About Apps For Refugees
A hand-checked directory of the free apps that actually help refugees and migrants translate, find their way, scan documents and settle in.
Apps For Refugees publishes independent guides, explainers and resources for Refugees, asylum seekers and newly arrived migrants in Europe (Germany centric, along the EU/Balkan route), plus the volunteers, NGO staff and aid workers who help them find and use the right free apps. Pages are written and maintained by the Apps For Refugees Information Desk.
How we work
We build each page from published, verifiable sources and cite them where we rely on them. When the underlying information changes, we revise the page and its "Updated" date reflects that change. Where a page links to a product or service we may earn from, we say so clearly — it never decides what we write.
Who writes here
Apps For Refugees Information Desk
Apps For Refugees publishes guides, resources, and updates on Curated directory & reviews of free smartphone apps for refugees, migrants and the volunteers who support them. We cite primary sources and keep our pages current.
How we make money
We list and describe free apps based on what genuinely helps people navigate daily life, not on payment; when you install an app through a link here, we may earn a commission, which never changes what we recommend. Read the full disclosure.
The history of this domain
The domain appsforrefugees.com was titled "Welcome at appsforrefugees.com!" and was archived between 2015 and 2024. It featured sections such as love-europe-refugee-app, ankommen, givenow, and gsma-worldwide-association-of-mobile-operators.
Apps For Refugees is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with, and does not speak for, the people or organisations that published on appsforrefugees.com before.
Archived between 2015 and 2024 (178 archived pages) — see the Wayback Machine record.