RWTHApp vs Buffl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RWTHApp
This app simplifies university life for students, staff, and visitors by providing access to calendars, course information, library accounts, and canteen menus. It also offers direct feedback options for lectures and information on university resources and jobs.
- Calendar and course viewing
- Canteen menu access
- Library account management
- Direct feedback to lecturers
- Information on jobs and university resources
- Study room search
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The RWTHapp offers students, staff and visitors to RWTH Aachen a range of functions that make everyday life at the university easier. Whether it's your calendar, RWTHmoodle or the current canteen menu - you can use all of these conveniently via your mobile phone or tablet with the help of the RWTHapp. You can view your grades and courses, search for study rooms, manage your account at the university library, and interact with lecturers via direct feedback in lectures. The RWTHapp also offers information on student representatives, RWTH jobs, university sports and the International Office, as well as an introduction for first-year students.
Buffl
Create and study custom flashcards for any subject, from school to work. Collaborate with others, learn offline, and track your progress with an intuitive system. Supports images, multiple-choice questions, and various learning modes.
- Create custom flashcards
- Multiple choice questions
- Offline learning and creation
- Cloud synchronization
- Collaborative course sharing
- Progress tracking
- Speed learning mode
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Buffl is a free learning app that helps you achieve your learning goals quickly and efficiently. Whether it's for school, college, or work - law, biology, vocabulary, an employee training course, or a pilot's license: with Buffl you can create flashcards that fit your topic exactly. No time to create everything yourself? Share a course with friends or colleagues and share the work! Want to create an online course? Buffl is the perfect choice for that too. Specify who can view and edit your course - and share it publicly or privately. The Buffl platform offers intuitive apps for all your devices. You can learn or create content offline from anywhere - everything is automatically synced via the cloud. - Create courses with flashcards and multiple choice questions - Learn & create content on your smartphone, computer or tablet - Automatic synchronization & backup in the cloud - Learn and create content offline - Share and publish courses (rights management read and write access) - Overview of learning activities and progress - Fast learning mode, random order, favorites, swap question & answer - Organize courses, card stacks and cards (duplicate, move, archive) on the web You can create flashcards and multiple choice questions on all devices and they will be synced automatically. Our card format gives you all the freedom you know from other programs. Add unlimited images to your flashcards, highlight important parts in color, and always get appealing flashcards. In the web app, you can also import content, such as vocabulary lists from a CSV file. You want to restructure your courses? No problem, in the WebApp you can copy or move entire card stacks or individual cards. At Buffl we use a learning system that you probably already know: The learning box with 5 different boxes. The cards start in box 1 and move up one box each time you answer them correctly. If you answer a card incorrectly, it moves down one box. If you are in a hurry, Buffl also offers a speed mode, in which wrongly answered cards stay in the box and do not move down. If all flashcards and multiple choice questions are in box 5 you have reached the goal. The interface in learning mode is kept minimalistic so that you can fully concentrate on the content. With simple swipe gestures you mark whether you have answered a flashcard correctly or incorrectly. The entire app offers a light and dark mode. Learn languages Improve your vocabulary and learn words with Buffl. Add a picture and make your flashcards even more vivid. With multiple-choice cards you can also test your grammar and comprehension. Tip: In the web app, there is a list view in the editor, which is especially good for quickly entering a lot of vocabulary. If you already have a vocabulary list, you can simply import it. School & Study Buffl is the perfect helper for exam preparation at school or at university. Soon it's exam time and you don't know how to memorize everything? No problem: With Buffl you can bring order into your content and keep an eye on your learning progress. Learning flashcards is a proven method to quickly You're writing your final exams this year? Then make regular learning a habit and you will be well prepared! Questions? You have a question or suggestion about Buffl? Then drop us a line on Twitter @bufflapp or email us at captain@buffl.co. Privacy https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/78940925/full-legal General terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buffl at 94% against RWTHApp's 42%. Buffl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). RWTHApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Buffl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. RWTHApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buffl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of RWTHApp's written reviews are positive against 94% of Buffl's.
RWTHApp ships an update every 3 weeks, Buffl monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RWTHApp | Buffl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RWTH Aachen University | Brain Factory |
Customer experience
RWTHApp
Buffl
In-app purchases
RWTHApp
No in-app purchases
Buffl
- Buffl Premium$3.991 Month
- Buffl Premium$28.991 Year









