Abjad vs سالم
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 28 INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE EXERCISES MENU 13 letter & alphabet exercises: - Letter Tracing — Trace each letter to learn how to write it - Find the Letter — See a word, tap the letter it starts with - Match the Word — Match each word to its first letter - Word Builder — Drag letters into place to spell words - Memory Game — Flip and match letter cards to sharpen focus and recall - Memory Flip — Memorize where each letter is, then listen and tap the one you heard - Letter Recall — Memorize a set of letters, then write them from memory - Letter Shapes — Learn how each letter changes at the start, middle, and end of a word - Forms Matcher — Match a letter to all four of its written forms — start, middle, end & alone - Echo Game — Listen carefully and pick the letter you just heard - Mirror Match — Match letters to their mirror-image pairs - Letter Hunt — Spot every hidden instance of a letter inside a word - Harakat Match — Match each vowel mark to its sound and written shape 7 Colors World activities: Match the Color, Find the Color, Tap to Color, Color Recall, Sort by Color, Mix Colors, and a Colors Quiz 7 NEW Numbers World activities: Domino Sort, Find the Number, Count & Tap, More or Less, Continue the Pattern, Number Recall, and Trace the Numeral — with a toggle between Arabic (1,2,3) and Arabic-Indic (١,٢,٣) numeral styles Plus a Countries Quiz, unlocked once your child has met 5 countries on the map Beyond the Exercises menu, also enjoy Alphabet Explorer (tap any letter to hear it), the Alphabet Song, Speed Rounds, and 4 bonus mini-challenges hidden along the adventure map NEW: THE ARCADE - A dedicated arcade section with Whack-a-Mole, Sliding Puzzle, Match 3, and Memory Match - Play using tokens exchanged from the coins you've already earned - Pause and mute controls in every game for a calmer play session 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), teaching country names, capitals, and iconic landmarks — 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/
سالم
This app uses AI-powered speech recognition to teach children Arabic letters, words, and Surat Al-Fatihah through an engaging story. It offers graduated levels, fun games, and animations to make learning interactive and effective.
- AI speech recognition for pronunciation correction
- Interactive story-based learning
- Graduated difficulty levels
- Fun educational games
- Animated lessons
- Recitation of Surat Al-Fatihah
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Introduction to the application It is an application that aims to teach children how to pronounce Arabic letters and words until how to recite Surat Al-Fatihah .. within an interesting story for children, using of the state of the art Artificial Intelligence techniques of Speech Recognition with automatic correction for the child when reading the letters and words or when reciting Surat Al-Fatehah The main idea of the application The application is in the form of a story that revolves around a hero named (Salem), a sports hero who enjoys high energy, intelligence and good manners. Through the application, he seeks to recover the boxes of light that were stolen by a group of evil creatures and flew those creatures to the forest. The hero accompanies his friend ( a funny bird ) on a journey full of excitement to recover the boxes. During the Hero's journey, he learns Arabic letters and words, plays various games, and then at the end of his journey he learns to recite the Al-Fatehah Application contents * Levels of graduated difficulty * Interesting educational lessons * Fun and useful animations * Lots of of games * and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: سالم at none against Abjad's 3. سالم also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Abjad's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Abjad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. سالم asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Abjad against 4.3 for سالم. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Abjad's written reviews are positive against 75% of سالم's.
Abjad ships an update every 9 days, سالم every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abjad | سالم |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62 ratings) | 4.3 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 605 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Native Melon Consulting LLC | AL BORHAN CHARITY FOR SUNNAH & QURAN SERVICES |
Customer experience
Abjad
سالم
In-app purchases
Abjad
- أبجد المميز سنوي$2.991 Year
- Arab Countries World$1.99
- Abjad Premium$4.99
سالم
No in-app purchases









