# فردوسی vs NavPlayer

The clearest difference is update cadence: NavPlayer at every 2 weeks against فردوسی's every 5 months. NavPlayer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). فردوسی's advantage is ratings volume (446 vs 7) and iOS requirement (7 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

فردوسی holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: فردوسی has 446 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of فردوسی's written reviews are positive against 100% of NavPlayer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

فردوسی ships an update every 5 months, NavPlayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | فردوسی | NavPlayer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (446 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1025484126/reviews)** | [4.4 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navplayer/id6758266948/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **446** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Size | 16 MB | 71 MB |
| Requires iOS | **7** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ARS NETWORK (M) SDN BHD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1349020959) | [Madan Ali Abu Hayzah](https://appshunter.io/developer/1463413369) |

## What reviewers say

### فردوسی

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1025484126)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Amazing app for Persian poetry lovers
- 👍 Helps keep Persian identity alive
- 👍 Great for Iranians in diaspora
- 👍 Valuable for promoting Persian language and literature
- 👍 Well-designed and user-friendly

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Incomplete or summarized content
- 🐛 Lacks images, explanations, and word meanings
- 🐛 Not updated in a long time

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when opening 'Dastane Davazdah Rokh'
- App crashes when opening sections from 'Andar Goftar' to 'Davazdah Rokh'
- App crashes when opening 'Dastane Davazdah Rokh' (repeated issue)
- App crashes when opening 'Dastane Davazdah Rokh' (repeated issue)

**Requested features**

- Update Shahnameh text based on Khalqi Motlagh's correction
- Add audio narration for verses
- Include Shahnameh in prose format
- Add image and explanation features
- Add word meaning lookup


### NavPlayer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/navplayer/id6758266948)

Listen to audiobooks and podcasts by entering direct URLs to your files. This simple, fast, and reliable player lets you enjoy your audio content on the go.

**Highlights:** Direct URL playback, Audiobook listening, Podcast listening, Fast performance, Reliable playback

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is فردوسی free?

فردوسی is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is NavPlayer free?

NavPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, فردوسی or NavPlayer?

فردوسی is rated higher. فردوسی averages 4.6 out of 5 from 446 ratings, while NavPlayer averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.

### Do فردوسی or NavPlayer have ads?

Neither فردوسی nor NavPlayer shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, فردوسی or NavPlayer?

فردوسی ships an update every 5 months, and NavPlayer every 2 weeks. Most recently, فردوسی was updated on October 22, 2026 and NavPlayer on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*