All features
Everything the app does for you, at a glance.
Plus With Plus or the Family plan
Understand
What the letter says, in plain words.
Photo, screenshot, PDF or text
Take a photo of a letter, a screenshot of an e‑mail, text message or WhatsApp, pick a PDF file or paste text. Up to 5 pages at once.
Share and scan
Send an e‑mail, PDF or photo straight from another app. Scan long letters with the iPhone scanner.
Understand what it says
Official German in simple words: what the letter wants, what you need to do and how much you have to pay.
Amounts and hard words
How much do you have to pay? What does a difficult word mean? Everything is explained briefly and clearly.
34 languages
Explanations even in Arabic dialects such as Syrian, Iraqi or Moroccan, plus Persian, Dari, Kurdish and many more.
Follow‑up questions
Something unclear? Ask a question about your letter. One question per letter is free, with Plus as many as you like.
Speak your question
You can also just say your question. The app writes it down for you.
Can read aloud Plus
With Plus or Family, the app reads every explanation to you in a natural voice, in almost all languages. Handy when reading is hard.
What should I bring?
Appointment at an office? The app tells you which documents to bring.
Checked explanation with a letter code
If a letter has a QR code from the authority, the app shows an explanation that the authority has checked. Free of charge.
Act
Know what to do, and get it done.
Never miss a deadline
The app finds dates and deadlines, shows how many days are left and can add them to your calendar.
Reminder before the deadline
If you like, the app reminds you 3 days before, 1 day before and on the last day.
Morning reminder
On the day of a deadline, the app reminds you at 8 a.m.
Pay with a QR code
For bills, the app shows a QR code for your banking app. Afterwards you tick the bill off as paid.
Draft a reply
Payment by instalments, more time, an objection: the app writes a polite draft that you only need to check.
Letter templates as PDF Plus
Ready‑made templates for objections, instalments or cancellations, also in another language. As a PDF to print or send.
Phone cheat sheet Plus
Need to call? The app writes down what you can say, with the meaning in your language.
Protect
Spot scams and keep your data safe.
Scam warnings
Fake invoice, parcel scam, “Hi Mum” message? The app warns you. The scam check is always free.
Scam traffic light and link check
Green, yellow or red: you see at once whether a message looks genuine. The app checks suspicious links before you open them.
Pass on a warning
If a message is a scam, send the warning to family and friends with one tap.
Your data stays private
No account, no ads, no tracking. We don’t store your images. To explain it, the letter is sent encrypted to our AI provider. It does not use it for training and usually deletes it within 30 days at the latest.
Hide details
If you like, notifications on the lock screen show no sender, no amount and no names.
Backup with a password
Save all letters and explanations as an encrypted file, for example in iCloud Drive. The file is never sent to us.
Organise
All your post in one place.
Folders and search
Your letters sort themselves, with a separate folder for scams. Search finds any letter again.
Just file it Plus
File a letter away without an explanation. You can have it explained later.
Keep scans
If you like, the photos of your letters stay on your iPhone, not with us. So you can look at them later or share them as a PDF.
Several letters at once Plus
Up to 5 letters in one explanation, for example a bill and a reminder.
Yearly PDF for taxes Plus
All letters of a year in one PDF file, handy for your tax return.
Widgets
Deadlines and open bills on your home or lock screen. One tap opens the camera right away, also from Control Center.
For families
Deal with post together.
Send to family Plus
Send an explanation encrypted to your children, parents or friends. The link works for 30 days.
My Family
Set up your family in the app. Anyone who needs help sends the explanation with one tap. Helpers see deadlines and get a warning about scams. Everything is encrypted.
Family plan
Plus for up to 6 people through “My Family” or Apple Family Sharing. Everyone uses the app on their own iPhone.
Made easy for you
The app adapts to you.
Easy language and large text
Explanations in easy language, large text, more contrast and a dark mode.
App in 12 languages
The app’s buttons and texts come in 12 languages. You choose the language of the explanation separately.
Right for your country
The explanation names the right authorities and advice centres for the country you live in.
What does it cost?1 explanation is free, the scam check always is.
See prices →Not legal advice. Letter Explained explains letters and messages but is not legal advice. For appeals, cancellations, court or large amounts, an advice centre can help.