Ask Hafez vs DecipherInk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Hafez
Explore the timeless poetry of Hafez with English translations. This app simulates the tradition of 'fāl-e hāfez' for guidance and inspiration, allowing users to virtually consult the poet and discover meaningful verses.
- Hafez poetry with English translation
- Simulates 'fāl-e hāfez' tradition
- Virtual consultation with the poet
- Search functionality for ghazals
- Browse individual ghazals
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Hafez (1325/1326–1389/1390) was a Persian lyric poet. His collected works composed of series of Persian poetry (Divan) are to be found in the homes of most Persian speakers in Iran, as well as elsewhere in the world, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post-fourteenth century Persian writing more than any other author. Themes of his ghazals are the beloved, faith, and exposing hypocrisy. His influence in the lives of Iranians can be found in "Hafez readings" (fāl-e hāfez, Persian: فال حافظ), frequent use of his poems in Persian traditional music, visual art and Persian calligraphy. This app includes some of his poetries, with english translation. Iranian people have special tradition that when they want to decide about something, and they are not sure about what to do, or they want to see what would happen in future, they will use Hafez Divan (book). They talk with him virtually, and then open the book randomly and read that random poetry. They believe Hafez would answer their question. Beleive it or not, it works most of the times. This app tries to simulate this behavior. Additionally, the app includes search functionality that you could search all Divan to find special Ghazal. The results would let you browse the Ghazal.
DecipherInk
Learn to read historical documents with this interactive app. It focuses on paleography, grammar, and vocabulary for genealogical research. Practice exercises enhance reading speed and retention.
- Paleography and script learning
- Genealogical document vocabulary
- Basic grammar for historical texts
- Reading speed practice
- Document deciphering exercises
- Reference materials
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DecipherInk is an interactive genealogy language learning app designed to efficiently help users learn the elements necessary to decipher genealogical documents in various languages. These elements include scripts/paleography, basic grammar, and vocabulary. DecipherInk also includes practice aimed at increasing retention and improving document reading speed, as well as easy-to-use reference materials. Try our free American cursive handwriting course to learn to read and write cursive! Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://www.decipherink.net/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions https://www.decipherink.net/terms-and-conditions
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ask Hafez at none against DecipherInk's 5. Ask Hafez also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). DecipherInk's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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. DecipherInk sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Ask Hafez asks for nothing beyond the download.
DecipherInk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Ask Hafez's written reviews are positive against 100% of DecipherInk's.
Ask Hafez ships an update every 6 months, DecipherInk every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Hafez | DecipherInk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iPronto Systems LLC | Glassfish Education, LLC |
Customer experience
Ask Hafez
DecipherInk
In-app purchases
Ask Hafez
No in-app purchases
DecipherInk
- German - 1 Week$0.997 Days
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- German - 1 Year$274.991 Year
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