Qalam vs Ashna
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qalam
Create, save, and share messages in Urdu using a beautiful Noori Nastaleeq font. This app is ideal for languages with connected letters, allowing you to easily edit and share your written content globally.
- Urdu message creation
- Noori Nastaleeq font support
- Message saving and sharing
- Global message sharing
- Easy editing tools
- Scrolling message viewer
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Qalam is designed to facilitate writing, saving and sharing messages in Urdu spoken on a smart phone. The writings will be in noori nastaleeq font. Qalam is particularly useful for languages where letters of any given word are joined to one another in a continuous flowing line like in Arabic, Farsi and Urdu. Messages can be spoken in any language in the world and shared using the common message sharing tools. Once written, the messages can be viewed by scrolling by up and down arrow. Written messages can be edited using Noori nastaleeq font key board i.e. by selecting all or part of message; the writer can select all or part of the message and erase the selected part of the message. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://theclci.com
Ashna
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If you are living in Europe and you want to find Persian shops, If you are on a Trip and you want to find Historical places, If you are a Student and you want to find Dormitories, If you want to buy and sell something: Ashna is the best for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ashna at none against Qalam's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Qalam sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ashna asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qalam ships an update every 4 weeks, Ashna every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qalam | Ashna |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CLCI | Mahdi Abbasi |
In-app purchases
Qalam
- Qalam Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Qalam Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year
- Thousand (1000) credit points$0.99
- Advertisement removal option in all screens$0.99
Ashna
No in-app purchases
