studio. Simply record yourself saying a phrase and then hear your voice next to the teacher’s. You’ll be AMAZED how quickly your foreign accent melts away. ◆ All audio is downloaded to the device and accessible even in airplane mode or without expensive international roaming fees. ◆ Nemo is NOT BUILT AROUND LESSONS at all. It is meant to be picked up and put down throughout the day, whenever you have a few minutes to spare. ◆ Builds a foundation of German empowering you to speak CONFIDENTLY in EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS. ◆ NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of German required. Nemo® is specially DESIGNED to tap the remarkable power of your mobile device, and your brain, to their fullest. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Nemo is your personal trainer, tracking your PROGRESS across every single word and phrase. ◆ Practice German the way you'll use it. Nemo is fully customizable. ◆ Nemo immerses you in the sounds of German so you naturally speak with ease. ◆ Dive into WHAT YOU WANT to learn at any time. ◆ You control which words to practice – skip words you don’t want to learn or already know. ◆ Turn on Review Mode to study what you practiced earlier in the day to BOOST your memory retention. ◆ Hear English descriptions of all words, in a flashcard format. ◆ Quiz your mastery of the vocabulary. ◆ Nemo introduces words to you progressively to develop familiarity and reviews them at the right moment so they enter your LONG TERM MEMORY. TARGET THE MOST COMMON WORDS Maximize your time investment by targeting the most basic and high frequency words of the language. Upgrade to the complete version to: ◆ Get off the beaten path or find comfort with DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL and HOTEL phrases. ◆ Decode menus with the most common FOOD words. ◆ Shop and find bargains like an insider with must-know SHOPPING phrases. ◆ Learn words useful for your time in germany. ◆ Build your proficiency with the most important verbs and SENTENCE BUILDING BLOCKS in German. ◆ Spark new friendships with COMPLIMENTS and CONVERSATION STARTERS. Use your new skills to make friends, impress old friends, bring smiles to children, get out of jams, experience new things, speak confidently, and make your travel and cultural experience more rich and fulfilling. Download this FREE app now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

readore

Learn German through reading adapted books. This app offers a vast library of titles, personalized word memorization, and offline access. Customize your reading experience and track your vocabulary growth.

Highlights
  • Thousands of adapted German books
  • Vocabulary memorization with push notifications
  • Offline reading capability
  • Customizable reading interface
  • Save books, quotes, and notes
  • Recommendations from experts
Features
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Want to learn foreign language? readore has been created to help people learn German language. Adapted books – one of the best and interesting way to increase your vocabulary. Any starting level. If you are reading this because of the first screenshot, kindly ask you subscribe to a very talented artist Eugenia (instagram: lookatbook_) We believe that regular practice is the key! Enjoy thousands subscription books! New titles, bestsellers, classics, business books and more. Get recommendations from friends, experts and editors. Keep your books, quotes and notes with you. - Thousands of books. One monthly fee. With a readore subscription you'll have access to a huge library - stacked with bestsellers, all time classics, business books and more - in German. - Your on-tap paperback. Customize readore for a comfortable read: adjust the brightness, change the font or background screen color. - Memorize new words. Increase your vocabulary. App sends you push-notifications with unknown words you met in the book. 10 new words a day is 70 new words a week, 300 words a month, 3650 new words a year. While native speaker use only 3000 of them in his everyday life. - Everything in one place. All your books, quotes and notes get saved in readore. Read anywhere: in the subway, at the beach, on a plane. Download your favorite books to your device for offline reading. - Standard Subscription: get access to thousands of books for $3.99 per month or $20.99 per year. - Discounted Subscription: get access to thousands of books for $2.99 per month or $15.99 per year. We will send you a notification, when a special offer is available. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial portion will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Your subscription will automatically renew and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. To turn off auto-renew at any time, go to your iTunes account settings. Please, see the Terms of Use and our Privacy policy via http://www.readore.io/privacy Got any questions? Contact us at support@readore.io

Screenshots

German by Nemo4 screens
readore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: German by Nemo at 85% against readore's 9%. German by Nemo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). readore's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. German by Nemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and readore sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

German by Nemo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: German by Nemo has 9.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of German by Nemo's written reviews are positive against 9% of readore's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
German by Nemo versus readore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGerman by Nemoreadore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB111 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNemo Apps LLCNail Galiaskarov

Customer experience

German by Nemo

All ratings9,607 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.0%

readore

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative86.4%

Bugs and requests

German by Nemo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Forced to learn new words daily even when unable to use the app
  • Audio cuts off when using Bluetooth devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more advanced vocabulary and grammar
  • Include gender and plural audio for nouns
  • Improve speech recognition and feedback
  • Offer more sentence-based learning

readore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

German by Nemo

One-time1
  • Nemo German Foundation pack$14.99
4 purchases

readore

Subscriptions4
  • Discounted Subscription to Readore7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Standard Subscription to Readore7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Discounted Subscription to Readore7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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  • Standard Subscription to Readore$20.991 Year

Questions

Is German by Nemo free?
German by Nemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is readore free?
readore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, German by Nemo or readore?
German by Nemo is rated higher. German by Nemo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while readore averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do German by Nemo or readore have ads?
Neither German by Nemo nor readore shows ads.

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