Comparison

Haramain vs Bayaan

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

Head to head
About

Haramain

This app provides daily prayer recitations from Makkah and Madinah directly to your phone. You can listen to the latest prayers, select specific recitations by imams, and save your favorites for easy access. It offers a clean interface for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Listen to latest prayers from Makkah and Madinah
  • Choose specific recitations by imams
  • Mark favorite recitations
  • Beautiful and clean interface
  • Completely free
Features
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Haramain is an unofficial client for the amazing Haramain Recordings website (http://haramain.com). It brings the daily prayers from Makkah and Madinah to your phone in a beautiful interface. Features: - listen to the latest prayers from both Masjid al Haram and Masjid al Nabawi. - ability to choose one of the shuyookh and listen specifically to their recitations. - ability to mark your favorite recitations to easily find them later. - completely free, with no advertisements.

About

Bayaan

Listen to the Quran with over 200 reciters and a digital Mushaf. Features include real-time ayah highlighting, word-by-word meanings, translations, and memorization tools. Personalize your experience with custom playlists and ambient sounds.

Highlights
  • 200+ Quran reciters
  • Digital Uthmani script Mushaf
  • Real-time ayah highlighting
  • Word-by-word meanings and translations
  • Thematic verse highlighting
  • Memorization tools
  • Adhkar and ambient sounds
Features
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Listen to the Quran the way it was meant to be heard. Bayaan brings together 200+ reciters, a stunning digital Mushaf, and thoughtful tools that help you build a deeper connection with the Quran. Whether you listen during your commute, read after Fajr, or memorize before bed, everything you need is in one place. The Mushaf A full Uthmani script reading experience with tajweed coloring, page-by-page navigation, and an immersive mode that clears everything but the words. Choose between Madani 1405, Madani 1421, or IndoPak Nastaliq script. Pick up right where you left off every time you open the app. All 20 Rewayat Read the mushaf in eight rewayat with full text and diff highlighting: Hafs, Warsh, Qalun, Al-Bazzi, Qunbul, Shu'bah, Al-Duri (Abu Amr), and Al-Susi. Twelve more rewayat are available for audio listening, rounding out every canonical qira'at narration. Follow Along Each ayah highlights in real time as the reciter reads, so you never lose your place. Available for dozens of your favorite reciters, with more being added regularly. Word by Word Tap any word in the Mushaf or player to see its meaning, transliteration, and root, right where you're reading. No switching screens, no losing context. Translations and Tafseer Browse dozens of translations and scholarly commentaries in multiple languages, all downloadable for offline reading. Switch between translations with a tap. Thematic Highlighting Verses are color-coded by theme so you can see the structure and topics of each surah at a glance. A quiet layer that makes the Quran's organization visible. Listen to Memorize Repeat a single ayah, play a range of verses, or loop an entire page. Built for hifdh students and anyone reviewing what they know. 200+ Reciters From Mishary Rashid Alafasy to Abdul Basit, from Al-Husary to lesser-known gems you will fall in love with. Browse by reciter, rewayah, or style. Adhkar The complete Hisnul Muslim collection with 134 categories, audio playback, Play All mode, and a favorites list for your daily routine. Ambient Sounds Layer rain, ocean, forest, thunder, and more over any recitation. Find your focus. Share and Save Share verses, surahs, mushaf pages, reciters, and adhkar with deep links that open back into the app. Bookmark, highlight, take notes, and copy any verse. Your annotations stay with you across the entire app. Personal Recitations Import your own recordings, tag them with surah and reciter info, and keep your personal collection organized alongside everything else. Offline Downloads Download individual surahs or entire playlists for listening without an internet connection. Playlists Create custom playlists, reorder tracks, and build your own listening routines. Reading Themes Choose from 12 color themes for your reading experience: warm cream, soft parchment, deep midnight, and more. Light and dark modes each have their own palette. Open Source Bayaan is released under AGPL-3.0 at github.com/thebayaan/Bayaan. Issues, pull requests, and translations are welcome. Designed with care. Dark mode. Lock screen controls. Background playback. Fast, smooth, and built for everyday use.

Screenshots

Haramain4 screens
Bayaan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bayaan at fortnightly against Haramain's every 8 months. Bayaan also leads on ratings volume (80 vs 5) and review sentiment (98% vs 83%). Haramain's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 5.0 for Haramain against 5.0 for Bayaan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bayaan has 80 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Haramain's written reviews are positive against 98% of Bayaan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haramain ships an update every 8 months, Bayaan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Haramain versus Bayaan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaramainBayaan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better5.0 (80 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews97.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings580 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed El-HelwOsman Saeday

Customer experience

Haramain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bayaan

All ratings80 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Haramain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bayaan

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Scrolling bug when browsing reciters

Requested features

2 requests
  • CarPlay support
  • Reciter discovery and randomization features

In-app purchases

None

Haramain

No in-app purchases

None

Bayaan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haramain free?
Haramain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bayaan free?
Bayaan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Haramain or Bayaan?
Haramain is rated higher. Haramain averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bayaan averages 5.0 from 80 ratings.
Do Haramain or Bayaan have ads?
Neither Haramain nor Bayaan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haramain or Bayaan?
Haramain ships an update every 8 months, and Bayaan fortnightly. Most recently, Haramain was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bayaan on October 25, 2026.

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