Comparison

SCO Video Tutorials vs Islamopedia

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

Head to head
About

SCO Video Tutorials

Access a vast library of Apple-related video tutorials and digital magazines. Stream content online, create favorites, search the archive, and download for offline viewing on your Apple devices. Enhance your learning with adjustable playback speed and picture-in-picture.

Highlights
  • Extensive video tutorial library
  • Downloadable content for offline access
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Searchable content archive
  • Favorites and playlists
Features
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The ScreenCastsONLINE Video Tutorials app gives you access to a growing library of Apple-related video tutorials and the entire archive of ScreenCastsONLINE monthly magazines. You can stream videos whilst online, create favourites, search the library and access playlists, and download tutorials and magazines to your Mac for offline viewing. With the built-in video player, you can access the optional English captions, select your playback speed and use the Picture In Picture feature to view tutorials whilst using other applications. ScreenCastsONLINE video tutorials are a great way to learn more about getting the most out of your Apple devices. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://screencastsonline.com/privacy

About

Islamopedia

Access the Holy Quran, Islamic audio lessons, and essential worship tools like prayer times and Qibla. Resume listening where you left off and track completed content. New content is added automatically without app updates.

Highlights
  • Holy Quran recitations
  • Islamic audio lessons
  • Prayer Times
  • Qibla direction
  • Athkar reminders
  • Resume audio playback
  • Content search
Features
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Islamopedia is a free Islamic app with no ads, bringing together Quran, Islamic audio lessons, and essential worship tools in one simple experience. Listen to the Holy Quran from many well-known reciters, explore Islamic lectures and readings, and continue listening from where you stopped. Islamopedia saves your progress for each audio file, and completed items are clearly marked so it is easy to continue your journey. The app now also includes worship features such as Prayer Times, Qibla, Athkar reminders, pre-Athan alerts, prayer notification controls, and ongoing Next Prayer status. Prayer Times can be used with your current location or with a manual city selection, giving you flexibility based on how you prefer to use the app. Islamopedia also makes content discovery easy. You can search for reciters, browse each reciter’s albums, and explore audio files for every album. New content can be added through our servers without requiring a full app update, so it can appear automatically once published. Main features: - Holy Quran recitations from many reciters - Islamic lessons and audio content - Prayer Times - Qibla - Athkar reminders - Pre-Athan alerts - Ongoing Next Prayer status - Resume from where you stopped listening - Completed lesson and audio tracking - Search for reciters, albums, and audio files - Dark Mode support - Free to use with no ads You can contact us at theteam@arktechltd.com for suggestions, comments, or content requests. Some of the reciters and scholars available in the app: Mohammad Rateb Al Nabulsi Saad Al Ghamdi Maher Al Muaiqly Abu Bakr Al Shatri Ali Al Hudhifi Ahmad Al Ajamy Abdul Baset Abdul Samad Tareq Sweidan Fares Abbad Mishari Al Afasi Saud Al Shuraim Abdul Rahman Al Sudais Hussein Aal Al Sheikh Khaled Al Jalil Mahmoud Al Hosary Idris Abkar Naser Al Katamy Yasser Al Dosari and many more. Islamopedia now includes an Apple Watch companion for the next prayer, today and tomorrow prayer schedules, Qibla guidance, watch-face complications, and optional local reminders. Prayer data syncs from iPhone and remains available offline after syncing. Read the Quran comfortably with a screen that stays awake only while the reader is visible, brief Juz and Hizb markers, and direct access to Quran Study from Read and the Quran library.

Screenshots

SCO Video Tutorials4 screens
Islamopedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Islamopedia at none against SCO Video Tutorials's 7. Islamopedia also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). SCO Video Tutorials's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SCO Video Tutorials sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Islamopedia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SCO Video Tutorials against 5.0 for Islamopedia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SCO Video Tutorials has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of SCO Video Tutorials's written reviews are positive against 100% of Islamopedia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCO Video Tutorials ships an update every 4 months, Islamopedia every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SCO Video Tutorials versus Islamopedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCO Video TutorialsIslamopedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (39 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScreenCastsOnlineArk Technologies

Customer experience

SCO Video Tutorials

All ratings39 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%

Islamopedia

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SCO Video Tutorials

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Chapters icon not visible in the app
  • Streaming issues on cellular at higher speeds

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add chapters to videos
  • Introduce 1.25x playback speed
  • Improve cellular streaming reliability

Islamopedia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SCO Video Tutorials

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Sub - Discounted7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly - 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual - 7 Day Trial7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Annual - Limited Time Discount1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Annual - Discount1 Year trial$89.991 Year
None

Islamopedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCO Video Tutorials free?
SCO Video Tutorials is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Islamopedia free?
Islamopedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SCO Video Tutorials or Islamopedia?
SCO Video Tutorials and Islamopedia are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 39 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SCO Video Tutorials or Islamopedia have ads?
Neither SCO Video Tutorials nor Islamopedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCO Video Tutorials or Islamopedia?
SCO Video Tutorials ships an update every 4 months, and Islamopedia every 2 months. Most recently, SCO Video Tutorials was updated on November 11, 2026 and Islamopedia on November 13, 2026.

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