Comparison

Alefba vs Silq

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alefba

This educational game helps young children learn the Dari alphabet and numbers through interactive tracing. It features pronunciation sounds for each character and fun animations to keep kids engaged while they learn.

Highlights
  • Learn Dari alphabet and numbers
  • Interactive letter and number tracing
  • Pronunciation sounds for each character
  • Fun animations and smart interface
  • Full set of Dari alphabets and numbers 0-9
Features
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Alefba - Dari Easy Writing Game Looking for a fun, free, and simple educational game to help your children learn letters and numbers by tracing letters of the alphabet and numbers? Look no further than Dari Easy Writing. Dari Easy Writing is a free educational alphabet and numbers game that makes learning fun for children, from toddlers all the way to pre-schoolers and kinder gardeners. It features a full set of letters and number tracing games to help your children recognize letter/number shapes, associate them with phonic sounds. Children can learn Dari alphabet and the Dari numbers simply by following the arrows with their finger. They can get stars and score for each letter or number where it can be used to improve themselves. Features: - A colourful and fun educational game that helps children learn Dari. - Includes the full alphabets and numbers from zero up to nine. - Each letter and number has its pronunciation sound. - The words have been written in English text and Dari text so kids can read its pronunciation. - Smart interface and fun animations to helps kids focus on learning the letters and numbers. - Have fun while tracing letters & numbers! How it works: Intro - Discover the shape, name, and sound of all the 33 letters of Dari alphabet, as well as numbers 0-9! Tap - Learn where to start to write the letters and numbers and finish by tapping the dots in the correct order.

About

Silq

Learn heritage languages like Dari, Pashto, and Urdu with dialect-specific lessons. Gamified learning turns vocabulary and conversation practice into an engaging experience. Reconnect with your roots and honor family history through language.

Highlights
  • Dialect-specific language lessons
  • Gamified learning with points and levels
  • Learn everyday conversational phrases
  • Native script and transliteration
  • Covers over 20 heritage languages
  • Pronunciation fundamentals
Features
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Learn Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi — plus 20+ more heritage languages the big apps skip. You pick the dialect, and the lessons follow. YOU PICK THE DIALECT Most language apps do not know the difference between Afghan Dari and Iranian Farsi, or Afghan Pashto and Pakistani Pakhto. Silq does. Choose the variant before you start and every lesson, phrase and script sample follows it. Those differences are a huge part of our heritage. LEARN LIKE YOU PLAY Silq turns language learning into a game. Earn points, unlock levels and build streaks as you work through vocabulary, phrases and real conversations. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Everyday conversational phrases Family and cultural vocabulary Numbers, greetings and essentials Native script alongside transliteration, so you can read it and say it Reading and pronunciation fundamentals LANGUAGES AVAILABLE Persian / Farsi (including Afghan Dari) Pashto (Afghan and Pakistani Pakhto) Urdu Punjabi (Pakistani and Indian) Tajik Uzbek Arabic (Egyptian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, and more dialects soon) Gujarati Tamil Telugu Malayalam Sindhi Kurdish (Kurmanji and Sorani) Marathi Kazakh Sinhala Nepali Kyrgyz Turkish and more coming WHY SILQ Many mainstream apps do not cover Pashto, Dari, Sindhi or Sinhala at all. Silq was built to fill that gap — giving diaspora speakers a way to learn the language their grandparents spoke, their parents tried to teach them, and they always meant to get around to. PERFECT FOR Diaspora communities reconnecting with their roots Parents teaching their kids the mother tongue Adults who understand the language but cannot speak it Heritage learners honouring their family history Anyone curious about Central and South Asian languages FREE TO START Silq is free to download and free to begin. A Silq Premium subscription (auto-renewing) unlocks full course access, additional languages and all premium lessons. Subscription price and billing terms are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and your subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Start your streak today. Your heritage is waiting. Questions, feedback, or want to help us add a language? We are built by the community, for the community. Reach us at info@speaksilq.com or visit https://speaksilq.com LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://speaksilq.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Alefba4 screens
Silq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alefba at 100% against Silq's 28%. Alefba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Silq's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Silq sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month. Alefba asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alefba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silq has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Alefba's written reviews are positive against 28% of Silq's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alefba ships an update every 7 months, Silq every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alefba versus Silq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlefbaSilq
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.6 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better28.3% of reviews
Number of ratings183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamim WafaRahim Siddiq

Customer experience

Alefba

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Silq

All ratings82 ratings
Positive57.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative60.4%

In-app purchases

None

Alefba

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Silq

Subscriptions9
  • One Language - Monthly3 Days trial$2.291 Month
  • All Languages - Monthly3 Days trial$3.591 Month
  • Add Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Basic Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • One Language - Yearly3 Days trial$37.991 Year
  • All Languages - Yearly3 Days trial$56.991 Year
  • Basic Yearly3 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$149.001 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase - Premium$289.99

Questions

Is Alefba free?
Alefba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silq free?
Silq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alefba or Silq?
Alefba is rated higher. Alefba averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Silq averages 3.6 from 83 ratings.
Do Alefba or Silq have ads?
Neither Alefba nor Silq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alefba or Silq?
Alefba ships an update every 7 months, and Silq every 8 days. Most recently, Alefba was updated on November 3, 2026 and Silq on November 9, 2026.

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