CityNav vs Kalam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CityNav
Navigate the City, University of London campus with ease, both outdoors and inside buildings. This app utilizes Google Maps technology to help you quickly search for and find specific rooms.
- Indoor building navigation
- Campus-wide mapping
- Room finding
- Google Maps integration
- Search functionality
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The CityNav app helps you find your way around the City, University of London campus, even inside our buildings. CityNav is built on Google Maps technology and is the perfect way to quickly search, find and navigate your way to the room you need.
Kalam
Master Arabic through immersive lessons and AI-powered conversation practice. This app focuses on practical language skills with speaking drills, video content, and vocabulary review. A subscription is needed to unlock all features.
- AI conversation practice
- Immersive video lessons
- Speaking drills
- Interactive questions
- Flashcard vocabulary review
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Kalam helps you learn Arabic immersively, skipping the fluff and getting straight to what matters. A Kalam subscription is required to access the features below. Subscriptions are available through in-app purchase. AI conversation practice (subscription required): talk with realistic AI partners in different everyday scenarios Immersive course (subscription required): speaking drills, video lessons, and interactive questions Flashcard review (subscription required): review vocabulary and build your speaking skills Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CityNav at 100% against Kalam's 33%. CityNav also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Kalam's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months). On price, 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. Kalam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CityNav asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kalam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalam has 6.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of CityNav's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kalam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CityNav ships an update every 12 months, Kalam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CityNav | Kalam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #155 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City, University of London | NODE ZERO INC |
Customer experience
CityNav
Kalam
Bugs and requests
CityNav
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kalam
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login/signup issues
- Glitches preventing access to lessons
Requested features
2 requests- More free content options
- Ability to access lessons without paid subscription
In-app purchases
CityNav
No in-app purchases
Kalam
- Kalam | Monthly$9.991 Month
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial (1 Year)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
Questions
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