LearningApps
Free platform from a Swiss association where teachers build and share small interactive learning apps in many languages
Quick Overview
| Company | Verein LearningApps - interaktive Lernbausteine |
|---|---|
| Category | Course Authoring Tools |
| Headquarters | Däniken, Switzerland |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Switzerland |
| Data Location | See vendor privacy policy |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | Multiple-choice quizzes, gap texts, group matching, word grids, crosswords, audio and video with overlays, app matrix, collections, interface in 30+ languages |
| Pricing | Free, funded by donations |
| Best For | Teachers who want free, ad-free interactive exercises to embed or share |
| Replaces | Simple Articulate Rise quiz blocks for school use |
Detailed Review
The imprint says LearningApps.org is operated and developed by the Verein LearningApps - interaktive Lernbausteine, address Wolfackerstrasse 33, CH-4658 Däniken, Switzerland. The site states it runs free of charge and without disturbing advertising, and relies on donations.
Its roots are academic: the page cites a 2012 publication by Michael Hielscher at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz about authoring tools for interactive learning modules.
App Types
The public gallery shows app types such as multiple-choice quiz, gap text, group matching, word grid, crossword, pair matching and audio or video with overlays, plus an app matrix. Apps are sorted by subject and level.
Users can create an app, build collections and share them.
Association and Donations
A Swiss association runs the platform and asks for donations to keep it free of advertising. The team listed includes a president for development and technology and a vice president for didactics and finance.
There is no commercial vendor SLA behind it.
Languages
The interface is offered in many languages, from German, English and French to Estonian, Lithuanian, Romansh and Turkish, which suits mixed-language classrooms.
Limitations to Consider
LearningApps is a community platform for small exercises, not a course builder: it has no course structure, no SCORM export that we could verify, and no vendor SLA or paid support because it runs on donations. Many public apps are user-generated, so quality varies. We could not open a privacy page to verify data location. For corporate use see Easygenerator or imc Express.
Who Should Use LearningApps
Teachers and trainers who want free, non-commercial exercises for lessons and who can accept a community service without contract guarantees.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Free and, per the association, without advertising
- Many exercise types
- Interface in 30+ languages
- Run by a named Swiss association
- Large gallery of shared apps
Cons
- No course structure or verified SCORM export
- Donation-funded, no SLA or paid support
- Quality of shared apps varies
- Data location not verified
Alternatives to LearningApps
Other European course authoring tools worth comparing before you decide:
Easygenerator
Netherlands · Rotterdam course builder priced per author, not per learner
imc Express
Germany · AI authoring from Saarbrücken that drafts courses from existing documents
H5P
Norway · MIT-licensed interactive content from Tromsø, free or hosted
hihaho
Netherlands · Interactive video layer for training films, from Assen
See all European course authoring tools or compare them directly against Simple Articulate Rise quiz blocks for school use on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The imprint says the platform is provided free of charge and without disturbing advertising, and that it depends on donations.
The Verein LearningApps - interaktive Lernbausteine, based in Däniken, Switzerland.
Only for small school exercises. It has no course structure or SCORM export that we could verify, so it does not replace a corporate authoring tool.