Abjad vs Arabic Reading and Writing
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/
Arabic Reading and Writing
This app teaches Arabic language literacy to young learners using an interactive, sound-based approach aligned with official curricula. It focuses on letter shapes, pronunciation, and their placement in words through engaging exercises and illustrated stories.
- Official curriculum alignment
- Interactive sound and image support
- Augmented Reality briefcase compatibility
- Letter shape and pronunciation training
- Word position exercises
- Illustrated stories
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Application description: Teaching Arabic language literacy according to the official curriculum "with the smart board feature" - The book follows the literacy approach and is compatible with the interactive reading and writing application on our website - The book contains the cards needed to run the Augmented Reality briefcase application on our website. Teaching Arabic language literacy according to the official curriculum "An interactive application supported by sound and images" Children need to know the sounds in words in order to be able to connect sounds and letters. This helps them acquire knowledge of the alphabet. The ability to separate and combine sounds in a word helps predict success in the reading process. The importance of the interactive sound method in the kindergarten stage: An introduction to teaching reading that emphasizes the relationship between the shape of the letter and its sound. - Linking the sounds of letters forming a word Help the child in kindergarten to acquire the skills of reading and spelling of words - Direct teaching of the relationship between the sounds and the written symbols that represent them; With the aim of enabling the child to read words - A method aimed at improving the ability of pupils to read words, and depends mainly on the connection between the letter and its sound. A method concerned with the phoneme of a letter. In addition to exercises to develop and strengthen vocal awareness. The application teaches the following user: * Arabic letter shapes and their pronunciation and training for the user, so the user can write them himself. * Arabic letter forms (the beginning of the word - the middle of the word - the end of the word) and training the user, so the user can write it himself. * A wide range of exercises for: The presence and pronunciation of the letter in the word. - Placing the letter in the word. * A short-illustrated story based on showing the letter in all its positions in the word.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abjad at 96% against Arabic Reading and Writing's 0%. Abjad also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Abjad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Arabic Reading and Writing sells 2 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abjad has 63 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Abjad's written reviews are positive against 0% of Arabic Reading and Writing's.
Abjad ships an update every 8 days, Arabic Reading and Writing every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Abjad | Arabic Reading and Writing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (63 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Native Melon Consulting LLC | Ibrahim Amer |
Customer experience
Abjad
Arabic Reading and Writing
In-app purchases
Abjad
- أبجد المميز سنوي3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Arab Countries World$1.99
- Abjad Premium$4.99
Arabic Reading and Writing
- فتح المستوي الأول$1.99
- Unlock all app sections$5.99
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