Folengo vs DeutschStart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folengo
This app offers structured lessons and interactive games for beginners learning German and English. It utilizes spaced repetition to reinforce vocabulary and provides grammar rules, dialogues, and stories for comprehensive learning. Progress is tracked through daily tasks, streaks, and achievements.
- Structured, sequential lessons
- Spaced repetition for vocabulary
- Interactive word and sentence games
- Grammar rules and examples
- Dialogues and stories for reading
- Progress tracking and daily tasks
- Vocabulary at A1-C1 levels
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Folengo is a language-learning app for beginners in German and English: lessons in a set order, word games, grammar rules, and dialogues and stories to read. Lessons open one at a time, so you always know what to study next, and spaced repetition brings words back when they’re due. Who it’s for • You’re starting from zero and don’t want to plan your studies yourself • You’re moving to Germany, or working or studying in a new language • You’re coming back to a language and want more vocabulary: the dictionary has words at levels A1–C1 What you can study • German and English lessons that open one at a time • Grammar rules: German has far more of them right now • Dialogues and stories to read in both languages • Words at levels A1–C1, plus expressions and constructions • Words by topic: travel, work, food, health, family life and more How a lesson works • It starts with a short intro, then moves into games • You practice words, expressions and constructions across different games • A lesson isn’t finished until you clear the final “Fix mistakes” step • Everything you cover goes into your dictionary automatically Nine games and Mix • Cards: see a word with its translation and pronunciation • Quiz: pick the correct answer out of four • Listening: listen and choose the right translation • Match the pairs: match words with their translations • True / False: decide if the translation fits the word • Build the answer: spell a word from letters or build an expression from separate words • Build the sentence: put a sentence together from its translation or by ear • Pronunciation: recall a word and say it out loud • Article: guess der, die or das (German only) • Mix: different games mixed up, a new one each time Spaced repetition • With every correct answer, a word comes back less often • The “7-day review plan” shows what’s coming up • “Review today” gathers the words that are due • “Review what you’ve covered” refreshes past lessons Grammar and reading • Short rules with examples, common mistakes and tasks • Dialogues and stories with their own characters • Open the translation of any line when you need it • Questions check how well you understood the text • Listen to a text at Slow, Standard or Fast speed Staying on track • A day streak, with freezes for days you miss • Daily tasks, XP and levels • Achievements to unlock as you study • Rankings for the week, month and year • Coins to spend on avatars and other items in the shop • Reminders at the hours you choose Languages and devices • Interface in 26 languages • Lesson content translated into English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, Polish and Turkish • “Learning” and “Known” lists, your own word lists, and search and filters in the dictionary • Light and dark themes • Works on iPhone and iPad, and you can use the same account on the web at cabinet.folengo.com • Sign in with email, Google or Apple Pick German or English and start your first lesson. Privacy Policy: https://folengo.com/information/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://folengo.com/information/terms-of-use
DeutschStart
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All the German you need for B1 — 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 — offline, anywhere. We put in one place what usually costs you three separate subscriptions. Translate a sentence — 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 — 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 — 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 update cadence: DeutschStart at daily against Folengo's fortnightly. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Folengo ships an update fortnightly, DeutschStart daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folengo | DeutschStart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vadym Fushtei | Vladyslav Kushniruk |
In-app purchases
Folengo
No in-app purchases
DeutschStart
No in-app purchases








