Comparison

منشی vs Ayah Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

منشی

Features
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ابوالمعالی نصرالله بن محمد بن عبدالحمید منشی (بعد از ۵۵۵ (قمری) - پیش از ۵۸۳ (قمری) ) نصرالله ملقب به ابوالمعالی یکی از نویسندگان و منشیان دربار غزنوی در سدهٔ ۶ هجری بوده‌است. اصل وی به روایت هفت اقلیم از شیراز و به روایت دیگر از غزنین است. - این مجموعه آثارهایی از نصرالله منشی است که شامل لیست زیر می باشد • کلیله و دمنه - طراحی ساده، کارامد و زیبا - امکان جستجو در کل مجموعه - شعرهای مورد علاقه ی خود را میتوانید درقسمت «اشعار دلخواه» ثبت کنید - قابلیت کپی اشعار جهت استفاده در نرم افزارهای مختلف - تاریخچه زندگی - قابلیت مستقیم به اشتراک گذاشتن شعرها - قابلیت انتخاب قسمتی از اشعار یا بخشها جهت استفاده در خارج از نرم افزار - قابلیت استفاده همزمان با نرم افزارهای دیگر یا تقسیم تصویر در آیپد ایر ۲ و بالاتر - طراحی شده برای آیفون ، آیپد و آیپاد - سازگاری کامل با تمامی دستگاهها

About

Ayah Player

This app offers a comprehensive Quran experience with over 1,000 reciters for listening and reading. Explore various reading modes, customize your experience, and track your progress with an optional account.

Highlights
  • Over 1,000 reciters
  • Multiple reading modes (Ayahs, Words, Mushaf Page, Listening Scene)
  • Stream or download recitations
  • Background listening with media controls
  • Search Qur'an text and translations
  • Save ayahs and add notes
  • Activity tracking and goal setting
Features
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Ayah Player is a calm Quran listening and reading app with more than 1,000 reciters. Browse by reciter or surah, stream or download recitations, and follow the Quran while listening when timing is available. FOUR WAYS TO READ AND LISTEN • Ayahs — read Arabic text with translations, notes, and reader actions. • Words — follow aligned words when word timing is available. • Mushaf Page — read in a fixed-page Quran presentation. • Listening Scene — focus on recitation with calm visual scenes and optional ambient sound. Available views depend on the timing supported by the selected recitation. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Stream complete surah recitations. • Follow ayah-by-ayah, word-by-word, or letter-by-letter highlighting when available. • Continue listening in the background with system media controls. • Download recitations for offline listening. • Build and reorder your playback queue. READ AND EXPLORE • Browse by surah, juz, hizb, or Mushaf page. • Search Quran text and downloaded translations. • Choose and download translations. • Adjust Arabic text, transliteration, translations, and reading appearance. • Save ayahs, add private notes, read tafsir, repeat passages, and create Ayah Cards. YOUR LIBRARY AND ACTIVITY Sign in to an Ayah Account to: • Save favorite reciters and recitations. • Create playlists and ayah folders. • Synchronize bookmarks, notes, selected settings, and last-read position. • Follow listening and reading activity. • View total listening, top reciters, and most-played surahs. • Set daily activity goals and Quran reading plans. ACCOUNT AND PRIVACY Browsing, reading, listening, downloads, and device settings work without signing in. Personal saves and Quran Activity require an Ayah Account. Activity is not recorded while signed out. Downloads, searches, raw recent playback, repeat state, and guest Last Read remain on your device. The former practice-recording feature is retired; preserved historical recordings are not uploaded. No ads. No subscriptions. No paywalls.

Screenshots

منشی4 screens
Ayah Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ayah Player at every 8 days against منشی's every 13 months. منشی's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for منشی against 5.0 for Ayah Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: منشی has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

منشی ships an update every 13 months, Ayah Player every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
منشی versus Ayah Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterمنشیAyah Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARS NETWORK (M) SDN BHDNAWZAD AMIRI

Customer experience

منشی

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ayah Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

منشی

No in-app purchases

None

Ayah Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is منشی free?
منشی is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ayah Player free?
Ayah Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, منشی or Ayah Player?
Ayah Player is rated higher. منشی averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ayah Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do منشی or Ayah Player have ads?
Neither منشی nor Ayah Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, منشی or Ayah Player?
منشی ships an update every 13 months, and Ayah Player every 8 days. Most recently, منشی was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ayah Player on October 31, 2026.

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