Comparison

Deutschi vs Puku

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

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About

Deutschi

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Learn practical German for real everyday situations. Deutschi helps beginners, A1โ€“A2 learners, and early B1 learners build useful German with 30 everyday topics, 2,400+ words and useful sentences from the topic lessons, short stories, illustrated stories, audio, instant translations, and smart vocabulary review. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข 30 everyday topics Practice German for cafes, shops, transport, doctor visits, housing, work, small talk, and more. โ€ข 90+ short and illustrated stories Read real situations at three difficulty levels. Tap any word or sentence to see an instant translation. โ€ข Audio and speaking practice Listen, repeat, and get a better feel for natural German. โ€ข Grammar and interactive exercises Learn the grammar you need, then practice with listening tasks, sentence building, flashcards, and more. โ€ข Smart vocabulary review Save useful words from topics and stories and review them later. Designed for English, Spanish, and Chinese speakers. Learn fewer isolated words. Understand more real German.

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Puku

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Learn Spanish, French and German from the videos native speakers actually watch. Puku turns real videos - vlogs, comedy, podcasts, street interviews and everyday conversations - into short clips made for learners. Every clip has captions in the language you are learning, an English translation and a tap-to-understand dictionary, so you can follow real speech from your very first day. THREE LANGUAGES, ONE APP Pick Spanish, French or German and switch any time. One subscription covers all three. WATCH AT YOUR LEVEL Puku sorts every clip by how fast people actually speak, from slow and clear beginner speech up to native speed. Pick your level (A1 to C2) and your feed fills with videos you can follow - then grows with you. TAP ANY WORD Don't know a word? Tap it. The video pauses and a card shows what it means, its gender (el/la, le/la, der/die/das), its level and an example sentence - without leaving the clip. SUBTITLES THAT FOLLOW ALONG Each word lights up as it is spoken, with the English translation underneath. Replay a line, or slow the video down until it clicks. It is immersion with a safety net: real listening practice without getting lost. WORDS THAT STICK Save words as you watch and review them later as flashcards with spaced repetition, next to the clip you found them in. Your vocabulary grows from real speech, not textbook lists. A FEED THAT KNOWS YOU Tell Puku why you are learning - travel, work, an exam, moving abroad or just for fun - and your feed leans toward the topics you like. The clips you save shape what comes next. BUILD A HABIT Set a daily goal and keep your streak going, a few minutes at a time. Short clips fit into any day. Made by a learner who took German all the way to C2, and wished real speech had been this easy to get into in every language. PUKU PRO Puku is a subscription. Start with a free trial on the annual plan, then continue yearly, or choose monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://puku-legal.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://puku-legal.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Deutschi4 screens
Puku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deutschi at none against Puku's 3. Puku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Puku sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Deutschi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deutschi ships an update every 5 weeks, Puku every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Deutschi versus Puku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeutschiPuku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size559 MB121 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDeutschub UG (haftungsbeschrnkt)Aayush Gelal

In-app purchases

None

Deutschi

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Puku

Subscriptions3
  • Puku Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Puku Pro Annual (30% off)7 Days trial$24.491 Year
  • Puku Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Deutschi free?
Deutschi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puku free?
Puku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deutschi or Puku have ads?
Deutschi shows ads; Puku does not.
Which is updated more often, Deutschi or Puku?
Deutschi ships an update every 5 weeks, and Puku every 5 days. Most recently, Deutschi was updated on November 5, 2026 and Puku on October 31, 2026.

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