Bürgertest · Schweiz

Twenty-six tests.
Only one is yours.

Switzerland does not have one naturalisation test — it has one per canton. Bürgertest asks where you are applying, then prepares you for the rules, the exam format and the interview that actually apply to you.

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1,051 Questions
26 Cantons
77 Lessons
157 Interview Qs
Bürgertest — the Swiss naturalisation test, built for your canton

Why Bürgertest?

Built for the exam you are actually sitting

Aargau sets a published multiple-choice test. Bern examines in writing. Lucerne decides in a personal interview. The fee, the pass mark and the language change at the cantonal border — so the app starts by asking where you live.

Canton first

Pick your canton in onboarding and the whole app adjusts — exam format, fee, required language level, retake rules and the question pool you are examined on.

Timed mock exams

The clock runs, feedback comes only at the end, and the test submits itself when time is up — scored against the pass mark your canton uses.

Practice with explanations

Every question carries an explanation — shown whether you got it right or wrong. The official PDFs give you a checkmark and nothing else.

77 lessons that explain

The material is taught, not listed. Each lesson closes with the exact questions it covers, so reading turns straight into answering.

The Einbürgerungsgespräch

In many communes the decision is made in a conversation, not on paper. The 29 questions everyone is asked, a further eight for sixteen cantons, what a strong answer covers, and space to keep your own.

Rehearse out loud

Answer an interview question by speaking. The app listens in the language of your canton’s interview and shows you what you actually said.

Six languages

Study in English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish — while the app keeps the exam terms in the language your canton examines you in.

Your weak spots

Results break down by topic and the home screen counts down to your exam date, putting your weakest topics first.

Free to start

Three lessons, a mock exam and every interview question cost nothing. When you unlock the rest, the lifetime price is a single payment — no subscription, nothing to cancel.

The material

Six federal topics, plus your canton

256 questions cover the federal core that every canton draws on. A cantonal pack adds 30 more that are specific to where you apply — 45 in Zürich.

Democracy & Federalism

How Switzerland is governed — and why the people have so much say.

History

From the founding pact to neutrality, the federal state and the modern confederation.

Geography & Languages

Cantons, rivers, mountain ranges and the four national languages.

Rule of Law

Fundamental rights, the courts, and the limits the constitution puts on power.

Social Security

AHV, the three pillars, health insurance and how the safety net is funded.

Society & Everyday Life

Militia system, associations, schooling, waste rules — the civic habits you are expected to know.

Twelve cantonal packs

30 questions each on the institutions, geography and procedure of your canton — all 26 now have a pack, with 45 for Zürich.

All 26 cantons

The rules change at the border

Bürgertest carries a fact sheet for every canton — and where a canton has not published its procedure, it says so instead of inventing one.

Exam format

Multiple choice, written exam, personal interview, or a mix — documented per canton.

Fee & pass mark

What the test costs and the score you need — listed only where the canton publishes it.

Exam language & level

German, French or Italian, with the spoken and written levels your canton requires.

Retake rules

How long you wait after a fail, and how many attempts you get.

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Every canton links to its official page. Twelve cantons ship a question pack today — highlighted above — and further packs are included in the full version as they are added.

The interview

The part nobody prepares you for

Who sits on your municipal council? Which communes border yours? Where do you read what is being decided locally? 157 questions across five areas — the 29 everyone is asked, plus a cantonal set for sixteen cantons — each with what a strong answer covers.

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Cantonal politics

Your canton’s government, parliament and the votes it puts to the people.

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Community life & mobility

Your commune, its council, its neighbours, and how you get around it.

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Culture & orientation

Customs, traditions and how you found your place in them.

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Work & the economy

Your job, your qualifications, and the economy around your commune.

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Education, finances & social security

Schooling, taxes, insurance — the paperwork of living here.

Rehearsing the naturalisation interview out loud, with your own answers saved

“This is a conversation, not a test — there is no single right answer. For each question you get what actually matters. The ones with a location pin you need to research yourself.”

Screenshots

A look inside the app

Pass your Swiss citizenship test — made in Switzerland, for future Swiss citizens

Bürgertest

All 26 canton landmarks, with your canton in red

All 26 cantons

The share card of a passed mock exam, scored against the canton’s pass mark

Mock exams

Every answer explained, with its source

Explanations

Rehearsing the naturalisation interview out loud

Interview

A daily plan to your exam day, with your weakest topics

Your plan

The federal core plus the questions for your canton

Question pool

Lessons that explain the material, not just list it

Lessons

Fee, exam language and retake rules for your canton

Canton rules

Walk in prepared — lessons, mock exams and the interview for your canton

Walk in prepared

Written from primary sources

Every question can be traced back

Sourced

A citation on every question

Each question names where it comes from — an article of the Federal Constitution, admin.ch, the Federal Statistical Office, or a cantonal authority. Nothing is copied from an official question catalogue.

Explained

An explanation on every answer

Knowing that C is correct does not get you through an interview. Every question comes with the reasoning behind the answer, shown whether you were right or wrong.

Honest

Gaps are shown as gaps

Where a canton has not published its exam format, fee or pass mark, the app says “not documented” and links the official page. An exam-prep app that invents rules is worse than one that admits a gap.

Bundesverfassung admin.ch Bundesamt für Statistik Cantonal authorities

Pricing

Free to start, yours to finish

The free tier is built to prove two things before you pay: that the writing is any good, and that it covers your canton.

Free

Start free

No account, no card, no trial timer.

  • All 26 cantonal fact sheets
  • Three lessons
  • One timed mock exam
  • One practice round a day
  • Every interview question
Full version

Weekly, yearly or forever

Pick the length that matches your exam date — or buy it once and keep it.

  • All 77 lessons
  • Unlimited mock tests
  • Practice with no daily limit
  • The complete interview training
  • Every canton question pack, including ones added later
  • The lifetime option is a single payment — no subscription, nothing to cancel
Bürgertest

Prepare for the test your canton actually sets

Free to start. iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later.

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