PWiki – Polizei-Lexikon
Compact reference guide to the police in Germany
About PWiki
PWiki – Polizei-Lexikon is a free reference app by developer Samuel Schwarze that has been collecting the key facts about the police in Germany since 2017: salary tables for the federal and state levels, ranks and official titles, the organization of the federal and state police forces, service weapons, a searchable collection of abbreviations and police jargon, and the relevant laws – plus information on the customs administration.
For applicants, cadets, and anyone interested, PWiki is a solid everyday helper: quickly look up what an abbreviation means, what a rank earns, or how an authority is structured. What the app deliberately is not: a learning system. There are no practice questions, no flashcards, and no exam simulation – anyone studying for exams in police training or a police degree needs PWiki as a supplement, not as the main tool.
Rating in detail
Broad as an encyclopedia (pay, ranks, organization, laws, jargon), but without any learning feature – exam preparation requires a second tool.
Completely free with no paywall – simply unmatched for the reference scope on offer.
Clearly structured with fast search, rated 4.6 of 5 on the App Store.
Regular updates since 2017 speak for reliability, but as a single-developer project there is no formal support channel.
