Rateel vs HAQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
HAQ
This app allows users to submit complaints and advice to the Human Rights Commission. It also enables users to express opinions on international instruments and advertising projects, and request training or educational materials.
- Submit complaints and advice
- Express opinions on international instruments
- Provide opinions on advertising projects
- Request field-cooperative training
- Request educational materials
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Providing electronic services to the Human Rights Commission: Submit complaints and advice Expressing opinion on international instruments Provide an opinion on advertising projects Field-cooperative training request Request for educational brochures, magazines and publications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rateel at 51% against HAQ's 0%. Rateel also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (119 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rateel has 119 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rateel's written reviews are positive against 0% of HAQ's.
Rateel ships an update every 3 weeks, HAQ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rateel | HAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (119 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | stc lab | Human Rights Commission |
Customer experience
Rateel
HAQ
Bugs and 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
HAQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rateel
No in-app purchases
HAQ
No in-app purchases
