Firdaus vs Gurfa Tahfeez
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firdaus
This app provides a vast collection of religious recitations, including Marsiya, Madeh, Salaam, and Nasihat. Users can easily search for specific content in English, Arabic, or Urdu scripts, even if they cannot type in those languages. It's designed for convenient recitation during religious gatherings.
- Extensive Kalam collection (1000+)
- Powerful search engine
- Multi-language search support (English, Arabic, Urdu)
- Offline access
- Favorites list
- Clean and minimalist design
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Firdaus is our first Kalaam search platform. The Firdaus app presents hundreds of Kalam - Salam, Marasiyah, Madeh, Nasihat and many more. You can easily find any kalam by searching in your preferred language. A specially curated list of Nasihat, Madeh, Salam, and Marasiyah is available in this app for easy reading. Find any Kalam that you are looking for with our powerful search engine. You can search in English, Arabic, or Urdu scripts, and our intelligent search engine will give the closest result. Don’t know how to type Urdu or Arabic? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! You can search your query in English as well! Download the app to recite in Majalis and Mawaiz with ease. Firdaus App is an app for the Mumineen all around the world to easily access hundreds of Kalam in just one click. List of content currently available on this app: مرثیہ | Marsiya Currently, this section has 125 Titles. مدح | Madeh Currently, this section has 210 Madeh, from Naghamaat ul Alhaan (some mada`eh are not available right now but will be added in near future). سلام | Salaam Currently, this section has 110 Salam. نصيحة | Nasihat Currently, this section has 54 Titles, which include Nasihat of Syedi Sadiq Ali Saheb QR and al-Dai-al-Ajal Sydena Taher Saifuddin RA’s Nasihat. عربي مراثي| Arabi Marasi Ya-syed-al-shuhada, ,Fulk-ul-Husain, Zikrul-Husian منظومات الداعي الاجل الفاطي سيدنا عالي قدر مفضل سيف الدين ط ع | Manzumaat of al-Dai-al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS A-allah-na-dai, chalo-ae pyara-azizo-chalo, rojo-birader-husain-ne-rojo, allam-al-insaan-maalam-yaalam, ya-husaina-per-hame-qurbaan. Firdaus app features: Robust search facility Offline app 1000+ Kalam Favorites Clean and minimalist design for ease of use
Gurfa Tahfeez
This video call application facilitates online Quran classes and assessments for Mahad al-Zahra. It offers easy login for educators and learners, organized class lists, and a chat feature for communication. Enjoy high-quality audio and video for uninterrupted learning.
- Easy login for teachers and students
- Class-time sorted lists
- In-app chat for communication
- High-quality video and audio calls
- Disturbance-free learning environment
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Gurfa Tahfeez is a video call application designed specially for Mahad al-Zahra's online Quran classes and ikhtebaar. Some of its prominent features are: 1) Easy login option for teachers and students. 2) Class-time wise sorted students' and teachers' list. 3) Chat option to communicate with the teacher before and after the class. 4) High quality video and audio call for smooth and hassle free class sessions. Learn Quran without disturbances.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firdaus at 100% against Gurfa Tahfeez's 0%. Firdaus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). Gurfa Tahfeez's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Firdaus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gurfa Tahfeez has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Firdaus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Gurfa Tahfeez's.
Firdaus ships an update every 5 weeks, Gurfa Tahfeez every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firdaus | Gurfa Tahfeez |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shabbir Dudhiyawala | Mahad al Zahra |
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Firdaus
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In-app purchases
Firdaus
No in-app purchases
Gurfa Tahfeez
No in-app purchases
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