The second teacher vs Avdan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The second teacher
Master Quranic recitation with this self-learning app. It guides you through the Arabic alphabet, Quranic symbols, and Tajweed rules with structured lessons. Enjoy offline access to your studies without any ads or in-app purchases.
- Arabic alphabet learning
- Quranic symbols introduction
- Tajweed rules instruction
- Structured lessons
- Offline functionality
- Ad-free experience
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"Learn the Quran with the Guidance of Your Second Teacher! This self-learning app will guide you through the Arabic alphabet, introduce additional symbols found in the Quran, and teach the rules of Tajweed. With structured lessons, you’ll gradually master Quranic recitation. Once downloaded, the app works entirely offline, so no internet is required. Best of all, it’s completely free—no ads, no in-app purchases. Begin your journey to perfecting your Quranic recitation today!"
Avdan
This app helps children learn their native languages using authentic cards and professional voiceovers. It offers multiple learning languages and interface options, with a focus on preserving and teaching endangered languages.
- Authentic language cards
- Quality voiceovers
- Multiple learning languages
- Multilingual interface
- Focus on endangered languages
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An application for kids to learn their native languages through the library of authentic cards with quality voiceover. Contains a dozen of chapters, 3 languages of the interface (English, Russian, Turkish), and Ossetian (Iron, Digor), Kubachi, East Circassian, Kaitag, Abkhaz, Dargwa, Aghul, Kumyk as the languages of learning. We are open to collaboration through the addition of the languages whose communities will find this project helpful. Contact us to discuss.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Avdan at fortnightly against The second teacher's every 3 months. Avdan also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). The second teacher's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 4.9 for The second teacher against 5.0 for Avdan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The second teacher has 86 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of The second teacher's written reviews are positive against 100% of Avdan's.
The second teacher ships an update every 3 months, Avdan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The second teacher | Avdan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kamil Suleimanov | Magomed Magomedov |
Customer experience
The second teacher
Avdan
In-app purchases
The second teacher
No in-app purchases
Avdan
No in-app purchases
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