Lebara KSA vs Rateel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lebara KSA
This app offers a streamlined mobile experience with an intuitive interface for managing your mobile services. It simplifies the process of joining the service, selecting plans, and choosing numbers, with support for both Arabic and English languages. Users can also access exclusive promotions and personalized offers.
- Seamless interface
- Intuitive and faster experience
- Streamlined 'Join Lebara' flow
- Hassle-free plan and number selection
- Arabic and English language support
- Exclusive promo codes
- Personalized offers
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Discover the new and improved Lebara app, now with a seamless interface designed to elevate your mobile experience. We've revamped the app to ensure you enjoy a more intuitive, faster, and more responsive journey from the moment you join us. With the enhanced "Join Lebara" flow, starting your journey with us has never been smoother. Whether you're choosing your plan or selecting your number, we've streamlined every step to ensure a hassle-free setup. And for our diverse community, the app proudly supports both Arabic and English, making it easier for you to manage your mobile services in the language you're most comfortable with. From exclusive promo codes to personalized offers tailored just for you, the Lebara app is your gateway to a world of benefits. Join Lebara today and experience the difference.
Rateel
Identify Quran reciters and surahs simply by listening to audio. Browse and download favorite recitations, and check prayer times with countdowns.
- Identify reciter from audio
- Identify surah from audio
- Browse and download recitations
- New user-friendly design
- View prayer times
- Prayer time countdown
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Rateel is a free app that lets you know the reciter of any Quran audio. By only listening to the audio, Rateel provides you all the information you need, such as the name of the reciter, and what surah (chapter) he is reciting. Download it now - A new design offers you an easier and better experience - It enables you to identify the reciter’s name of any of your favorite Quran recitations - You can browse and download in Library your favorite recitations - Check the prayer times, as well as the exact minutes left for the call of prayer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rateel at 3.7 against Lebara KSA's 3.2. Rateel also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 17%) and ratings volume (119 vs 30). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rateel holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 119 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Lebara KSA's written reviews are positive against 51% of Rateel's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lebara KSA | Rateel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (30 ratings) | 3.7 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lebara KSA | stc lab |
Customer experience
Lebara KSA
Rateel
Bugs and requests
Lebara KSA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rateel
Reported bugs
10 issues- Reciter recognition not working
- Prayer time inaccuracies
- Weak/fabricated hadiths in interpretations
- App crashes or freezes
- Issues with reading progress saving
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- UI glitches in landscape mode
- Fails to recognize known reciters
- Problems with prayer time changes
- Search by telawa removed
- Red and purple separators not working
Requested features
30 requests- Add a prayer alarm with automatic activation
- Add a reminder for tasbih and salawat on the Prophet
- Add sleep supplications
- Change the 'press after reading' button to be larger and centered
- Add a version for smartwatches
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- Increase font thickness and darkness
- Adjust numbering in morning/evening supplications
- Add a section for Ruqyah
- Add spacing or visual separators for notes under supplications
- Add widgets
- Add a feature to repeat playback automatically
- Add comprehensive supplications
- Increase font size for Quran surahs
- Allow customization of individual prayer notifications
- Add a feature to mark reading progress
- Add support for other recitations (Rewayat)
- Add option to mark listening progress
- Add Mecca/Medina classification for verses/surahs
- Add a version for smart TVs
- Add iPad version
- Add voice recognition feature
- Add search by telawa feature
- Add support for Apple Watch
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Add more reciters and sheikhs
- Add a countdown timer for the tasbih
- Make the tasbih counter accessible by tapping anywhere
- Improve accessibility for the visually impaired (VoiceOver compatibility)
- Add option to remove full-screen reading mode
In-app purchases
Lebara KSA
No in-app purchases
Rateel
No in-app purchases
