Ask Those Who Know vs UMBR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Those Who Know
Connect with Islamic scholars privately to ask questions via text or voice. The app prioritizes user privacy and ensures questions are scrutinized before reaching scholars. Receive responses from active scholars, typically within three days.
- Text and voice messaging
- Send attachments
- User privacy focus
- Scholarly scrutiny of questions
- Scholar activity status indicators
- Response within three days
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Text/Voice and send with attachments to the Ulama (scholars) through this app. Do read the terms of conditions under the sidebar menu before sending any question. The aim of the app is for the user to send questions to the scholars while maintaining their privacy. These scholars belong to the school of Ahlulbayt(a.s.) How to get started? - Register: Right after your download the app, you are required to create a new account, ensure you have a valid email address so that your account is activated. After registration, please check inbox/spam for the activation link. - Profile: Please provide a pet name for the sole purpose of the app is to provide 100% privacy between you and the scholar. - Send a question: Before sending a question, please read the scholar profile to avoid delay. - Scrutiny: All the questions sent are scrutinized so as to prevent any misuse/abuse of the app. - Response: Scholars with green status denote their recent activity in the app while scholars who did not do any activity in past two days are denoted as amber status. Ideally, a reply from an active scholar does not take more than three days. Feel free to reach us at admin@askthosewhoknow.org
UMBR
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Sharing photos shouldn't mean losing them. Once a photo leaves your phone, anyone can photographed with a camera, screenshot or screen-recorded. Until now, you just had to hope nobody would. Umbr is different. Powered by the iPhone's latest on-device AI chips, your media becomes SmartPhotos™ and SmartVideos™ - protection is woven into every pixel by Apple's Neural Engine. When someone tries to screenshot, screen-record, or capture your content with another phone, they don't get a clean copy. They get damage. FINALLY, EMBARRASSING MOMENTS WITHOUT FEAR That cringey selfie. The karaoke clip. The photo your friend keeps threatening to leak. With Umbr, even if they try to copy it - the copy won't survive. POWERED BY APPLE METAL - Apple Neural Engine - Our protection model runs on the iPhone's on-device AI chip. Fast, private, never on a server. - ProMotion 120Hz - Frame alternation timed to ProMotion displays so capture attempts get garbled output, not a clean copy. - Apple CryptoKit - AES-256-GCM end-to-end encryption with split-key sharing. The same standard Signal and WhatsApp use. - App Attest - Hardware-attested device identity. No accounts, no passwords - your iPhone proves itself. - Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass throughout. YOU STAY IN CONTROL - Set view limits - one view, three, five, or unlimited - Choose how long links last - 1 hour to 90 days - Revoke access anytime, even after sending - Report abuse with one tap - Your media never leaves your iPhone unprotected BEING HONEST No app is 100% uncopyable, and we won't pretend otherwise. What we will say is this: Umbr is the most serious protection ever built into a consumer sharing app, and it works against the ways photos actually get stolen - screenshots, screen recordings, and someone pointing another phone at your screen. Determined attackers with specialized equipment may still find ways. For everyone else, Umbr is the strongest protection there is. PHOTOSENSITIVITY NOTICE SmartPhotos™ and SmartVideos™ use rapid frame alternation (up to 120Hz on ProMotion displays) to keep your content protected. Most people don't notice it. If you have photosensitive epilepsy or sensitivity to flicker, this app may not be safe for you. Reduce Motion users see a static frame; protection is reduced in that mode. PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS Read our full privacy policy and terms at umbr.link/privacy and umbr.link/terms. QUESTIONS? contact@umbr.link - we respond within 24 hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ask Those Who Know at 15.0 against UMBR's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Ask Those Who Know | UMBR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Al Kauthar Welfare Trust | Aaratus, inc. |
In-app purchases
Ask Those Who Know
No in-app purchases
UMBR
No in-app purchases









