Mandaic Script vs AlfiBaT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandaic Script
Learn and practice the Mandaic alphabet with this educational app. It offers a quiz feature to test your knowledge of the sacred script, which is central to Mandaean religious texts and culture.
- Learn Mandaic alphabet
- Quiz yourself on letters
- Sacred script education
- Mandaean religious texts
- Practice Mandaic script
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Mandaic is a southeastern Aramaic language in use by the Mandaean community, traditionally based in southern parts of Iraq and Iran, for their religious books. Classical Mandaic is still used by Mandaean priests as a liturgical language, and it is the language of their holy scriptures, including Ginz Rba (the Great Treasure). Neo-mandaic dialects are still spoken by some small groups, particularly in Ahwaz and Khorramshahr (Iran). These varieties, like other Neo-Aramaic varieties, are highly endangered. The Iraqi dialect is believed to no longer be spoken. In the Mandaean religion, the alphabet is viewed as sacred and magical. It is said to represent the power of life and light. The Mandaeans are also sometimes called Sabians. Unfortunately, due to discrimination and ethnic cleansing, many Mandaeans now live outside of their original lands in southern Iraq and Iran, now residing in Australia, North America, the UK, and Scandinavia. One notable feature of their religion is the importance of baptism, or Maṣbuta. Please use this app to learn the Mandaic alphabet, and quiz yourself on the letters. المندائية لغة ارامية جنوبية شرقية يتكلمها المجتمع المندائي تقليديا في الأراضي الجنوبية في العراق وايران. مازالت رجال الدين يستخدمون المندائية الكلاسيكية في الطقوس الدينية وهي لغة الكتب والدواوين الدينية الخاصة بهم ومنهم كتاب جنز ربا أي الكنز العظيم. مازالت بعض المجموعات الصغيرة تتكلم اللهجات المندائية الحديثة وخصوصا في أهواز وخرمشهر - سابقا المحمرة - ويقال إن اللهجةالعراقية قد اندثرت فهذه اللهجات مهددة بالإنقراض ويجبالحفاظ عليهم. تعتبر الأبجدية مقدسة في الديانة المندائية ويقال إنها تمثل قوة الحياة والنور. أحايانا ما يسمى المندائيون الصابئة كما تم ذكرهم في القران. للأسف الشديد, بسبب التمييز ضدهم والغسيل الإثني فكثير من المندائيين لميعدوأ يسكنون أراضيهم الأصلية ويعيشون في الشتات في أوستراليا وشمال أمريكا وغرب وشمال أوروبا. من الجدير بالذكر أهمية طقوس التعميد في ديانتهم أي المصبوتة. الرجاء استخدام هذا التطبيق لتعلم الأبجدية ومن الممكن استخبار نفسك على صفحة الإختبار. على صفحة الاختبار يمكنك اختيار إن كان السؤال بالمندائي أو بالمقابل بالحروف اللاتينية أو العربية.
AlfiBaT
This app makes learning the Arabic alphabet engaging and accessible. It offers structured lessons with guided tracing, pronunciation help, and interactive challenges to build confidence in beginners.
- Guided letter tracing
- Accurate pronunciation audio
- Interactive matching challenges
- Hints for difficult sounds
- Exploration of letter connections
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AlfiBaT AlfiBaT was built to make learning Arabic letters less intimidating and more interactive. The Arabic alphabet can feel overwhelming at first. Letters change shape. Some sounds are unfamiliar. Writing direction is different. AlfiBaT breaks it down into structured lessons with guided tracing, pronunciation support, and interactive matching challenges. Learners can: • Practice writing with Apple Pencil • Hear accurate pronunciation for every letter • Explore how letters connect in real words • Use built-in hints for commonly mispronounced sounds This app focuses on clarity, repetition, and hands-on interaction so the alphabet truly sticks. Designed to help beginners build confidence one letter at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AlfiBaT at 5 against Mandaic Script's 1. Mandaic Script's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. 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 Mandaic Script against 5.0 for AlfiBaT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlfiBaT has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Mandaic Script | AlfiBaT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Hartzell | Ali Aljahmi |
Customer experience
Mandaic Script
AlfiBaT
In-app purchases
Mandaic Script
No in-app purchases
AlfiBaT
No in-app purchases









