Comparison

Deen vs StudyAider

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

Head to head
About

Deen

Access the Quran, Hadith, and Duas with this ad-free Islamic app. Explore topics, find specific verses, and receive prayer time reminders. Offers translations in 23 languages and offline access to Surahs.

Highlights
  • Ad-free Quran recitation and translations
  • Explore Quran and Hadith by 27 topics
  • Find need-based Duas across 14 categories
  • Customizable Adhan and prayer time reminders
  • Offline Surah downloads
  • Qibla finder with AR functionality
Features
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Deen is a free, ad-free Islamic app with one purpose: to make the Qur'an and Hadith genuinely accessible, to read, to listen to, to search, and to return to. No adverts, no upsells, no interruptions between you and the text. We believe anyone, whatever their background or belief, can find value in reading the words of Allah (SWT) and the guidance of the Prophet (SAW) directly. THE QUR'AN - Listen to the recitation of Mishary Rashid Alafasy or Nasser Al Qatami. - Read in Arabic only, or with translation and transliteration. - Choose your script: Uthmani (Madinah) or Indo-Pak. - Authentic translation in 23 languages including Urdu, French, Bengali, Indonesian, Hindi and Turkish. - English audio translation, in Classic and Modern renderings. - Gentle auto-scroll for silent reading, at a speed you set. - Search a verse, read a full Surah or Juz, and pick up exactly where you stopped. - Download Surahs for when you're offline. - Take notes, favourite and share verses, and shape the reading view to suit you. EXPLORE BY TOPIC - See what the Qur'an and Sahih Bukhari say on 27 topics, Marriage, Salah, Fasting, Zakat, Hajj, Tawbah and more. - Search topics directly and land on the subject you meant. - Scroll the Names of Allah and find them in the Qur'an. DUAS - Supplications from the Qur'an and from Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, organized by what you need: strength, patience, healing, mercy, protection, guidance. - Search in English, Arabic, Urdu, French, Turkish or Indonesian, or by what a surah means. Search "cave" and find Al-Kahf. - Save and share the duas you come back to. PRAYER TIMES - Accurate timings from Fajr to Isha, wherever you are. - Custom reminders before or after Salah, including Suhoor and Iftar. - Adhan alerts voiced by Omar Hisham al Arabi. QIBLA - A clear compass to the Kaaba. - Or use AR Qibla: point, scan, and find the direction in seconds, with your distance from the Holy Kaaba. BOOKMARKS & NOTES - Mark one spot that moves with you as you read, or gather many verses under a single name: a set for Salah, one for what you're memorizing, one for the verses you return to. - Name your bookmarks, color them, keep as many as you like. - Leave personal notes on the ayahs that stay with you. MY DEEN - An optional, private backup for everything personal in the app. - Create a free account and your notes, favorites, bookmarks, reading position and settings follow you to any device — even a new phone. - Encrypted, and only you can reach it. Deen works fully without an account. ALSO INSIDE Promises of Allah, read the promises made in the Qur'an. Widgets, prayer times and your last-read verse on your home screen. Dark mode, throughout the app. Available in English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Urdu and Indonesian. WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON - A more intelligent and comprehensive Explore Quran and Hadith by Topic on daily life matters. - More reciters and more audio translations. YOUR PRIVACY Deen is built to need as little of your data as possible. By default, everything personal, your notes, favorites, bookmarks, reading position and preferences — is stored only on your device and never sent to us. If you choose to create a My Deen account, we store only what the backup requires: the content you've chosen to back up, and an email address or a recovery key so you can sign in. That backup is encrypted in transit and at rest. We do not read it, we do not analyze it, and we do not share it. It is never used for advertising. You can turn backup off at any time, or delete your account and its cloud copy from inside the app, the copy on your device stays yours. We also collect anonymous usage information to improve the app. It carries nothing that identifies you. Full details: https://deen.global/privacy-policy JOIN US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/poweredbydeen X: https://x.com/poweredbydeen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poweredbydeen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@poweredbydeen6226

About

StudyAider

Features
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StudyAider with Course planning, pomodoro timer ,studying music and much more!!

Screenshots

Deen4 screens
StudyAider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deen at Free against StudyAider's $0.99. Deen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). StudyAider's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

Deen is free to download; StudyAider costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deen ships an update every 3 weeks, StudyAider every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deen versus StudyAider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeenStudyAider
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeen, Incefthimis tsantes

In-app purchases

None

Deen

No in-app purchases

None

StudyAider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deen free?
Deen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StudyAider free?
StudyAider costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deen or StudyAider have ads?
StudyAider shows ads; Deen does not.
Which is updated more often, Deen or StudyAider?
Deen ships an update every 3 weeks, and StudyAider every 5 days. Most recently, Deen was updated on September 19, 2026 and StudyAider on September 13, 2026.

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