Recap vs DeutschStart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Recap
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Recap is a focused language learning app. No streaks, no badges, no gamification. Just simple card input and spaced repetition. How it works: - Create cards by typing or speaking in your native or target language - Review cards with the proven SM-2 spaced repetition algorithm - Listen to native pronunciation on every card That's it. Supports any language pair supported by Apple. All data stays on your device. No account required.
DeutschStart
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All the German you need for B1 โ in one app 80 topics. 3,147 words. 1,007 sentences to translate. 3,567 exercises. And every single one is spoken by a real human voice: 10,746 recordings, over five hours of speech โ offline, anywhere. We put in one place what usually costs you three separate subscriptions. Translate a sentence โ and get it taken apart. Not a red cross, but an explanation: word order, articles, endings, verb forms, the whole grammar, word by word. Said it your own way but got it right? It counts โ because one thought can be put into German in more ways than one. Flashcards that remember for you. A word comes back after one day, three, seven, fourteen, thirty โ exactly when you start to forget it. Grammar without the fog. The rule in plain words, a full conjugation table for all six persons, articles colour-coded: der blue, die orange, das green. The exercise comes right after. Speaking out loud. Listen to the phrase, say it back, the app checks you. Mistakes work for you. Everything you got wrong comes back for review on its own. No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No internet. Open it and follow the plan. B1 isn't talent. It's 80 topics in order.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DeutschStart at 15.0 against Recap's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Recap | DeutschStart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Mueller | Vladyslav Kushniruk |
In-app purchases
Recap
No in-app purchases
DeutschStart
No in-app purchases









