This app is perfect in both FREE & subscription versions – Learn German: News by Readle Review

I’m so grateful to have come across this app. I purchased a couple of digital German books “for beginners” so that I could start reading now that I’ve started studying German but I realized I’m still too early along in the learning process to be able to read even the “beginner” books. Here, stories are nice and short, easily digestible, so it doesn’t feel overwhelming. Each story is accompanied by its reading level: A1, A2, B1, B2, etc. I can easily click on an A1 story and be rest assured that I’ll be able to handle it, while also being exposed to new words and never growing bored. On top of that, they have tabs within each story - a section for vocabulary terms specific to the story, a little section on some grammar tips, and even a quick mini quiz to test your knowledge of the gender of a few nouns found in the story. I would’ve liked it if the quizzes were a little longer, and maybe even asking a reading comprehension question or two (ideally, with both the question and answer in German), but I really can’t complain. I like to click on the vocabulary section before I begin reading/ listening to the story. It helps me start off on the right path, and I go through each of the other sections following my reading. You can click to listen to the pronunciation of any word in the vocabulary tab and just as well anywhere within the story tab. Yes!! You can adjust the speed to a slower pace to help you better understand the audio recording if it suits you. You have the option to choose from a small selection of free stories which are constantly reset with new ones, and you can pay a subscription fee (with two options for pricing - and an annual price that is unbelievably reasonable!!) for full access to all stories. I’m using the free version now, and plan to purchase the subscription once I attain a higher level of reading. I’m very happy with this app and very happy with the pricing offered. This app offers an immense amount of value. I highly recommend it if you are looking to learn German.
Review by Nessa Nessa Ness on Learn German: News by Readle.