Datang Reader vs Al
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Datang Reader
This app allows users to scan attendance for participants by logging in with their reader credentials. Access your reader account on the provided website to begin managing attendance.
- Login with reader credentials
- Scan participant attendance
- Access reader account online
- Participant management
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You need to login using Reader credentials, which you can get on https://datang.my. Login using your Datang reader account to start scanning attendance for your participant.
Al
This application provides daily spiritual recitations and Quranic verses, excluding Dhikr. It aims to connect users with Allah through curated content.
- Quran verses
- Daily recitations
- Spiritual connection
- Islamic content
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Alhamdulillah, this version of AL-MATHURAT is different from the rest in the sense that it consists of all the Quran verses from the Quran, aside the Dhikr. In addition, It helps Users connect deeper with Allah through the sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that is shared randomly each day. What's more? You get to keep up with the Islamic day and calendar as it displays it daily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Datang Reader at fortnightly against Al's every 3 months. Datang Reader also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Datang Reader against 5.0 for Al. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Datang Reader ships an update fortnightly, Al every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Datang Reader | Al |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BAYAM (M) SDN. BHD. | ADEMOLA ISMAIL BHADMUS |
Customer experience
Datang Reader
Al
In-app purchases
Datang Reader
No in-app purchases
Al
No in-app purchases
