Guide

Useful apps.

Apps for shopping, discounts, travel and more.

  • Zalando: online shop for clothes and shoes, with free returns.
  • Lounge by Zalando: the same brands at discounted outlet prices.
  • Amazon: online shop for almost everything, with fast delivery.
  • Temu and AliExpress: very cheap goods from China, with longer delivery times.
  • UNiDAYS: student discounts on clothes, tech and more.
  • CHECK24: compares prices for insurance, phone contracts, electricity and flights.
  • PAYBACK: collect bonus points when you shop at dm, REWE, Aral and many more, and redeem them later.
  • Zabihah: find halal restaurants and read reviews near you.
  • CamScanner: turns your phone into a document scanner (useful for sending documents to offices).
  • Meetup: find local events and groups to meet people.
  • FlixBus and BlaBlaCar: cheap travel between cities (see Transportation).
  • Supermarket apps (Rewe, Aldi, Lidl), KaufDA and Too Good To Go are in the Halal food guide.

Please verify. This guide is based on the experiences of students in our community, not on official or legal advice. Rules, prices and addresses change, so always check the linked official pages before you act.
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Sources: each app's own website. Checked November 2026.