Clifton Mosque vs OpenArabic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clifton Mosque
Stay connected with your local mosque through this app. Get prayer and Iqamah times, important announcements, news, and event updates. Access daily verses, Hadiths, and participate in community polls.
- Prayer and Iqamah times
- Important announcements
- Newsfeed and events
- Daily Verse and Hadith
- Community polls
- Media access
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Clifton Mosque launches its new application to improve the communication between the mosque and the community : - Prayer times - Iqamah times - Important announcements - Newsfeed - Events - Media - Verse and Hadith of the day - Polls Application created with Masjidbox Applications
OpenArabic
Learn classical Arabic vocabulary from Islamic texts with English translations and audio. Features bilingual texts, word meanings, offline audio, and vocabulary review tools. Designed for focused study of religious literature.
- Bilingual texts with English translations
- Tap words for meaning and pronunciation
- Audio pronunciation for vocabulary
- Offline listening for study
- Vocabulary review and progress tracking
- Distraction-free interface
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Read Classical Arabic Texts OpenArabic provides classical Arabic texts with English translations and audio pronunciation. Designed for Muslims studying Islamic literature, Quranic vocabulary, and Hadith. BILINGUAL TEXTS • Arabic with English translations • Tap any word for meaning and pronunciation • Classical Arabic vocabulary from Islamic texts • Filter articles by topic and difficulty AUDIO PRONUNCIATION • Audio for all vocabulary • Learn correct pronunciation of classical terms • Listen offline during study sessions • Bilingual audio support (Arabic and English) VOCABULARY REVIEW • Review words you've encountered in texts • Track which vocabulary needs more practice • Receive review reminders based on your progress • Simple swipe interface for review sessions DESIGNED FOR STUDY • Clean, distraction-free interface • Works offline for masjid or travel use • Progress tracking for daily study
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenArabic at weekly against Clifton Mosque's every 3 months. Clifton Mosque's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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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 Clifton Mosque against 5.0 for OpenArabic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Clifton Mosque ships an update every 3 months, OpenArabic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clifton Mosque | OpenArabic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OF CINCINNATI | Jonas Andreasson |
Customer experience
Clifton Mosque
OpenArabic
In-app purchases
Clifton Mosque
No in-app purchases
OpenArabic
No in-app purchases
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