Lanes Lexicon vs Mutun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lanes Lexicon
This Arabic dictionary app helps students find the meaning and context of words by searching for their root letters. It supports searching with both Arabic and Romanized English letters, offering Arabic-English translation.
- Search by root letters
- Arabic and Romanized search input
- Word context and examples
- Arabic-English translation
- All 8 volumes included
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After popular demand, Lane's Lexicon Arabic Dictionary is now available on iOS. Featuring all 8 volumes, find the meaning and context of a word by searching for it's root letters. The app was developed to aide students in their noble pursuit of knowledge. It is intended for those who want a more in-depth dictionary with which they can understand the meaning of words, the context with which that meaning is in and some examples of the word in literature. The dictionary can be searched using an Arabic keyboard, or if you do not have an Arabic keyboard, the dictionary can be searched using Roman (English) letters which have an Arabic equivalent. Currently, the app only supports Arabic-English translation, however, new versions will be uploaded to add more functionality to the app. Please feel free to add any comments/improvements by emailing arabic.almanac@gmail.com This app could not have been made without the immense contribution from E.Taal and U.Iqbal. I pray that Allah (swt) reward them and their families for their contribution to this app. Please also remember this developer, his family and teachers in your duas.
Mutun
This app helps users read and memorize classical Islamic texts on Tajwid and Qira'at. It features a memorization mode with spaced repetition, audio recitations, and offline functionality. Users can also bookmark content and add personal notes.
- Memorize mode with spaced repetition
- Bayt-by-bayt recitation audio
- Offline functionality
- Bookmarks and personal notes
- Light and dark themes
- Progress tracking
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Read and memorize the classical mutun of tajwid and qira'at — the Khaqaniyyah, the Jazariyyah, the Shatibiyyah and Tayyibat al-Nashr — beautifully typeset with the recitation conventions of the classical prints: red reciter symbols, word-by-word meanings, and English and Urdu translations. • Memorize mode: words hide so you recite from memory — four difficulty levels, progress tracking, and spaced-repetition review • Recitation audio, bayt by bayt, with listen-and-repeat loops • Bookmarks, personal notes, and continue-where-you-left-off • Works fully offline after the first launch • Light and dark themes • No account, no ads, no tracking — your progress stays on your device The collection spans the science of recitation from its first foundations to the complete rules of tajwid, the seven canonical readings, and the full ten.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mutun at every 2 weeks against Lanes Lexicon's every 9 months. Lanes Lexicon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lanes Lexicon against 5.0 for Mutun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively.
Lanes Lexicon ships an update every 9 months, Mutun every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lanes Lexicon | Mutun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 520 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar Jahangir | NAILA FIRDAUS |
Customer experience
Lanes Lexicon
Mutun
In-app purchases
Lanes Lexicon
No in-app purchases
Mutun
No in-app purchases







