One Who Learns

I'm Ayk. I moved to Germany a few years ago and went through every popular German app: flashcard apps, gamified courses, all of them. Each one taught me something but none of them got me close to B1.

Apps are too light. Textbooks aren't digital. Tutors are expensive, and most of the work happens between lessons anyway. So I built a learning platform I wished existed, and I use it every day to prep for my own B1 Goethe exam.

What's in it

1. Visual flashcards Every word gets a vivid, surreal scene. The kind of image you can't help remembering, the way you remember a strange dream more clearly than yesterday's news. Der nouns are tinted blue, die magenta, das green, so the gender shows up before you think about the article. Each card also has the IPA, examples, and for verbs, the three forms you actually need (present, past, perfect).
2. Digital textbook 30 units across A1, A2 and B1. 150 sections. 1,092 exercises mapped to the Goethe exam format: reading, listening, writing, fill-in, conjugation, ordering. Grammar explained in plain language before each set, not "fill in der/dem/den and figure it out", actual reasons der/dem/den is what it is.
3. Grammar drills The parts that trip everyone up: verb conjugation, pronouns, cases, articles. Filter by irregular or regular. Drill until the patterns stick. The app remembers your weak spots ("ihr, 3 mistakes. sie/Sie, 2 mistakes") and brings them back.
4. Reference tables Irregular verbs with principal parts, pronouns by case, der/die/das declensions, modal verbs, preposition groups, adjective endings. Always at hand.
5. A1 to B1 A1, A2 and B1 are all in the app today. B2 textbook and course are coming next.

What this isn't

It isn't gamified. No streaks, no leagues, no cartoon mascot guilting you into five more minutes. It's a tool for people who want to understand German, not collect points.

It isn't finished. I use the app daily and ship updates often. If you hit a bug or have a suggestion, write to me. Every email gets read.

It isn't for tourists. If you want phrases for vacation, Duolingo is quicker. This is for people moving to Germany, going for citizenship, sitting a CEFR exam, or learning because they care about the language.

Free and Premium

A1 is free. No card required. The Premium plan unlocks A2 and B1 lessons, drills, pre-made vocabulary lists, AI enrichment for words you add yourself, MCP to connect your AI assistant (web), and the Chrome extension that lets you save words from any German website. Premium pays for the servers, the content, and further development. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account.

Privacy

I don't sell data. Analytics are opt-in, used only to improve the app, and never include the words or sentences you type.

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