Comparison

The second teacher vs Hijaiapp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Arabic alphabet learning
  • Quranic symbols introduction
  • Tajweed rules instruction
  • Structured lessons
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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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!"

About

Hijaiapp

Features
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Master Arabic Hijaiyah letters easily and interactively with hijaiapp — your personal on-device AI learning suite. Designed for students, learners, and anyone beginning their Quranic journey, hijaiapp provides real-time feedback for scanning, writing, and speaking Hijaiyah letters. KEY FEATURES: SMART CAMERA & GALLERY SCANNER Point your camera or select a photo to instantly recognize and transliterate handwritten Arabic letters into Latin names with high accuracy using advanced on-device computer vision. INTERACTIVE DRAWING CANVAS Practice writing each Hijaiyah letter directly on the screen. The built-in AI evaluates your stroke similarity, proportions, and handwriting technique in real-time. VOICE PRONUNCIATION EVALUATOR Speak into your microphone and let intelligent audio analysis evaluate your makharijul huruf (pronunciation accuracy) instantly. SOUND CHALLENGE & QUIZ MODE Test your listening skills with dynamic audio quizzes based on standard Iqro pronunciation. Track your scores, stats, and progress stored securely in local history. ON-DEVICE AI TUTOR Receive personalized feedback, encouraging insights, and learning tips from an embedded local AI language model powered entirely by your device hardware. SIRI & APP SHORTCUTS INTEGRATION Seamlessly start a practice session or ask Siri to check your quiz stats hands-free with native Apple App Intents. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE All machine learning inference and database records run completely on your device. No internet required, no data collection, no accounts, and no ads.

Screenshots

The second teacher4 screens
Hijaiapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The second teacher at 16.0 against Hijaiapp's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The second teacher versus Hijaiapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe second teacherHijaiapp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (86 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB489 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil SuleimanovRaka Febrian Syahputra

Bugs and requests

The second teacher

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 🐛 Audio cannot be played a second time without re-entering the lesson
  • 🐛 Word pronunciation audio does not work in additional lessons
  • 🐛 Incorrect pronunciation of a word in the eighth lesson (interdental 'c')
  • 🐛 Bug after update on iOS 13.3.1
  • 🐛 Cannot play audio for some users

Requested features

6 requests
  • 💡 More examples after each new rule, especially in Tajweed section
  • 💡 Ability to replay audio multiple times without exiting lesson
  • 💡 Fix non-working word pronunciation in additional lessons
  • 💡 Add Azan (call to prayer) audio
  • 💡 Make interface similar to Android version
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  • 💡 Add an Android version of the app

Hijaiapp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The second teacher

No in-app purchases

None

Hijaiapp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The second teacher free?
The second teacher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hijaiapp free?
Hijaiapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The second teacher or Hijaiapp have ads?
Neither The second teacher nor Hijaiapp shows ads.

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