Comparison

Prägen vs BUILDeutsch

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

Head to head
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Prägen

Features
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Daily German vocabulary for English speakers. The German you hear at work, at the Bürgeramt, and in your inbox. The kind of German textbooks skip. Textbooks teach you Schmetterling. Nobody teaches you Nebenkostenabrechnung, the word on the letter in your mailbox asking for €847 within 14 days. Prägen teaches the German you'll use every day. One new word, with real cultural context. Quizzes that help words stay. No streaks, no XP, no guilt. REAL-LIFE GERMAN, DAILY Every day, one new German word with its meaning, real examples, and cultural context. Words from work, the supermarket, the Ausländerbehörde, and your inbox. Read real German news from Tagesschau, NDR, and ZDF, all with tap-to-translate. Learn vocabulary in the context where you'll actually meet it. BUILT TO LAST Every word comes with a memory tip, written for English speakers. Six quiz modes built around active recall: multiple choice, flashcards, der/die/das, fill-in-the-blank, swipe, and explanations after every answer. Save any word into your personal dictionary. Quiz yourself on the words you saved, not someone else's word list. ONE WORD A DAY. NO GUILT. 90 seconds a day is enough. No lessons. No levels. No XP. No streaks. No notifications guilting you for missing a day. Built for A2 to C1 learners. Not for absolute beginners. For people who already know enough to start using it. WHAT YOU GET • 3,000+ CEFR-graded quiz questions, A1 to C2 • 1,800+ German nouns with photos for der/die/das • Real news from Tagesschau, NDR, and ZDF with tap-to-translate • A memory tip on every word lookup • 30+ grammar deep dives by case, mood, and word order • 3 curated word lists: Goethe exam, noun-verb collocations, top 5,000 common German words • 2 quiz modes: MCQ, flashcards, der/die/das • Personal dictionary with save-and-quiz workflow For the German you actually hear. Terms of Use: https://praegen.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://praegen.app/privacy

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BUILDeutsch

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BUILDeutsch makes German click. Most apps make you memorize German. BUILDeutsch shows you how it actually works — every word colored by its role in the sentence. It's intuitive one-of-a-kind color-coding engine helps you finally understand sentence structure. Der is cyan, die is magenta, das is lime. Verbs glow yellow. Cases have their own colors. You don't memorize tables. You build sentences and quickly the patterns become instinct. THE BUILDER — Enter any sentence to see how it's built, then reshape it. Tap a word to change tense, case, or person, and watch the rest of the sentence rearrange itself the way German demands. DIALOGUE — Real conversations from everyday life: a family morning, the bakery, a doctor's visit. Two native voices, every word colored by its role, the English right underneath. Listen, read along, and say the lines back. DEUTSCHLENS — Point your camera at your kitchen, your street, your desk — and see the world in German. Every word arrives with its gender, its plural, and a natural sentence for practice. Saved photos keep their words offline, forever. SATZPUZZLE — Rebuild real German sentences piece by piece until the word order stops feeling foreign and starts feeling obvious. DER WEG — A complete A1 → C1 course, 84 lessons, one path. The color code is introduced one idea at a time: verbs first, then genders, then time, then the case system — exactly when the grammar itself does. Listening, speaking and reading woven in. WORKING IN HEALTHCARE? — There's a Medical German section too — 1,800+ clinical terms and common sentence patterns from Anamnese to Arztbrief. It's not a formal FSP prep course, but if the Fachsprachenprüfung is on your horizon, it's a great companion for building the vocabulary along the way. AND THE REST • 7,000+ words with genders, plurals and example sentences — searchable offline • Flashcards with spaced repetition, organized by real-life topics • Build your own decks from any word you meet — even from your photos • A cheat sheet for the moments you just need the answer • A night theme that's easy on the eyes FREE: the first two course units, daily photo credits, and the full color-coded experience. PRO: the complete A1–C1 course, unlimited DeutschLens photos, unlimited Builder sentences. $7.99/month or $49.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://buildeutsch.com/terms.html Privacy: https://buildeutsch.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Prägen4 screens
BUILDeutsch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BUILDeutsch at every 4 days against Prägen's monthly. Prägen's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Prägen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and BUILDeutsch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prägen ships an update monthly, BUILDeutsch every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Prägen versus BUILDeutsch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrägenBUILDeutsch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB76 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDogus UralMango Medicine LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prägen

Subscriptions2
  • Prägen Premium$5.991 Month
  • Prägen Premium$59.991 Year
2 purchases

BUILDeutsch

Subscriptions2
  • BUILDeutsch Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • BUILDeutsch Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Prägen free?
Prägen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BUILDeutsch free?
BUILDeutsch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prägen or BUILDeutsch have ads?
Neither Prägen nor BUILDeutsch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prägen or BUILDeutsch?
Prägen ships an update monthly, and BUILDeutsch every 4 days. Most recently, Prägen was updated on October 19, 2026 and BUILDeutsch on October 12, 2026.

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