Blaulichtschule wins 8.9 to 6.1 – above all thanks to free basic access forever, the affordable annual plan (€49.99), and a highly rated mobile app. Lecturio scores with complete video-based content delivery for the first and second state exam, but falls clearly behind on value for money (€20.99–79.99/month) and its poorly rated mobile apps.
Case-based learning app versus classic video prep course – two fundamentally different approaches to studying law. We pitted the police practice app against the established video course provider from Leipzig.
Features
Lecturio offers the broadest content in the comparison: the entire exam curriculum for the first and second state exam is available as lecture videos with quizzes and progress checks, including offline download in the mobile apps and flexible booking per area of law. As a video prep course, however, it is more of a course platform than an interactive learning app, and video quality and teaching style are rated inconsistently depending on the instructor.
Blaulichtschule takes the opposite approach: case-based, interactive training instead of video lectures. 500+ real police cases and exam examples from the last 10 years, knowledge duels (Juramatch®), a timed exam simulation, and the AI trainer "Einsatzbuddy" – deliberately limited to criminal/police law. Anyone who needs the full exam curriculum is better served by Lecturio; anyone training specifically for police training, duty, and exams by Blaulichtschule.
Value for money
This is where the comparison is decided most clearly: Blaulichtschule can be used free forever (ad-free, with limited courses and flashcards), and the annual premium plan costs €49.99, unlocking the entire case library – the strongest value in the field. Lecturio is regularly the most expensive offer in the entire comparison: €20.99–39.99/month per area of law, €79.99/month for the full first-state-exam course, and €54.99/month for the trainee lawyer course. Frequent discounts of up to 50% make it only somewhat competitive, which clearly shows in the scores (value for money 9.3 vs. 4.5).
Usability adds to the gap: Blaulichtschule's mobile app is highly rated at 4.7/5 on the App Store, while Lecturio's apps sit at 2.6/5 (App Store) and 2.9/5 (Google Play) despite offline download – the clear weak point, with mainly the web platform being solid.
Verdict
Blaulichtschule wins the comparison with an overall score of 8.9 to 6.1 – thanks to free basic access forever, an affordable annual plan, and a highly rated, gamified mobile app. To be fair, though, the two apps only partially compete for the same audience. Lecturio has been established since 2008 and is the only one of the two to deliver complete content coverage for the first and second state exam – anyone looking for a video prep course for law school who accepts the price level is well served there despite the weak app ratings. For police cadets and law enforcement officers who want to train criminal law with a practical focus, Blaulichtschule is the clearly better and far cheaper choice.
Rating in detail
Features compared
Who is each app for?
Police cadets and active police officers who want to train criminal law with a practical focus using real cases – free forever or for an affordable annual plan, with a highly rated mobile app.
Law students and trainee lawyers who prefer complete video-based content delivery over interactive case training and can live with the regular price level of up to €79.99/month.
Prices & verdict
Police cadets and active police officers who want to train criminal law with a practical focus using real cases – free forever or for an affordable annual plan, with a highly rated mobile app.
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Blaulichtschule is an interactive learning app that trains criminal law with 500+ real police cases, knowledge duels, and an exam simulation. Lecturio is a video prep course delivering the complete exam curriculum for the first and second state exam as lecture videos with quizzes – more of a course platform than a training app.
Blaulichtschule, by a wide margin: basic access is free forever, and the annual premium plan costs €49.99 – from €4.16/month. Lecturio charges €20.99–39.99/month per area of law and regularly €79.99/month for the full course; only frequent discounts of up to 50% soften that.
Lecturio. The video prep course covers the complete exam curriculum for the first and second state exam and can be booked per area of law. Blaulichtschule covers only criminal/police law and is not suited for a classic law degree.
Very differently: Blaulichtschule scores 4.7/5 on the App Store with a modern, gamified mobile UX – but runs on smartphones only. Lecturio's apps offer offline download, yet at 2.6/5 (App Store) and 2.9/5 (Google Play) they are the clear weak point according to store ratings; it's mainly the web platform that is solid.