SAMRAT vs Shiafy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAMRAT
Easily plan and host your desired gathering with professional sound engineering services. Select your favorite performers and musicians without intermediaries for a more enjoyable and seamless experience.
- Select preferred musicians
- Choose favorite singers
- Professional sound engineering
- Direct booking without intermediaries
- Customizable event details
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أبلكيشن سمرات يتيح لك إقامة سمرتك المميزة التي ترغب بها بكافة تفاصيلها من اختيار مطربك المفضل والعازفين الذين ترغب بهم مع خدمات أخرى مثل هندسة الصوت الاحترافية دون الحاجة لوسطاء . !مع سمرات تكون إقامة السمرة أكثر متعة وسهولة
Shiafy
This app offers an extensive audio library of Islamic Shia recitations, nasheeds, and spiritual content. Users can stream, discover new releases, create personalized playlists, and download content for offline listening. It provides a premium listening experience with high-quality audio and a modern interface designed for spiritual connection.
- Extensive audio library
- Personalized playlists
- Offline listening
- High-quality audio streaming
- Background playback
- Artist and genre exploration
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ShiaFy brings nohas, latmiyat, majalis, duas, nasheeds and Quran recitation together in one beautiful app, in Arabic and English. LISTEN YOUR WAY • A full-screen player that takes on the colours of each track's artwork • Lyrics, including synced lyrics that follow along as the reciter recites • Up Next: reorder, remove or play next, with Shuffle, Repeat and Autoplay • Sleep timer, playback speed, and 15-second skips for majalis and lectures • AirPlay and gapless playback FIND ANYTHING • Search as you type across tracks, reciters, albums and playlists • Arabic-aware search that handles diacritics, hamza and ta marbuta variants, and small typos • Recent searches, popular reciters and browse categories: Latmiyat, Duas & Ziyarat, Nasheeds, Mawalid, Quran, Majalis, Podcasts and more • Trending and latest releases YOUR LIBRARY • Favourites, your own playlists and your listening history in one place • Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your playlists, favourites and history in sync • Download tracks and listen offline, anywhere WHEREVER YOU ARE • CarPlay, with Home, Library and Browse • Home Screen widgets: Continue Listening and Trending • Siri and Shortcuts: "Resume ShiaFy", play trending, latest, favourites, a reciter or a playlist • Lock screen and Control Center controls • Light and dark mode, and full support for larger text sizes SHIAFY PREMIUM Enjoy ShiaFy for free, or go Premium for unlimited listening, unlimited downloads and unlimited favourites. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://shiafy.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://shiafy.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SAMRAT at none against Shiafy's 3. SAMRAT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Shiafy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SAMRAT asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SAMRAT against 4.6 for Shiafy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 52 respectively.
SAMRAT ships an update monthly, Shiafy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAMRAT | Shiafy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simplified Health Care Informatics for information systems | Abbas Yusuf |
Customer experience
SAMRAT
Shiafy
In-app purchases
SAMRAT
No in-app purchases
Shiafy
- Monthly Unlimited$2.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlimited$129.99
