Useful apps

The following websites and apps are mostly in English.

English-German dictionaries

Pons - en.pons.com/translate - iTunes app - Google Play

Leo - www.leo.de - iTunes app - Google Play

Learn German

Babbel – learn German for everyday conversations - uk.babbel.com - iTunes app - Google Play

Mondly – learn to speak fluently in German (also for kids) - www.mondly.com -iTunes app - Google Play

Pons - practice vocabulary with Pons (other apps also available) - Vocabulary Trainer - iTunes app - Google Play

5000 useful phrases in German - www.funeasylearn.com - iTunes app - Google Play

6000 German words - www.funeasylearn.com - iTunes app - Google Play

Deutsche Welle (news channel) – learn German - www.dw.com -  Google Play

Travelling and Eating in Germany

Expedia – flights, hotels, car rentals - www.expedia.de (German) - www.expedia.com (English) - iTunes app -

Google Play

Trip Advisor  - hotels, restaurants, sightseeing - www.tripadvisor.com - iTunes app - Google Play

Booking – hotels, flights, trains, cruises, rental cars, airport rides, restaurants - www.booking.com - iTunes app - Google play

Viator - book tours through a TripAdvisor company - www.viator.com - iTunes app - Google Play

GoEuro – trains, buses and flights in Europe - www.goeuro.co.uk - iTunes app -  Google Play

Komoot – guide for bicycle, walking and hiking tours - www.komoot.com - iTunes app - Google Play

FeWo / HomeAway – holiday apartments - www.homeaway.com - iTunes app - Google Play

Airbnb – holiday apartments - www.airbnb.com - iTunes - Google Play

Public transport in Germany

Deutsche Bahn (website in English) - www.bahn.de -  iTunes app - Google Play

Öffi App – buses and underground - oeffi.schildbach.de -  iTunes app - Google Play

U-Bahn Berlin – underground in Berlin - www.mapway.com - iTunes app - Google Play

BlaBlaCar - car pooling - www.blablacar.co.uk - iTunes app - Google Play

Evopark – electronic payment of parking lots (in German) - www.evopark.de - iTunes app - Google Play

Car2Go - carsharing - www.car2go.com/DE/en - iTunes app - Google Play

DriveNow - carsharing - www.drive-now.com/en - iTunes app - Google Play

Driving license

Theory for your German driving license in English: www.lehrboegen.de/e-lehrboegen-englisch.html                        

Telephone book

Das Örtliche (only German)  - www.dasoertliche.de - iTunes app - Google Play

Yellow Pages (only German) - www.gelbeseiten.de

Weather

Wetter online - weatherandradar.com - iTunes app - Google Play

News on Germany in English

Deutsche Welle - www.dw.com - iTunes app - Google Play - slowly spoken news in German

Health

Apothekenfinder - find a chemist close to you - iTunes app - Google Play

Geburt+Baby - information on having a baby - iTunes app - Google Play

Banking 

ATM app – find the nearest ATM - www.mecomo.com/en/atm-app/ - Google Play

Petrol stations

Mehr-tanken – find the nearest (and cheapest) petrol station (in German) - https://mehr-tanken.de/ - iTunes app - Google Play