K-12 learning 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany Since 2008 1.7 · 835 ratings

bettermarks

An adaptive maths learning system for schools.

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exercises and tasks, grades 3 to 13
200,000+
teachers use it, according to bettermarks
20,000+
error patterns with targeted feedback
2,800+
per student a school year without a state licence
€10.70

About bettermarks

bettermarks is a Berlin company that makes an adaptive maths learning system for schools. It covers grades 3 to 13 in Germany with more than 200,000 exercises and tasks, interactive whiteboard visuals and learning paths. The system checks every step of an answer and recognises more than 2,800 error patterns. Several German states buy a state licence so that their schools use it for free, among them Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony and Hesse in 2026. Other schools pay €10.70 per student for a school year, with a free 8-week trial.

bettermarks is an intelligent tutoring system for school maths. Teachers show interactive whiteboard visuals in class, assign adaptive exercises and tests, and see the results of the whole class. Students get feedback on every step, hints and new tasks for the gaps the system finds. It runs in the browser and in apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Arndt Kwiatkowski, Marianne Voigt and Christophe Speroni founded the company in 2008. Kwiatkowski and Voigt had worked on ImmobilienScout24 before. The company was registered in Hamburg in July 2008 and moved its seat to Berlin in 2009. In 2010 it raised about €5 million from BonVenture, KfW, Rolf Christof Dienst, private investors and the management.

Schools in Germany are the main market. Since 2020 several states have bought state licences, and in 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate extended its licence to 2027/28, Saxony to 2026/27 and Hesse started a rollout. bettermarks also works in Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands, and a Spanish version runs in Uruguay’s public schools through Plan Ceibal. A white-label version is sold to publishers.

History

  1. 2008 bettermarks GmbH is registered in Hamburg on 24 July, with Arndt Kwiatkowski as managing director and €50,000 share capital.
  2. 2009 The seat moves to Berlin in July. An open test phase starts in December, and the ZNL of Ulm University under Manfred Spitzer studies the effect on learning.
  3. 2010 A second round brings about €5 million from BonVenture, KfW, Rolf Christof Dienst, private investors and the management.
  4. 2012 bettermarks wins a public tender in Uruguay. Plan Ceibal later rolls out a Spanish version for grades 4 to 10.
  5. 2014 The bettermarks app comes out in the German App Store on 20 July.
  6. 2020 Rhineland-Palatinate makes bettermarks free for all its schools with a state licence.
  7. 2021 Berlin lists bettermarks among the three learning platforms it provides to public schools.
  8. 2022 Lower Saxony makes bettermarks free to use in schools. A federal grant of €1.1 million funds the AMSEL2 project with the National Education Platform.
  9. 2024 The Aufgabenfinder app appears in March. Teachers scan a worksheet and get similar tasks from bettermarks.
  10. 2025 Co-founder Marianne Voigt leaves the management on 1 October. In November bettermarks wins the Innovationspreis Berlin Brandenburg.
  11. 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate extends its licence to 2027/28 for just over €2 million. Hesse starts a rollout in May, and Saxony extends to 2026/27 and adds primary grades from grade 3.

bettermarks funding and investors

not disclosed raised in disclosed rounds
  1. May 2010
    Second round about €5 million

    BonVentureKfW ERP-StartfondsRolf Christof DienstPrivate investorsbettermarks management

    Source: bettermarks press release, openPR
  2. By 2014
    Strategic investor Amount not disclosed

    Holtzbrinck Digital

    Source: Publishers Weekly
  3. October 2021
    Public grant €48,060

    German federal research funding, AMSEL project

    Source: North Data
  4. October 2022
    Public grant €1.1 million

    German federal research funding, AMSEL2 project

    Source: North Data

bettermarks has published only the 2010 round. Publishers Weekly names Holtzbrinck Digital as an investor by 2014, without an amount. The company register shows new shareholder lists in 2025 and 2026, and the current owners are not public.

Leadership

  • Arndt Kwiatkowski Co-founder and managing director, strategy. Co-founded ImmobilienScout24
  • Hans Speidel Managing director, finance
  • Christophe Speroni Co-founder and Chief Science Officer
  • Nils Dörffer Head of product development
  • Dr. York Xylander Head of technology

Roles from the German about page and imprint on 6 October 2026. Co-founder Marianne Voigt left the management on 1 October 2025, according to the register. The English about page still lists her as managing director.

Careers

Careers page
2Berlin
2 open roles on 6 October 2026
  • Growth1
  • Engineering1

How bettermarks teaches

learning objectives
2,596
input tools for maths
100+
error patterns recognised
2,800+
  • Interactive whiteboard visuals
  • Adaptive exercises
  • Step-by-step feedback
  • Automatic correction
  • Learning paths
  • Prior knowledge and final tests
  • Competence reports
  • Coins and stars for students
  • Worksheets
  • Login through state portals and VIDIS
bettermarks cites a three-year study in Uruguay: students who used it from 2014 to 2016 had 10% better maths results, and up to 30% better in disadvantaged areas. A 2009 study by the ZNL in Ulm found a positive effect in over 1,000 students.
https://de.bettermarks.com/wirkung/

Grades and maths topics

Grade levels4

  • Primary from grade 3
  • Lower secondary, grades 5 to 10
  • Upper secondary to the Abitur
  • Vocational schools

Topics named on the German site6

  • Fractions
  • Percentages
  • Linear equations and inequalities
  • Algebra and functions
  • Trigonometry
  • Probability

Ways to use it in class6

  • Introducing a topic
  • Diagnosis
  • Teaching
  • Homework
  • Practice in class
  • Extra support

Material types6

  • Interactive whiteboard visuals
  • Adaptive exercises
  • Learning paths
  • Prior knowledge tests
  • Open tasks
  • Final tests

bettermarks covers maths only. Grade ranges differ by page: the German home page and the Hesse ministry say grades 3 to 13, the press page says 4 to 12, the parents page says grade 4 to the Abitur. Topics as listed on de.bettermarks.com on 6 October 2026. Content follows the curriculum of each German state.

Products

  • Adaptive exercises Exercises with automatic correction, feedback on each step and new tasks for the gaps the system finds. The numbers change every time a student repeats an exercise. Exercises
  • Interactive whiteboard visuals More than 440 interactive visuals for introducing a topic and discussing it with the class, according to the Hesse ministry. Hesse ministry
  • Learning paths A topic in one sequence, from a prior knowledge test through visuals and exercises to a final test with a competence report. Learning paths
  • Aufgabenfinder A teacher app from March 2024. A teacher scans a worksheet and gets similar tasks from bettermarks to assign. App Store
  • School and class licences A licence for single classes or a whole school, €10.70 per student for a school year, from 5 seats. Licences end on 31 July and do not renew on their own. How licences work
  • Platform for publishers A white-label version with the publisher’s own content on the adaptive system, with translation and localisation by bettermarks. bettermarks.com/platform

How much is bettermarks?

  • Teacher in class €0/student a year Free, whiteboard use, registration needed
  • Trial €0/student a year Free for 8 weeks, any number of classes
  • No state licence Class licence €10.70/student a year €10.70 per student, per school year, from 5 seats
  • School licence €10.70/student a year €10.70 per student, whole school, fixed quota
  • State licence Paid by the state free for schools in that state

Is bettermarks free?

Teachers use bettermarks in the classroom for free after registering. Every teacher can test it with any number of classes for 8 weeks.

Prices from the bettermarks help center on 6 October 2026, in euros, per student and school year. Licences run to 31 July, in Austria to 31 August. Schools in states with a state licence pay nothing. Home use needs a paid learning package, and its current price is not on the pages we could open.

How licences and packages end

Terms
  • An existing licence cannot be extended. Teachers book a follow-up licence from three months before the end of the school year.
  • When an account is closed, bettermarks deletes the personal data and learning progress of that account.
  • Support answers by phone on +49 30 300 2440 00, Monday to Friday.

Refund rules

Consumers
The terms give a right of withdrawal within two weeks, in text form.
Schools
Licences run for one school year and end without notice.
Free use
bettermarks may limit the features teachers use for free at any time.

From the bettermarks terms dated May 2014 and the help center, checked on 6 October 2026.

For schools and states

Licence types
  • 01A state licence covers every school in a German state. Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony and Hesse run one in 2026.
  • 02A school or class licence costs €10.70 per student for a school year, from 5 seats.
  • 03Schools log in through state portals such as Schulcampus RLP, ByCS, Schulportal MV, schullogin.de and Eduplaces in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • 04Licences end on 31 July, so a school books a new one for each school year.

Prices from the bettermarks help center on 6 October 2026.

App ratings

App details, App Store US

App Store, Germany
1.7, 835 ratings
Google Play
1.9, 1,611 ratings, 100K+ downloads
Price
Free download, needs a licence
Latest iOS version
2.7.14, November 2025

Is bettermarks worth it?

What teachers and students like

What teachers and students criticise

What teachers and students write, not our rating. bettermarks has no Trustpilot page. Schools in states with a state licence use it for free, others pay €10.70 per student a year.

Latest news

  1. Saxony extends its bettermarks licence for 2026/27
  2. Hesse introduces bettermarks in its schools
  3. Rhineland-Palatinate extends its state licence to 2027/28
  4. Innovationspreis winner bettermarks, Tagesspiegel
  5. bettermarks closes its second round of about €5 million

Contacts and company data

Legal entity
bettermarks GmbH, Zeughofstr. 1, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Register
HRB 120966 B, Amtsgericht Charlottenburg
First registered
24 July 2008, Hamburg, HRB 106061
VAT ID
DE261509841
LEI
984500F01DA9DB9FDB74
Share capital
€273,290 since January 2022

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bettermarks FAQ

For schools in states with a state licence, yes. In 2026 that includes Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony and Hesse. Teachers can use it in class for free anywhere, and every class can test it for 8 weeks.

A class or school licence costs €10.70 per student for a school year, from 5 seats, according to the help center on 6 October 2026. Home use needs a separate paid learning package.

Maths from grade 3 to grade 13 according to the German home page. Some bettermarks pages give grades 4 to 12. There is also content for vocational schools.

Official sources confirm Rhineland-Palatinate until the end of 2027/28, Saxony for 2026/27 and Hesse since May 2026. bettermarks says many more states offer it for free and lists each state on its pricing page.

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