What’s new

What has changed in the “Jena für dich” app and what is coming with the next update – the newest version is at the top. New versions are released as updates in the App Store.

Version 1.4

Coming with one of the next updates

“My way to work in Jena” and a search for German courses. New in the app: five paths, step by step – getting a foreign qualification recognised, starting vocational training, studying in Jena, becoming self-employed, and first job, Jobcenter and changing careers. Each step explains in plain words what to do, who decides, which documents are typical, where free advice is available and which support is worth checking – with links to the official offices and the date we checked it. If you like, you can tick off steps and enter your own appointments with a reminder; all of this stays on your phone only. The app also shows which occupational groups are in particularly high demand in Thuringia according to statistics of the Federal Employment Agency. The “German courses” page is now a search by level, course type, time of day and provider, with the official course searches and an overview of costs and funding. All content in eleven languages; no legal advice – the information of the responsible offices is binding.

Version 1.3

Coming with one of the next updates

Up-to-date content without an app update. City news, IIK courses, the “Public toilets” and “Drinking fountains” layers and the “Support” section come from the app’s own server and so stay current even without a new update. If the server cannot be reached, the app works as before.

Version 1.2

Coming with the next update

These features are coming to the app with the next update:

• City news: news from the City of Jena right in the app – with title, date, a short teaser and a link to the full text on jena.de. Source: Stadt Jena, with the permission of its press office. The news appears in the languages the city offers, including German, English, Ukrainian and Russian; in the other app languages the app shows the English version.
• Timetable changes: a link to the Jenaer Nahverkehr page with the current timetable changes – with the permission of Jenaer Nahverkehr.
• Support: a new section on benefits, programmes and help, starting as a catalogue. Five topics: Family, Housing, Learning & Work, Care & Disability and Your own business. A separate, prominent card introduces the City of Jena’s “Jenabonus”. Each offer comes with a short explanation written by us and a link to the official page. The app does not check any personal entitlement – the responsible authority decides.
• New and updated places: medical practices that have agreed to be listed, language schools and places from the open geodata of the City of Jena (licence CC BY 4.0, source: Stadt Jena). Every entry names its source.
• New links: to the doctor search of the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Thüringen (KV Thüringen), to Jobcenter Jena (jenarbeit) and to the canteens (Mensen) of Studierendenwerk Thüringen.

Version 1.1

Under review

Push notifications – only if you switch them on. In the settings you choose topics (Important changes, Jena: city, Waste); without your consent you get no notifications. At most two per week and not between 10 pm and 8 am. For now, push notifications are only available in the iPhone app. Details in the app’s privacy policy.

Version 1.0

In the App Store since 15 October 2026

Launch for iPhone. In 11 languages, free, without an account and without ads: 12 guides for the first weeks, a map with 3,077 places in Jena that also works offline, events from the City of Jena’s event calendar, waste collection dates for your street, and emergency and help numbers. Everything at a glance under Features.

Android

The Android version is being prepared on Google Play and is currently in testing. It will be available to everyone soon.

The information of the responsible authorities is always binding. Questions and suggestions to kontakt@jenafuerdich.de.

Free for iPhone. The Android version is being tested on Google Play and is coming soon.