Comparison

Learn German for Beginners vs 1000 Words

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

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About

Learn German for Beginners

Master German with this comprehensive educational app designed for beginners. It offers offline lessons, vocabulary building, and practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Includes a free translator and covers a wide range of topics from basic grammar to everyday conversations.

Highlights
  • 100% Free German Learning
  • 100% Offline Access
  • Free German Translator
  • Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing Practice
  • Vocabulary and Grammar Skills
  • Game-like Lessons
  • Beginner to Expert Progression
Features
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Learn German with the world’s most effective language learning educational app for Free. This app is an ultimate quick German learning package for absolute beginners. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate German speaker this program will help you to be an expert in German language. You can practice Speaking, Listening, Reading and writing in order to build your vocabulary and grammar skills. Now With Free German Translator. Learn German for Beginner is Designed by experts to help travellers, school students and even if you need fast, easy and quick German learning guide this app is perfect for you. Why Learn German for Beginner? - 100% Free German Learning - 100% Offline - No Account Needed, No Sign In, No Sign Up - You will learn German from Scratch, No prior knowledge of German needed. - Free German Translator Included. Translate anything, anywhere, whenever you want. - 10,000+ German Vocabulary - Fun and effective game like lessons. Learn how to speak German with lessons, courses, audio, activities and quizzes. Including German Alphabet, phrases, vocabulary, pronunciation, parts of speeches, grammar and many more. The App is divided in several classes as described below. Class 1: Basics Contains Following Topics - German Alphabets - German Alphabets Quiz - German Vowels Theory - German Vowels Pronunciation - German Numbers Theory - German Numbers Audio - German Numbers Quiz - German Noun - German Pronoun - German Verb - German Adjective - German Adverb - German Preposition - German Conjunction - German Body Parts - German Fruits and Vegetables - German Colors - German Family Members - German Clothes - German Profession - German Personality - German Shops and Places - German Frequently Used German Words - German Sets of Vocabulary Class 2: Greetings - Study List - Slide Show - English to German Reading Quiz - German to English Reading Quiz - English to German Listening Quiz - German to English Listening Quiz Class 3: Polite Expressions Class 4 : Praise Class 5: Days, Months and Seasons Class 6 : Climate Class 7 : Time Class 8 : Common Questions Class 9 : Directions Class 10 : Instructions Class 11 : Health and Safety Class 12 : Shifts and Pay Class 13 : Around the Office Class 14 : Animals Class 15 : Tools and Equipment Class 16 : Measurement Class 17 : People Class 18 : Crops and Plants Class 19 : Holidays and Sympathies Class 20 : Agriculture Class 21 : Food and Drink Class 22 : Love Class 23 : Physical Appearance Class 24 : Conversation Starters Class 25 : Internet Terms Class 26 : House To access all features, content, and functionality you can subscribe to an annual auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appcano.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://appcano.io/terms

About

1000 Words

Master new languages with a comprehensive vocabulary builder featuring thousands of words, sentences, videos, and audiobooks. Personalize your learning by creating custom audio and video content from your existing flashcards.

Highlights
  • Thousands of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and sentences
  • Full videos, audiobooks, and e-books
  • Create custom learning videos and audiobooks
  • Import flashcards from other apps
  • Offline mode for learning anywhere
  • Fun games and quizzes
Features
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You don't need 20,000 words. 1,000 is enough. The most common words of a language cover most of everyday conversation. 1000 Words teaches you exactly those – with a smart vocabulary trainer, audiobooks and videos that fit into your day. SMART TRAINER WITH SPACED REPETITION The trainer brings each word back right before you would forget it (SM-2). Practise with flashcards, typing, listening and speaking – your pronunciation is checked. Mix mode, a matching game and a timed blitz round keep it varied. One tap shows every word that is due today. AUDIOBOOKS – FOR THE COMMUTE OR FOR FALLING ASLEEP Calm vocabulary audiobooks with triple repetition: first the word in your language, then in the language you are learning. Listen in the car, on a walk or in bed. Reviewing before sleep is a good habit – sleep helps your memory keep what you practised during the day. VIDEOS WITH PICTURES AND EXAMPLE SENTENCES See, hear and repeat the 1000 most important nouns, verbs, adjectives and phrases – each with a picture, an example sentence and clear audio. MY WORDS – YOUR OWN DECKS Type any word: AI translates it and adds an example sentence. Build a deck for every language pair, share it with friends or discover decks from other learners. Import your own word lists (CSV, TXT, Excel or PDF) and turn them into personal videos and audiobooks. AI STORIES AT YOUR LEVEL Short stories written for your level (A1–C1), with audio. E-BOOKS, PDF WORD LISTS & QUIZZES Read along with e-books, print vocabulary lists and test yourself with quizzes. PROGRESS, STREAK & LEAGUE See what you have learned, keep your daily streak and climb the league. RELAX MODE Listen with calm background sounds such as rain, a fireplace or a quiet shoreline. 33 LANGUAGES, ANY COMBINATION English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Swahili, Afrikaans, Chinese, Japanese and Korean – over 1,000 language pairs. The trainer, quizzes, e-books and word lists are available for every pair, and new videos and audiobooks are added every week. FREE TO START – ONE PREMIUM FOR ALL LANGUAGES Videos, audiobooks, the trainer, quizzes, My Words and AI stories are free to start. Premium removes ads and unlocks offline downloads, full-length audiobooks, more AI stories and all relax sounds – one price for all 33 languages. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Learn German for Beginners4 screens
1000 Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn German for Beginners at 4.7 against 1000 Words's 4.1. Learn German for Beginners also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 8). 1000 Words's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn German for Beginners sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and 1000 Words sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn German for Beginners holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn German for Beginners has 3.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Learn German for Beginners's written reviews are positive against 50% of 1000 Words's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn German for Beginners ships an update every 5 weeks, 1000 Words every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn German for Beginners versus 1000 Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn German for Beginners1000 Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better4.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppcano LLCtob-apps

Customer experience

Learn German for Beginners

All ratings3,177 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative8.7%

1000 Words

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn German for Beginners

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio not working when device is on silent mode
  • Lessons not saving progress when app is closed unexpectedly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Implement speech recognition and feedback
  • Allow users to track progress and revisit past lessons
  • Provide more advanced content for higher proficiency levels

1000 Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Learn German for Beginners

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All Features3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Unlock All Features3 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

1000 Words

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn German for Beginners free?
Learn German for Beginners is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 1000 Words free?
1000 Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn German for Beginners or 1000 Words?
Learn German for Beginners is rated higher. Learn German for Beginners averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while 1000 Words averages 4.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Learn German for Beginners or 1000 Words have ads?
Both Learn German for Beginners and 1000 Words show ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn German for Beginners or 1000 Words?
Learn German for Beginners ships an update every 5 weeks, and 1000 Words every 8 days. Most recently, Learn German for Beginners was updated on October 29, 2026 and 1000 Words on October 28, 2026.

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