Sabaq vs Sharh App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sabaq
This app helps Hifz schools manage student memorization progress. Parents can easily track their children's learning, while teachers can efficiently update records. It offers a clear, color-coded display and a Juz'-bar tracker for detailed Quranic portion recitation.
- Track student progress
- Color-coded progress display
- Juz'-bar tracker for Quran recitation
- Record student progress
- Quick access to student history
- Parent and teacher access
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Sabaq: The Ultimate Hifz School Companion Sabaq is a simple, easy, and intuitive app designed specifically for Hifz schools, keeping both parents and teachers in mind. Our app makes it effortless for parents to monitor their children's progress and for teachers to update student records, ensuring everyone stays informed and students are motivated to memorize at their best. Features for Parents: ► Track Progress: View current and past progress of all your children. ► Color-Coded Display: Get a comprehensive view of all progress at a glance with our uniquely designed color-coded tile display. ► Juz'-Bar Tracker: See exactly what portions of each Juz in the Quran have been recited with our innovative Juz'-bar tracker. Features for Teachers: ► Comprehensive Tracking: Everything parents can do with their children, teachers can do with their students. ► Record Progress: Easily record the progress of any student. ► Quick Access: Quickly view all past progress of your students. Note: Parents and teachers need to be given access by schools registered on sabaq.io.
Sharh App
This app offers line-by-line bilingual translations and commentary for Arabic texts. It serves as a comprehensive resource for students and researchers to explore the Arabic written tradition.
- Line-by-line bilingual translations
- Detailed commentary
- Access to Arabic written tradition
- Resource for students and researchers
- Innovative reading experience
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This app revolutionizes reading of bilingual translations through detailed line-by-line translations and commentary. The goal is to provide a comprehensive resource for students of knowledge and researchers to gain access to the Arabic written tradition in new and innovative ways. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Sharh App's Privacy Policy: https://sharhapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sabaq at none against Sharh App's 2. Sabaq also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sharh App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sabaq asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sabaq against 5.0 for Sharh App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sabaq ships an update weekly, Sharh App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sabaq | Sharh App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Jersey Institute of Islamic Sciences Inc. | Uthman Qureshi |
Customer experience
Sabaq
Sharh App
In-app purchases
Sabaq
No in-app purchases
Sharh App
- Sharh Monthly Subscriber$4.991 Month
- Annual Sharh Subscription$49.991 Year
