Comparison

Al vs SimOffice

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

Head to head
About

Al

This app offers a comprehensive suite of Islamic resources, including the Quran with detailed tafsir and recitations, major Hadith collections, accurate prayer times with a tracker, and an AI-powered search. It also provides daily worship tools, learning modules for Arabic and tajweed, and Qibla direction.

Highlights
  • Complete Quran with tafsir and recitations
  • Major Hadith collections with offline access
  • Accurate prayer times and Qibla compass
  • Prayer tracker with streaks and calendar heatmap
  • On-device AI search for Quran and Hadith
  • Tajweed learning course and reading test
  • Daily worship reminders and Adhkar collections
Features
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Al-Islam is your complete companion for practicing Islam, whether you are a lifelong believer, a new convert, or exploring the faith. The Quran, the major Hadith collections, tafsir, prayer times, a prayer tracker, and on-device AI search in one simple app: completely free, ad free, and private. THE COMPLETE QURAN - Read by Surah, Juz, or page, as a scrolling list or a mushaf, with two pages side by side in landscape. - Arabic, transliteration, and translation side by side, with color coded tajweed in colors you can choose. - Tafsir for any ayah: Ibn Kathir, Maarif Ul Quran, and Tazkirul Quran in English, plus Ibn Kathir, al-Tabari, and as-Sa'di in Arabic, saved offline. - Word Study: tap any word twice for its meaning, grammar, root, and every place it appears. - Over 60 reciters, offline downloads, Repeat Forever, and Play From Ayah to the end of the page, surah, juz, or Quran. - Hafs and nineteen more riwayat of the Ten Qiraat, compared side by side in the Qiraat Explorer. - Similar Ayahs, Browse by Theme, a Word of the Day, bookmarks, and notes. MEMORIZE AND REVISE - Quran Planner: pick a finish date for your khatm, and add a Revision plan for the surahs you know. - Test Mode hides the text until you tap, so you can recite from memory and check each ayah. THE MAJOR HADITH COLLECTIONS - The Nine books (Bukhari, Muslim, an-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Muwatta Malik, ad-Darimi, Musnad Ahmad), the forty-hadith collections, and classics like Riyad as-Salihin. - Arabic with English translation, chains of narrators and their pages, a Hadith of the Day, bookmarks, and lookups like "Bukhari 5". - Search one book or all 50,000+ hadiths. Every collection is built in and works offline. ON-DEVICE AI - Search the Quran and Hadith by meaning: "patience in hardship" finds ayahs about sabr. - With Apple Intelligence, Ask AI answers from the ayahs and hadiths it cites, never with a religious ruling. PRAYER TIMES, QIBLA, AND TRACKER - Accurate prayer times calculated on your device, with a method suggested for your region. - A living sky over your prayer times: the sun on its arc, stars at night, a 3D moon at its true phase, and optional weather. - Qibla compass, adhan sounds, pre alerts, Traveling Mode, and Nagging Mode, which reminds you until you pray. - Prayer Tracker: mark each prayer with a tap, with streaks, perfect days, and a calendar heatmap. - Prayer widgets, a Chosen Ayah widget, Control Center controls, a Ramadan Live Activity, and Apple Watch. DAILY WORSHIP AND LEARNING - Today: the ayah, hadith, dua, and Name of the day, a daily reminder card, and Sunnah Reminders. - Adhkar, Hisn al-Muslim, and dua collections with sources and audio, a tasbih counter, and a journal. - The 99 Names in depth, Miracles of the Quran, Proving Islam, and Hadith & Its Sciences. - Learn the Arabic alphabet with a 21-level Reading Test, and tajweed with a 58-lesson course and a Tajweed Test. - How-To Guides, the Pillars of Islam and Faith, Zakah and inheritance calculators, the Hijri calendar, and Masjid and Halal Food locators. MADE YOUR WAY - English, Arabic, or Urdu, following your iPhone's language. - Simple Mode keeps the essentials on screen. Switch to Full any time. - Back up named profiles to your own iCloud and restore them on any device. - Text sizes, Arabic fonts, accent and sky colors, and a search on every settings page. - iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, plus Islamic stickers for iMessage. FREE, AD FREE, AND PRIVATE Al-Islam is completely free. No ads, no accounts, no subscriptions, and no tracking: nothing you do is collected or shared. Whether you seek prayer times, the Quran, the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), or a deeper understanding of Islam, download Al-Islam today.

About

SimOffice

Features
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Key SimOffice features: • SIM Status: Check out your SIM Balance, Data and Minutes left, find out more about your Virtual Numbers; • Notifications: receive important alerts and notifications; • Recommendations on the best Profiles ad Networks in your country; • Customized deals and Discounts; • EfficientTechnical Support if you need any assistance or support, Why SimOffice ? SimOffice is a user friendly tool to manage your Mobile Services anytime, anywhere. Download SimOffice now and enjoy stress free Mobile Management. Please Note: To use the App you need to have an active SIM by Private network Provider. Some features can be restricted due to the Provider Policy.

Screenshots

Al4 screens
SimOffice3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Al at every 8 days against SimOffice's every 10 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Al ships an update every 8 days, SimOffice every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Al versus SimOffice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlSimOffice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAbubakr ElmallahCandoDream

In-app purchases

None

Al

No in-app purchases

None

SimOffice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Al free?
Al is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimOffice free?
SimOffice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Al or SimOffice have ads?
Neither Al nor SimOffice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Al or SimOffice?
Al ships an update every 8 days, and SimOffice every 10 months. Most recently, Al was updated on November 7, 2026 and SimOffice on November 4, 2026.

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