Abjad vs Maeen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abjad
This app makes learning Arabic letters fun and engaging for young children. It uses colorful visuals, songs, and interactive games to teach reading, writing, and letter recognition.
- Interactive Arabic letter learning
- Songs for each letter
- Picture-to-letter matching test
- Connect-the-dots letter drawing
- Word building with letter dragging
- Memory game for letter recognition
- Learning letter shapes in words
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Abjad makes learning the Arabic alphabet joyful for young children aged 2–5. Follow a guided adventure map through 4 magical worlds — the desert, the oasis, the sea, and the mountains — collecting stickers and coins while learning to recognize, trace, and remember all 28 Arabic letters, through play, not pressure. WHY PARENTS LOVE ABJAD • A story-driven Adventure Map turns the whole alphabet into one guided journey • Covers all 28 Arabic letters, including harakat (vowel marks) • Built for ages 2–5 — simple, intuitive, distraction-free • Combines audio, visuals & hands-on interaction for deeper learning • Child profiles with parental controls — tailor which letters & games each child sees • Milestones, streaks & detailed progress tracking keep kids motivated • No reading required — fully icon and audio-driven • All 28 letters and all 4 worlds are free — nothing is locked behind a paywall THE ADVENTURE MAP • Explore 4 themed worlds — الصحراء (Desert), الواحة (Oasis), البحر (Sea), الجبال (Mountains) — each covering 7 letters, with chests, stickers, and a boy/girl explorer character to dress up • Collect letter stickers and coins in every world, then spend coins on wardrobe outfits • Unlock a themed video song when your child finishes each world 37 INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EXERCISES MENU Short guided activities for everything your child is learning: • Arabic letters — tracing, spelling, listening, memory games, letter forms & harakat • Colors World — matching, mixing, sorting & coloring • Numbers World — counting, patterns & tracing, in Arabic or Arabic-Indic numerals • Countries — a quiz and a spin-the-wheel, unlocked as your child meets countries on the map • Careers World — Doctor, Chef, Builder, Farmer, Pilot, Teacher & Police, with outfits to unlock Plus Alphabet Explorer, the Alphabet Song, Speed Rounds & bonus mini-challenges on the map THE ARCADE • Whack-a-Mole, Sliding Puzzle, Match 3, Memory Match & Catch the Fruit • Play with tokens exchanged from the coins you've earned • Leaderboards in every game, plus pause & mute controls STORIES • Illustrated stories read aloud, in two fully vowelled reading levels — read together or read by myself • Branching endings, a hidden sticker to find on every page, and a short quiz at the end • Folk-tale favorites like Juha beside original animal stories, with new ones every month ABJAD PREMIUM One simple annual subscription unlocks child profiles, parental controls, milestones, detailed progress tracking, and every premium game — with a 3-day free trial included. BONUS WORLDS Premium subscribers can unlock themed bonus worlds — like عالم البلدان (Arab Countries), Colors World, Numbers World, and NEW Careers World — by spending coins earned in-app, through the same map, sticker, and wardrobe system. Questions or feedback? Email admin@nativemelon.com — we respond promptly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nativemelon.com/abjad-privacy-policy/
Maeen
This interactive electronic service aims to instill values and ethics in children. It provides a digital platform designed to nurture good character and moral development in young users.
- Instill values and ethics
- Interactive electronic service
- Child development
- Moral education
- Character building
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أول خدمة الكترونية تفاعلية في العالم لتعزيز وغرس القيم والأخلاق للأطفال
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abjad at 96% against Maeen's 30%. Abjad also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). Maeen's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Abjad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Maeen sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Abjad holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 71 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Abjad's written reviews are positive against 30% of Maeen's.
Abjad ships an update every 8 days, Maeen every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abjad | Maeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (63 ratings) — better | 3.7 (71 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Native Melon Consulting LLC | Jasem Almutawa |
Customer experience
Abjad
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In-app purchases
Abjad
- أبجد المميز سنوي3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Arab Countries World$1.99
- Abjad Premium$4.99
Maeen
- Consultation Package 1$14.99
- Consultation Package 2$24.99
- Bronze Package$49.99
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- Silver Package$75.00
- Golden Package$99.00
- VIP Package$199.00
- Kindergarten Schools Package$299.99









