Khamenei vs Shia App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Khamenei
Access a collection of fatwas and religious rulings based on the opinions of Ayatollah Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei. This app provides answers to religious inquiries directly from his official website. Consult a religious scholar for detailed explanations of specific issues.
- Fatwa collection
- Religious rulings
- Ayatollah Khamenei's opinions
- Official website source
- Religious inquiry answers
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البرنامج عبارة عن مجموعة من أجوبة الاستفتاءات وفق رأي سماحة آية الله الإمام السيد علي الخامنئي "دام ظله" منقولة من الموقع الرسمي لسماحته. يرجى مراجعة عالم دين لإبراء الذمة حيث أن بعض المسائل تحتاج لشرح
Shia App
Access a collection of religious texts including Ziaraat, Duas, and Aamal. Content is available in Arabic with English transliteration and translation, and can be accessed offline. Features a dark mode for comfortable night use.
- Ziaraat, Duas, and Aamal collection
- Arabic text
- English transliteration
- Line-by-line translation
- Offline access
- Dark mode
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Access a beautiful collection of Ziaraat, Duas, and Aamal in Arabic with English transliteration and line-by-line translation. All content is available offline, so you can read anytime, anywhere. A gorgeous dark mode makes the app comfortable to use at night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shia App at every 5 weeks against Khamenei's every 13 months. Khamenei's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Khamenei holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Khamenei has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Khamenei ships an update every 13 months, Shia App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khamenei | Shia App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baqeyatollah | Mir Mustafa Ali |
Customer experience
Khamenei
Shia App
In-app purchases
Khamenei
No in-app purchases
Shia App
No in-app purchases
