Comparison

Abjad vs رحلة الكلمات

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 Arabic joyful for young children. Follow one guided learning path through the whole alphabet, then on to vowel marks, syllables and words, collecting stickers and coins along the way, through play, not pressure. WHY PARENTS LOVE ABJAD • One guided path: letters, vowel marks (harakat), syllables, then whole words • Covers all 28 Arabic letters, with real recordings for every letter, syllable and word • Built for ages 3-7: simple, intuitive, distraction-free • Audio, visuals and hands-on play for deeper learning • All 28 letters and all 4 core worlds are free to learn, a few steps a day • A short placement check lets a child who already knows letters start further along • A daily goal with a treasure chest keeps practice short and rewarding • Child profiles with parental controls: choose which letters and games each child sees • Streaks, milestones and progress tracking keep kids motivated • No reading required to begin: fully icon and audio-driven THE LEARNING PATH • Four magical worlds (the desert, the oasis, the sea and the mountains), seven letters each: meet the letter, trace it, then prove you know it • Then Vowel Marks, Syllable Blend and Words, so letters turn into real reading • After that, Explorer practice never runs out, mixing a variety of activities on what your child has learned • Earn stickers, coins and a daily chest, spin the reward wheel, and dress up your explorer 41 INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EXERCISES MENU Short guided activities for everything your child is learning: • Arabic letters: tracing, spelling, listening, memory games, letter forms and harakat • Reading: vowel marks, syllables, building and reading whole words • Colors World: matching, mixing, sorting and coloring • Numbers World: counting, patterns and tracing, in Arabic or Arabic-Indic numerals • Countries: a quiz and a spin-the-wheel, unlocked as your child meets countries • Careers World: Doctor, Chef, Builder, Farmer, Pilot, Teacher and Police Plus word packs: themed words with pictures and sounds, starting with a free farm pack THE ARCADE • Whack-a-Mole, Sliding Puzzle, Match 3, Memory Match and Catch the Fruit • Play with tokens exchanged from the coins you have earned • Leaderboards in every game STORIES AND SONGS • Illustrated stories read aloud, in two fully vowelled reading levels • Branching endings, a hidden sticker on every page and a short quiz at the end • Folk-tale favorites like Juha beside original animal stories, with new ones every month • Songs for the alphabet and for every world ABJAD PREMIUM One simple annual subscription, with a 3-day free trial: • No daily limit, and bigger prizes from the daily chest and reward wheel • Explorer practice tailored to what your child finds tricky • Every premium game and every word pack • New stories first, for fewer coins, plus Premium-only stories • Multiple child profiles, parental controls and a detailed progress board BONUS WORLDS Premium subscribers can unlock themed bonus worlds (Arab Countries, Colors, Numbers and Careers) with coins earned in the app. See how it works, screen by screen: https://nativemelon.com/abjad 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

رحلة الكلمات

This educational app guides children aged 4-7 through learning to connect Arabic letters to form words. It offers interactive games and songs to enhance reading, writing, and vocabulary skills, fostering a love for learning.

Highlights
  • Letter shape recognition
  • Word formation
  • Vocabulary building
  • Interactive games
  • Arabic alphabet songs
  • Independent learning
Features
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Karim and Jana Words Journey is a free mobile educational application that will take your children on a fun and engaging journey towards learning the concept of connecting letters to form simple words. The “Words Journey” mobile application supports children when learning to read and write in Arabic, and helps increase their awareness of how words are formed. The app is designed for children aged 4-7 years old, and was developed in coordination with Arabic literacy experts. The application is completely free, no ads and no subscription needed, and does not require internet connection after initial download and installation. What will your child learn? • Different shapes of letters depending on their position in a word • Word formation • Vocabulary Download today and instil the love of learning in your child • Fun and interactive games • Arabic Alphabet songs • Kids can learn independently and on their own pace • Educational games Alphabet Journey is part of the Karim and Jana educational app series that aims to provide an interactive learning experience for children ages 3-6 and increase school readiness. • Karim and Jana - Numbers • Karim and Jana - Our World • Alphabet Journey • Rhyming Journey We would love to hear back from you! Visit us on our website www.karimandjana.com or send us an e-mail on karimandjana@qrf.org

Screenshots

Abjad4 screens
رحلة الكلمات4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: رحلة الكلمات at none against Abjad's 1. رحلة الكلمات also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Abjad's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. رحلة الكلمات asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

رحلة الكلمات holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abjad has 64 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of رحلة الكلمات's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abjad ships an update every 9 days, رحلة الكلمات every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Abjad versus رحلة الكلمات: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbjadرحلة الكلمات
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (64 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB977 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNative Melon Consulting LLCThe Queen Rania Foundation

Customer experience

Abjad

All ratings64 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

رحلة الكلمات

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Abjad

Subscriptions1
  • أبجد المميز سنوي3 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

رحلة الكلمات

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abjad free?
Abjad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is رحلة الكلمات free?
رحلة الكلمات is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Abjad or رحلة الكلمات?
رحلة الكلمات is rated higher. Abjad averages 4.2 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while رحلة الكلمات averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Abjad or رحلة الكلمات have ads?
Neither Abjad nor رحلة الكلمات shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abjad or رحلة الكلمات?
Abjad ships an update every 9 days, and رحلة الكلمات every 5 days. Most recently, Abjad was updated on November 6, 2026 and رحلة الكلمات on November 3, 2026.

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