Kitabi vs محب الكتب
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitabi
An audiobook library for reading enthusiasts, offering offline listening and supporting cultural work. It provides free subscriptions for visually impaired individuals and paid options for others, with new books added weekly.
- Offline audiobook listening
- Free for visually impaired
- New books weekly
- Supports cultural work
- School books for visually impaired
Read full descriptionHide full description
كتابي، هو مكتبة مسموعة موجَّهة إلى محبِّي القراءة أَينما كانوا، في البيت أَو في السيَّارة الخ... التَّطبيق يمكِّن المستمع من الاستماع إلى الكتب بإنترنت ومن دون إنترنت. الاشتراك متاح مجَّانًا لأَصحاب الإعاقة البصريَّة، ومدفوع لباقي المشتركين. عند اشتراكك في هذا التَّطبيق تدعم هذا العمل الثَّقافي بتقديم كتب جديدة أُسبوعيًّا كما تدعم متابعة تلبية حاجة الطَّالب الكفيف من الكتب الدراسيَّة المسموعة. حمِّل التَّطبيق لكي تستفيد وتفيد وتكون من الدَّاعمين لهذه المكتبة المتميِّزة. وهو من إصدار أل آي بي المؤسَّسة اللبنانيَّة للمكفوفين، المؤسَّسة غير الربحيَّة. Kitabi is an audiobook library intended for lovers of reading wherever they are, at home, in the car, etc. This application enables the listener to listen to books online and without the Internet. Subscription is available free of charge for people with visual impairment, and paid for the rest of the subscribers. When you subscribe to this application, you support this cultural work, to add new books every week and to continue recording the school books for the visually impaired students. Download the application in order to benefit and to be a supporter of this distinguished library. Kitabi is published by LIB, the Lebanese Institution for the Blind, the non-profit organization.
محب الكتب
A digital marketplace for Islamic heritage books. Browse and purchase a curated selection of historical Islamic texts. Ships worldwide to your doorstep.
- Islamic heritage book store
- Worldwide shipping
- Curated selection of texts
- Digital marketplace
Read full descriptionHide full description
متجر عربي لبيع كتب التراث الاسلامي ونقوم بتوصيل مشترياتك لجميع انحاء العالم
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: محب الكتب at 5.0 against Kitabi's 4.3. محب الكتب also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Kitabi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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. Kitabi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. محب الكتب asks for nothing beyond the download.
محب الكتب holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Kitabi ships an update every 3 weeks, محب الكتب every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitabi | محب الكتب |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lebanese Institution for the Blind | Ahmed Abulkhair |
Customer experience
Kitabi
محب الكتب
In-app purchases
Kitabi
- 1 month subscription$5.991 Month
- 6 months subscription$29.996 Months
- 12 months subscription$47.991 Year
محب الكتب
No in-app purchases
