Comparison

Abjad vs الف

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

الف

Features
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تطبيق (الف - باء) لتأسيس وتعليم الحروف والأرقام العربية بدون انترنت - يتميز التطبيق بانه يمكنك التحكم في التركيز على ما تريد ان يتعلمه ، حيث ان بعض المعلمين يقومون بالتركيز على حروف معينة دون الأخرى في البداية، فيمكنك التحكم في ذلك من خلال شاشة الإعدادات - يعد هذا التطبيق حجر الأساس لتطبيق اكثر شمولا وسيتم اثراء المحتوى وتنويعه لاحقا ان شاء الله ... - يتضمن التطبيق نطق الحروف الهجائية العربية بثلاث أصوات (رقية – مريم – عائشة) بترتيب العمر. - يتضمن التطبيق قصار سور القرآن الكريم من المصحف المعلم للقارئ الشيخ (محمد صديق المنشاوي) .. - يتضمن التطبيق بعض أناشيد الحروف والأرقام وغيرها ... - يتضمن التطبيق التعريف باسماء وصور الحيوانات .. - كما يتضمن التطبيق بعض الأدعية ..

Screenshots

Abjad4 screens
الف4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: الف at none against Abjad's 3. الف also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Abjad's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Abjad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. الف asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abjad ships an update every 8 days, الف every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abjad versus الف: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbjadالف
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNative Melon Consulting LLCMohamed Hassan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Abjad

Subscriptions1
  • أبجد المميز سنوي3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Arab Countries World$1.99
  • Abjad Premium$4.99
None

الف

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abjad free?
Abjad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is الف free?
الف is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abjad or الف have ads?
الف shows ads; Abjad does not.
Which is updated more often, Abjad or الف?
Abjad ships an update every 8 days, and الف every 4 days. Most recently, Abjad was updated on October 29, 2026 and الف on October 25, 2026.

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