Comparison

Al vs LoopBio

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

Head to head
About

Al

Access the complete Holy Quran with audio recitations, translations, and phonetics in Amharic. Includes accurate prayer times, a Qibla finder, Tasbih counter, and the 99 Names of Allah. Offers a book-like reading experience with search and bookmarking features.

Highlights
  • Complete Holy Quran with audio recitation
  • Amharic translations and phonetics
  • Accurate Salat (prayer) times
  • Qibla direction finder
  • Tasbih counter for dhikr
  • 99 Names of Allah
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Assalamu alaikum to everyone. Do you recite the Holy Quran Sharif regularly? If it’s yes, then we are here to help you reciting Quran majid more convenient way. You can get the whole Quran Sharif in our Al-Quran Amharic application. Interested readers may access this application with just a few touches that will help them add more inclination to Quran. We are now leading busiest life that sometimes we can not carry holy Quran Mazeed in our tiny bag. In this circumstance, if we need any ayat of Quran at any moment, then the medium or something like the medium of Quran we need, that can hold the whole holy Quran in a body. You can just use this application to eradicate this kind of difficulty. This is how this application can help you. Every one knows that, there are totally 6236 ayats in Al-Quran and a reader will get ten sawab for one letter of Quran. Recitation of the holy Quran Sharif: "There is no doubt that Quran Sharif is the best guide in this world". Our Al-Quran Amharic application maintains the way like the book form of Quran majeed maintains itself. So a reader might not face any problem in the time of recitation. Hence, with honour and respect, you can keep it reading through our Al-Quran Amharic application as like as you read the book of Quran Sharif before. With this Islamic book app, you are getting Hafizi quran with real page-curl experience. This is not just a textual app, it is an audio Quran app. You can listen telwat of Quran ayats continuously (internet connection required). You can search words or topic in Amharic on this iOS Quran app. Bookmark the ayat / verse you like / quote. Share the ayat / verse you want. MAIN FEATURES: • Al Quran: The Holy Quran with audio recitations, phonetics, tafsir and translations in Amharic languages. • Salat Times: Accurate prayer times based on your current location. • Tasbih: Beautifully animated counter to count your daily dhikr. • Qibla Finder: Animated Qibla compass to show you the direction to Makkah. • 99 Names of Allah • Dark Mode Feature details: Al Quran: - Read Complete Quran Majeed 114 Surah and 30 para part by part. - Listen Holy Al Qur'an Ayat in Arabic Audio with at least 17 Quran Reciters. - Quran recitation with audio translation in many languages. - 6 widely-used high quality Quranic prints (Hafizi-Quran). - Verse selection, bookmark, share feature. - Comprehensive search feature - Word by Word Quran. - World renowned reciters (Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Ali Abdur-Rahman Al Hudhaify, Maher Al-Mueaqly, Abdullah Ali Jabir, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Saud Al-Shuraim, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Yasser Al-Dosari, Sheikh Ayman Suwayd, Raad Mohammad Al Kurdi, Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Abdullah al Juhany etc.) Salat Times: - Shows Muslim Prayer Times: Tahajjud, Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Sunset, Maghrib, Isha, Ishraq, Duha (Chast), Iftar and Sahri. - Four juristic methods (Mazhab): Hanafi, Shafii, Maliki, Hanbali. - Options to adjust the prayer times. Qibla Finder: Find the accurate Qibla direction Finder from the compass. -Qibla direction app shows you where the Qibla is, even in an offline mode with the help of its compass feature. - Find Kaaba/Makkah Direction from the any part of the world. Tasbih: - Very useful tool to count zikr. -Keep tracking of Tasbih count and also calculate how many times and when you recited names of Allah. 99 Names of Allah: - Read 99 Names of Allah (Asma Ul Husna) in Arabic and meanings in your native language. - Listen to the audio for each name and easy to play/pause

About

LoopBio

Features
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LoopBio supports both mobile touch sensor authentication using FIDO and Time-based One-Time Password.

Screenshots

Al4 screens
LoopBio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LoopBio at none against Al's 1. LoopBio also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Al sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LoopBio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Al ships an update every 5 months, LoopBio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Al versus LoopBio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlLoopBio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopOfStack Software LimitedLoopTech Company

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Al

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
None

LoopBio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Al free?
Al is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoopBio free?
LoopBio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Al or LoopBio have ads?
Neither Al nor LoopBio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Al or LoopBio?
Al ships an update every 5 months, and LoopBio every 2 months. Most recently, Al was updated on October 5, 2026 and LoopBio on October 3, 2026.

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