Kalaam vs Masjid Umar CT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kalaam
Learn Quranic Arabic effectively with this app, designed to help you understand the Quran in just minutes a day. Utilize advanced learning techniques and personalized lessons to achieve fluency and deepen your connection with the text.
- Understand Quranic Arabic
- Daily 10-minute lessons
- Personalized learning paths
- Active recall & spaced repetition
- Quran translation challenges
- Gamified learning with points and badges
- Quran-reading mode with color-coded words
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Finally Feel Your Heart Move In Prayer Kalaam uses cutting-edge technology to help you understand Quranic Arabic - in a way that you'll never forget it. NOW AVAILABLE IN 80+ LANGUAGES! Including Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and many other languages not typically available in app stores. We've re-imagined the Arabic learning process at every step. By dedicating just 10 minutes a day, you can understand: 40% of the Quran in one week 70% in one month 95% in one year It doesn't matter whether you're a beginner, intermediate or expert. There's a clear path from your current level to 100% understanding. Start off with an on-boarding test and receive insights into your current understanding level, paving the way for a tailored learning journey. Kalaam will tell you exactly what percentage of the Quran you currently understand. Every single day, come in for a daily lesson that will teach you new words with their Quranic context. Beautiful images showcase their range of meanings. Delve deeper to explore their usage throughout the Quran. Memorized certain surahs? Prioritize them so you learn words from there before anything else. Kalaam uses a learning technique known as active recall with spaced repetition (popular in medical schools) to ensure that you never forget what you've learned by prompting you to review these words right when you're on the brink of forgetting them. Once you get to about 65% understanding, unlock a daily Quran translation challenge tailed to your vocabulary. Earn points with each activity and win badges by competing with Kalaam users world-wide, or just those in your country or city. Create custom leaderboards to compete against your friends and family and learn together. Experience the Quran come alive as you learn! With Kalaam's Quran-reading mode, words shift in color, and translations start to disappear, reflecting your growing understanding. Immerse in the text with newfound confidence, sans translation. Privacy Policy: http://kalaamapp.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.kalaamapp.com/terms-of-use
Masjid Umar CT
Stay connected with your local mosque. Get prayer and Iqamah times, important announcements, event details, and daily verses and hadiths.
- Prayer times
- Iqamah times
- Important announcements
- Event listings
- Daily verse and hadith
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Masjid Umar Ibn Al-Khatab launches its new application to improve the communication between the mosque and the community : - Prayer times - Iqamah times - Important announcements - Events - Media - Verse and Hadith of the day Application created with Masjidbox Applications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Masjid Umar CT at none against Kalaam's 10. Masjid Umar CT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Kalaam's advantage is ratings volume (326 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kalaam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Masjid Umar CT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Masjid Umar CT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalaam has 326 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kalaam ships an update every 3 weeks, Masjid Umar CT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kalaam | Masjid Umar CT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (326 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 326 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 503 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Areeb Bajwa | Masjid Umar ibn al-Khattab (CT) |
Bugs and requests
Kalaam
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup with blank/white screen
- Login functionality broken with valid email addresses
- Audio feature breaking down frequently
- Progress data lost after app reinstallation
- Progress reset after updates
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- App freezing and requiring restart
- Error messages preventing app access
- Compatibility issues with device changes
- Performance lag and UI freezing
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode for late-night/early morning reading
- iPad and tablet version for larger screens
- Advanced grammar learning component
- Mushaf (Quran text) feature for hafiz review
- Non-AI images for better memory recall
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- Quranic diacritical marks and symbols
- Improved imagery and graphics
- Better variety in daily challenge word selection
- Cloud backup for progress preservation
- Skippable tutorial videos
Masjid Umar CT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kalaam
- Nickel Subscription$6.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Bronze VIP Donor$14.991 Month
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- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Silver Subscription$29.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Platinum Subscription$49.991 Month
- Streak Repair$4.99
- Nickel Donation$69.99
- Bronze Donation$150.00
Masjid Umar CT
No in-app purchases









