iAzkar vs Quran Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iAzkar
This Islamic app provides daily Islamic reminders (Athkar) in Arabic, organized into five distinct sections. Users can listen to Azkar in the background and receive notifications for morning and evening recitations.
- Daily Athkar sections
- Morning Azkar
- Evening Azkar
- Everyday Prayers Azkar
- Selected Azkar
- Zekr Benefits
- Background audio playback
- Azkar notifications
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iAzkar is an Arabic Islamic App that displays Muslims Daily Athkar (Islamic Reminder) in very easy to use App. iAzkar divided daily Thekr into five different sections... 1-Morning Azkar 2-Evening Azkar 3-Everyday Prayers Azkar 4-Selected Azkar 5-Zekr Benefits You can also hear the Azkar in background, even if app closed. Also you will not miss Morning or Evening Azkar with the new Azkar notification option. ___________ God said in his book the Quran Your Lord has decreed: "The more you thank Me, the more I give you" [14:7]
Quran Reader
Experience the Quran with an interactive reader and listener. Study with translations and commentary, and track your progress with bookmarks and notes. Enjoy high-resolution pages and multiple reciters for an immersive experience.
- High-resolution Quran pages
- Multiple reciters for audio
- Verse highlighting
- English translation and commentary
- Arabic tafseer
- Full text search
- Bookmarks and notes
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Quran Reader is the perfect Quran for the iPhone - a full featured app giving you an interactive way to read, listen to and study the Quran. Quran Reader offers beautiful graphics and high resolution pages that make you feel like you're holding a real mushaf in your hands. Choose from multiple reciters and follow along as each verse is highlighted or play audio in the background, over Bluetooth, or with AirPlay. Keep track of your reading with bookmarks, notes, or marking an ayah. Study the Quran with the English translation and commentary from Sheikh Mawdudi's "Toward Understanding the Quran" or the Arabic tafseer of "Tafseer Al-Jalalain" Additional Features: • High resolution pages of the Mushaf Al-Madina • Dark mode support • Multiple reciters • Repeat ayahs for memorization • English translation • Arabic tafseer • Full text search of the entire Quran • Save notes, bookmarks, or mark an ayah • Sharing via QuranApp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iAzkar at none against Quran Reader's 1. iAzkar also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (95% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Quran Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iAzkar asks for nothing beyond the download.
iAzkar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iAzkar has 5.7K ratings behind it against 839, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of iAzkar's written reviews are positive against 83% of Quran Reader's.
iAzkar ships an update every 3 months, Quran Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iAzkar | Quran Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.7K ratings) — better | 4.5 (839 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 83.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 839 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | i4islam | Batoul Apps |
Customer experience
iAzkar
Quran Reader
User reviews
iAzkar
From 5.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful app
- 🙏 Useful for daily remembrance
- 💎 Great app
- 🌟 Excellent app
- 🌟 Wonderful app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs update for new iOS versions
- 🔍 Lacks English translation
- 🔍 Needs more variety of supplications
- 🔍 Needs more features like qibla direction
Quran Reader
From 839 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very good app
- 👍 Excellent features for memorisation
- 🌟 Best Quran app
- 🌟 Perfect app
- 🌟 Brilliant app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with audio playback
- 🐛 Mistakes in translation and commentary
- 🔧 Need for more translation and reciter options
- 🔧 Mushaf style change is unfortunate
- 🔧 Landscape mode no longer available
Bugs and requests
iAzkar
Reported bugs
2 issues- Some errors in morning/evening dhikr text
- App not compatible with newer iPhones
Requested features
6 requests- Add dark mode
- Include English translation
- Add more supplications and dhikr
- Improve battery usage
- Update for latest iOS versions
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- Allow users to add their own supplications
Quran Reader
Reported bugs
4 issues- Juz numbering issue
- Search function not working properly
- App not compatible with iOS 11 and newer
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
8 requests- Add more translation options like Sahih International
- Add more reciter options like Sheikh Salah Bukhatir
- Bring back landscape mode
- Add option to choose Madina Mushaf style
- Add Tajweed coloring
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- Add ability to track Juz and Hizb
- Improve bookmark and note-taking features
- Add iCloud sync option
In-app purchases
iAzkar
No in-app purchases
Quran Reader
- Pro$3.99
