iOS · iPhone & iPad · Free

Vokabel

Learn German, 5 minutes a day. A calm, focused vocabulary app — smart flashcards that surface the words you keep forgetting, and native pronunciation. No ads, no account, no tracking.

Free · Offline · No account · iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+

Vokabel home screen — German vocabulary flashcards with der/die/das gender labels

Why Vokabel

Not another Duolingo.

A tool, not a casino. Open it, do your 5–10 cards, close it. Your progress lives on your device, not on someone else's server.

160+ essential words

Greetings, food, numbers, colors, family, verbs, weather, places, and more — already organized into 15 categories. Every noun labeled der/die/das.

Smart flashcards

Anki-style swipe to rate. Spaced repetition tracks per-word accuracy, interval, and ease factor — you review what you actually need to.

Two quiz formats

Multiple choice for fast recognition. Type-in for real recall — with diacritic-insensitive matching, so "schon" is close enough for "schön".

Native pronunciation

Muttersprachlich. Every card reads itself in a native German voice. The hardest part of German is saying it right — don't skip that step.

Progress that means something

Streak flame. Accuracy by word. Toughest words list. No vanity metrics, no leaderboards, no nonsense.

Word of the Day widget

A new German word on your Home Screen every morning. Plus lock-screen and inline variants.

How it works

Three steps. Actually three.

01 · Tell us your pace

Pick a daily goal (5, 10, or 20 cards) and a focus: Survival, Travel, Conversation, or Everything. Takes 30 seconds.

02 · Do a session

Today's cards show up on the Home tab. Swipe right if you knew it, left if you didn't. Session ends. Flame lights up.

03 · Come back tomorrow

Vokabel remembers what you struggled with and brings those words back first. A few weeks in, your vocabulary is real.

Privacy

We don't collect data. None.

Not a reduced amount. None.

No account. No sign-up. No email required.

No analytics SDK. No crash reporting. No advertising IDs. No third-party SDKs at all.

Everything you learn lives on your device. Uninstalling the app deletes everything.

That's it. Nothing more.

Questions

Anything privacy-related? Reach us through the feedback form below.

Feedback

Suggest a word. Report a bug.

Every reply is read by a human. Or browse the FAQ below.

Is Vokabel really free?

Yes. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription. Apple takes no cut because there's nothing to take a cut of.

Do I need an internet connection?

Only to download the app. After that, everything works offline — flights, subways, rural cabins.

Is my progress synced across devices?

No. Progress is stored on-device only, which is also why there's nothing to track. If you reinstall or switch phones, you start fresh.

How is this different from Anki?

Anki is a general-purpose SRS tool you fill with your own cards. Vokabel is a finished product: the word list is curated, the audio is pre-wired, and the schedule is tuned for A1/A2 German specifically.

iPad support?

Yes. iPad gets a sidebar layout with category navigation. Works in portrait and landscape.

What about accessibility?

Full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels on every interactive element, system dark mode, reduce-motion friendly animations, generous tap targets.

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