Comparison

ElifBa vs Mars Hill Audio

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

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About

ElifBa

Learn to read the Quran with this app. It offers 12 sections to help you learn Arabic letters through audio pronunciation and Tajweed rules. Designed for effective, fast, and enjoyable learning for new generations.

Highlights
  • 12 learning sections
  • Audio pronunciation of letters
  • Tajweed rules included
  • Interactive letter learning
  • Effective and fast education
Features
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Bu program, Kur’an-ı Kerim öğrenmek isteyenler için 12 çeşit bölüm hazırlanmıştır. Harflerini duyarak daha kolay ve daha iyi öğrenebileceksiniz. Yeni nesillere daha etkili, hızlı ve zevkli bir eğitim imkanı sizlere sunuyoruz! Sesli Elif ba; Kur`an harflerini duyarak daha kolay ve daha iyi öğrenebileceksiniz. Harflerin okunuşlarını, yerlerine göre kullanışlarını, tecvid kurallarıyla birlikte öğreten sesli Elifba. Bilmeniz gerekenler: "İlim öğrenmek her müslüman erkek ve kadın üzerine farzdır. (Hadîs-i Şerîf)" "Sizin en hayırlınız Kuran'ı öğrenen ve öğretendir. (Hadis-i Şerif)" Peygamberimizin s.a.s. sözüleri: “Sizin en hayırlınız, Kur’an-ı Kerim’i öğrenen ve başkalarına öğretendir.” “Çocuklarına Kur’an öğreten anne-babaya cennette taç giydirilir.” Harflerini duyarak daha kolay ve daha iyi öğrenebileceksiniz. Bismillah diyelim ve bu hayırlı yola adımımızı atalım inşallah. Allah yardımcınız olsun, kolaylıklar nasip etsin! Amin.

About

Mars Hill Audio

Access a vast library of thoughtful audio content, including interviews with prominent thinkers and in-depth discussions on culture and faith. Stream or download audiobooks, documentaries, and an ongoing audio magazine. Search your library for specific guests and topics.

Highlights
  • Audio magazine subscription
  • Interviews with authors and thinkers
  • Audiobooks and documentaries
  • Searchable audio library
  • Streaming and offline listening
  • Free content archive access
Features
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THREE DECADES OF THOUGHTFUL AUDIO More than 10 years before the term “podcast” was ever used, MARS HILL AUDIO launched an audio magazine. First distributed on cassette tapes, then CDs, then MP3 downloads, then streaming from a website, the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal can now be enjoyed through our free app. Our principal product is our audio Journal, which has become required listening for those interested in developing a deeper understanding of “contemporary culture and Christian conviction.” Hosted by Ken Myers, the Journal regularly features insightful interviews with authors, critics, artists, and other prominent thinkers. In addition to the Journal, MARS HILL AUDIO produces audiobooks, anthologies, documentaries, and “audio reprints” from magazines and journals. All of this audio content can be streamed through the MHA app, or stored for later listening. The app also lets you search your library of audio products for names of guests and topics. POPULAR GUESTS AND TOPICS • Rebecca DeYoung, on the forgotten vice of vainglory • Nicholas Carr, on automation technologies and us • Joel Salatin, on farming practices that observe the order of Creation • Bishop Robert Barron on God, freedom, faith, reason, and holiness. • Gisela Kreglinger, on the spiritual meaning of wine • R. J. Snell, on how the vice of acedia denies the being of Creation • Dana Gioia, on the life and poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins • Peter Harrison, on the territories of science and religion FREE CONTENT FOR ALL In addition to enabling access to products you’ve purchased, the MHA app delivers regular releases of free content, including material from our 25 year-long archive, specially produced features on timely topics, and complete recordings of our Areopagus Lecture series. HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION • Download the free MHA app • Sign in with the e-mail address tied to your MHA account (if you don’t have one, you can create one at marshillaudio.org) • Subscribe to the Journal or purchase individual copies and other products • Listen to free content from the app’s home page, or • Browse your library of back issues of the Journal and other products • Start listening. Stop as necessary. Talk with your friends. Repeat. WHAT LISTENERS TELL US “Thanks for the great work on the Journal which my wife and I have enjoyed for years. We like to listen while on road trips and find ourselves frequently pausing the play back to discuss various points. It is awonderful stimulus for conversation.” — D.S., Brainerd, MN, listener since 2004 “The recent segment on Renaissance polyphonic choral music was fantastic.  It opened up a new world for me.” — C.D., Indianapolis, IN, listener since 1997 “This is absolutely indispensable listening for me. I never fail to be stretched in my thinking and understanding of the issues discussed. It has been sheer pleasure to listen in on the conversations Ken has with his guests and be drawn into a world of thoughts, ideas, and issues that I would otherwise have never thought about, much less thought about well.” S.K., Canton, GA, listener since 2006 “As an undergraduate student, I welcomed each new episode of the Mars Hill Audio Journal like the discovery of a lost civilization; each issue revealing new voices and conversations to me from wise men and women I didn't know existed before. I've listened and re-listened to many of these conversations in the years since graduation and have come to count many of the Journal's guests as inspirations and guides.” — B.W., Fullerton, CA, listener since 2007

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ElifBa4 screens
Mars Hill Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mars Hill Audio at 69% against ElifBa's 0%. Mars Hill Audio also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.4 vs 1.0). ElifBa's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Mars Hill Audio is free to download; ElifBa costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mars Hill Audio holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Hill Audio has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ElifBa's written reviews are positive against 69% of Mars Hill Audio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ElifBa ships an update every 24 months, Mars Hill Audio every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ElifBa versus Mars Hill Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElifBaMars Hill Audio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZiya BalMars Hill Audio

Customer experience

ElifBa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Mars Hill Audio

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

ElifBa

No in-app purchases

None

Mars Hill Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ElifBa free?
ElifBa costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mars Hill Audio free?
Mars Hill Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ElifBa or Mars Hill Audio?
Mars Hill Audio is rated higher. ElifBa averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Mars Hill Audio averages 4.4 from 35 ratings.
Do ElifBa or Mars Hill Audio have ads?
Neither ElifBa nor Mars Hill Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ElifBa or Mars Hill Audio?
ElifBa ships an update every 24 months, and Mars Hill Audio every 6 weeks. Most recently, ElifBa was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mars Hill Audio on October 25, 2026.

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