German App Award 2026 / Which apps really impress – Taxi Deutschland among the award winners
Apps on smartphones and tablets are an integral part of everyday life and are used in many areas of life - from communication and work to shopping, travel, fitness or financial topics. The German App Award highlights which applications are particularly popular. The basis is a consumer survey in which actively used apps were evaluated.
Bianca Möller, Managing Director of the German Institute for Service Quality: "The range and performance of the apps, in particular, contribute to user satisfaction. The usability is also often rated positively, while customer service is viewed somewhat more critically. Overall, a good level of quality prevails, with twelve of the 48 categories on average achieving an exceptionally good overall result."
Catja Stammen, Editor-in-Chief of ntv's Business Magazine: "The app market is growing rapidly, therefore guidance for consumers is becoming increasingly important. This award shows which applications prove themselves in everyday life and offer real benefits."
In the population-representative survey conducted via an online panel, customer satisfaction with apps in the areas of features and performance, usability, and customer service was examined. A number of individual aspects were taken into account, such as quality and usefulness of the functions, value for money, reliability and responsiveness of the app, usability at the start of use, extent and clarity of the content, contact options, as well as responses to inquiries regarding advisory competence and friendliness. Additionally, the willingness of users to recommend was included in the result. Respondents could only rate those apps that they had used in the last twelve months. There were 23,297 customer judgments. The final analysis included 344 apps that had achieved a sufficiently high number of ratings in the survey.
Winners of the 'German App Award 2026' (alphabetical order)
Finance & Insurance
- Banking apps: C24 Bank, ING, Targobank
- Financial education apps: Finanztip, Investmate, Seasn
- Tax apps: Check24, WISO Steuer, Zasta insurer apps (general): Barmenia, MeinCosmosDirekt, Meine SI Mobile (Signal Iduna)
- Insurer apps (health): Allianz Health, Debeka Health, Generali Health
Fitness & Health
- Fasting apps: Bodyfast, IF Intervallfasten 16:8 Fasten
- Fitness community apps: Adidas Running, Nike Run Club, Teamfit
- Health insurance apps: KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, Mobil Krankenkasse, Techniker Krankenkasse
- Online pharmacy apps: Aponeo, Medpex, Shop-Apotheke
- Step counter apps: Apple Health, Fitbit, Samsung Health
Leisure & Hobby
- Apps for e-books, audiobooks, podcasts: ARD Audiothek, Audible, Skoobe
- Dating apps: Badoo, Joyce, Tinder
- Friendship apps: Meetme, Meetup, Yubo
- AI apps (images/photos): Picsart, Vivid AI Lotto apps:
- Lotto: Baden-Württemberg, Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen, Westdeutsche Lotterie
Pleasure & Groceries
- Express delivery service apps (groceries): Mytime.de, Picnic
- Food delivery service apps: Lieferando.de, Restablo.de, Uber Eats
- Beverage market apps: Hol ab, Logo
- Recipe apps: Chefkoch, Dr. Oetker, KpntCook
- Supermarket apps: Aldi Nord, Edeka, Globus
- System gastronomy apps: Five Guys, KFC, Nordsee
Lifestyle & Shopping
- Cashback apps: Letyshops, Shoop, Shopback
- Fashion shopping apps (providers with stores): Breuninger.com, C&A , New Yorker
- Fashion shopping apps (providers without stores): About You, Bonprix.de, Sheego
- Marketplace apps (private sellers): Kleinanzeigen.de, Vinted
- Deal portal apps: Dealdoktor, KaufDA, Schnäppchenfuchs
- Service apps from mobile discount providers: Lidl Connect, Otelo, Winsim
- Comparison portal apps: Check24, Idealo, Keepa - Amazon Price Tracker
Mobility & Travel
- Airline apps: Air France, KLM, Lufthansa
- Camping pitch apps: Alpacacamping, Roadsurfer, VanSite Camping-Stellplätze
- Flight price apps: Jetcost, Kayak, Momondo
- Used-car portal apps: Autoscout24, Mobile.de
- Hotel portal apps: Agoda, Booking.com, HRS
- Travel guide apps: Gastfreund, Get Your Guide, Marco Polo Reiseportale-Apps: Ab-in-den-Urlaub.de, Expedia, Holidaycheck
- Taxi service apps: Sixt, Taxi Deutschland, Uber
Practical Everyday Helpers
- Household accounting apps: Finanzguru, MoneyControl
- AI apps (chat/text): ChatGPT, Google Gemini
- Emergency aid apps: Erste Hilfe DRK, Malteser Erste Hilfe, Notfall-Hilfe
- Parcel delivery apps: DHL, DPD
- Product scanner apps: INCI Beauty, Toxfox, Yuka
- Safety and emergency apps: Komm gut heim, Life360, Nora App
Home, Living & Working
- DIY/Hardware store apps: Globus Baumarkt, Sonderpreis Baumarkt, Toom
- Energy providers apps: E wie einfach, Octopus Energy, Vattenfall
- Heating manufacturer apps: Brötje Heizung, Vaillant, Viessmann
- Real estate portal apps: Immoscout24, Immowelt
- Job board apps: Indeed, Stepstone, Truffls
- Furniture shopping apps: Ikea, Moebel.de, Poco
Source: German Institute for Service Quality / ntv
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