alQuran vs Quran Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
alQuran
Read, search, and listen to the Holy Quran with translations and commentary in multiple languages. Offers verse-by-verse recitation by renowned reciters and includes bookmarking features for easy navigation.
- Searchable Holy Quran
- Over 100 translations
- Verse by verse recitation
- Recitation by famous reciters
- Bookmarking and references
- Easy scrolling and UI
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Introducing a highly optimised, full of features and searchable Holy Quran application. alQuran allows you to read the entire Holy Quran and its translations and commentary in various languages. Listen to verse by verse recitation and recitations of various other famous reciters. Search text and translations of the Holy Quran quickly and easily. Features: * Searchable Holy Quran * Over a 100 translations in more than 30 different languages & adding... * Bookmarking and References to verses * Easy scrolling * Verse by verse Recitation * Recitation of many famous reciters * Easy to use user interface design * And much more...
Quran Explorer
Explore the Quran with a complete, ad-free digital text featuring diacritical marks and English translations. Listen to recitations, bookmark verses, and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and modes. Unlock more features with a one-time purchase.
- Complete Quran with diacritical marks
- Side-by-side English translation
- Audio recitation by famous Qari
- Bookmarking
- Scalable font sizes
- Portrait and landscape mode
- Ayah highlighting
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Our Quran Explorer app is the perfect tool for anyone seeking a comprehensive and user-friendly way to explore the Quran. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, this essential app is completely ad-free in both the basic and premium versions. Features include: - Complete, scalable Quran with all diacritical marks - Side-by-side English translation by Mufti Taqi Usmani with audio - Beautiful Uthmanic and IndoPak script (fonts) - Complete audio recitation by famous Qari Sheikh Mishari Rashid and more - Bookmarking up to 3 and more - Bulk download (for last ten suras only) - Portrait and landscape mode - Scalable font sizes - Sura and Juz index - High-quality audio recitation with ayah highlighting - Pinch/zoom feature for changing the font size - Fast audio playback through robust download method with progress icon - Colored ayah marking to show downloaded audio - Contextual toolbar on double tap - Option to update existing content (for fixing errors in Quran text, translation or audio) - Goto aya feature - Our complete Arabic text and translation have been proofread by a Muslim scholar ('alim), ensuring accuracy and authenticity. For those seeking even more features, our paid version (available for only USD $4.99) offers additional translations, reciters, English and Urdu translation audio, unlimited bookmarks, background audio, disable standby feature, bulk download, and much more. Explore the Quran like never before with our Quran Explorer app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: alQuran at none against Quran Explorer's 2. alQuran also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Quran Explorer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (55K vs 253). On price, 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 Explorer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. alQuran asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quran Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quran Explorer has 55K ratings behind it against 253, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of alQuran's written reviews are positive against 94% of Quran Explorer's.
alQuran ships an update every 2 months, Quran Explorer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | alQuran | Quran Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (253 ratings) | 4.8 (55K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 253 | 55K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sayed Samed | Noble Education Foundation, Inc. |
Customer experience
alQuran
Quran Explorer
User reviews
alQuran
From 253 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
- 👍 Comprehensive features
- 💡 Useful translation and recitation options
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔋 Recitation playback stops when app is closed
- 🔍 Search functionality not working as expected
Quran Explorer
From 55K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best app
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Wonderful app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Charging for the entire Quran?
- 🐛 Speaker not free!
- 🐛 Useless without purchase!
- 🐛 Problem with reciter
- 🐛 Internet Connectivity Issue
Bugs and requests
alQuran
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect Arabic text formatting at certain font sizes
- Bookmarks and notes not syncing properly across devices
- Errors when downloading audio files
Requested features
4 requests- Add verse-by-verse recitation option
- Improve support for larger iPhone screens
- Provide more audio recitation options
- Implement background playback for recitations
Quran Explorer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Network error when playing some reciters
Requested features
12 requests- Audio translation switch off option
- Customizable marking for listening from random words
- Customizable listening feature like a MP3 player
- Juz/Sapara search and listen option
- Tajweed version for reading
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- Playlists of surahs for studying the Quran
- More reciters like Sheikh Noreen
- More English translations
- Word lookup with pronunciation
- Dark theme
- English search functionality
- Verse export with Sura:verse number format
In-app purchases
alQuran
No in-app purchases
Quran Explorer
- Mishari-Rashid-HQFree
- Quran Explorer Full Upgrade$4.99
