Testament – German Law
Write your own testament
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Who inherits without a will? What do you want to arrange? The app asks, draws your family tree, calculates shares and tax – and provides a sample will.
The Testament app guides you in three steps to your own will under German law. The app asks about your family and your wishes, shows what this means under German law, and uses fixed templates to create a sample will from which you write your will by hand. No sign-up, no internet – everything stays on your device.
STEP 1 – FAMILY
Short questions, mostly yes or no: marriage or partnership, children and grandchildren, parents, siblings. The app draws your family tree and shows who inherits without a will – with each person's share and compulsory share (Pflichtteil).
STEP 2 – YOUR WISHES
Who should inherit, and in what shares? A detailed questionnaire with an explanation for every question:
– Berlin will (joint will of spouses) or individual will, substitute heirs, prior and subsequent heirs
– House and flat: who gets them, right of residence or usufruct, mortgage, ban on sale
– Protecting your partner, children and grandchildren, balancing earlier gifts fairly
– Legacies, pets, charities, grave care, digital estate
– Guardian for minor children
– Executor – a person you trust or a lawyer, also just for legacies or until the children reach a certain age
– Protection for a child with a disability or with debts
– Care: thanks to relatives or helpers who care for you, equalisation among children, notes on gifts to care staff
Every line of your plan can be changed with one tap.
YOUR PLAN COMPARED
On the left the statutory share, on the right the share under your will. "What if …?" shows how your plan works in typical cases – for example if an heir dies before you.
AMOUNTS AND INHERITANCE TAX
With rough estimates the app converts the shares into euros, shows the compulsory shares in euros and estimates German inheritance tax by tax class, allowance and rate.
GENERAL NOTES BASED ON YOUR DETAILS
The app points out compulsory shares, binding effects, tax questions and pitfalls – in general terms and with the legal reference. If an answer does not fit – such as a date of birth – it tells you and takes you straight to the question.
STEP 3 – WRITE YOUR WILL BY HAND
The sample will in German, to be written out by hand, with a non-binding reading version in English and an explanation of every paragraph in plain words. As PDF: sample will with instructions, summary for a notary or lawyer, funeral instructions and a personal letter to your family. A checklist guides you through to safekeeping at the local court. If you wish, the app reminds you after a year to review your will.
FREE AND FULL VERSION
Family, wishes, notes and amounts are free. The full version unlocks the sample will and all PDF files – a one-off in-app purchase, no subscription. For advisers there is a separate purchase, client management: any number of clients, each with their own file.
IMPORTANT
The Testament app is based exclusively on German law and is intended for wills under German law. The app is a document generator using fixed templates and does not replace advice from a lawyer or notary. Your will only becomes valid when you write it entirely by hand and sign it. Tax figures are estimates without guarantee.
PRIVACY
No sign-up, no advertising, no data collection, no internet. Delete everything with one tap.
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Questions about wills and inheritance under German law? The lawyers at Borgelt & Partner in Düsseldorf advise on wills, succession, compulsory shares and estate planning. borgelt.de/erbrecht · info@borgelt.de · +49 211 5858990
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– Care and support: thanks to relatives or helpers who care for you, equalisation among children (§ 2057a BGB), care allowance and notes on gifts to care staff by German state
– Joint will: questions and answers consistently in the “we” form
– Optional reminder after one year to review your will
– Offer codes can be redeemed in the app
– Privacy policy directly in the app
– Examples with typical local names in all languages
– Clearer wording: sample will, write your will by hand, more general notes
– Further improvements and fixes
The developer, Rainer Borgelt, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Size
- 4.7 MB
- Category
- Finance
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Polish, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Client management 99,99 zł
- Full version 39,99 zł
- Provider
Rainer Borgelt
- Rainer Borgelt has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
Taubenstr. 22
40479 Düsseldorf
Germany - Phone Number
+49 2115858990 - Email
developer@borgelt.de
- Copyright
- © 2026 Rainer Borgelt