Comparison

ArabiGO Learn Arabic vs Kitabi

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

Head to head
About

ArabiGO Learn Arabic

Read full description

Discover the world of Arabic with ArabiGO! Watch movies, music videos, news, and read books with interactive subtitles. Tap any word to see its meaning and save it to your personal dictionary. - Speak freely with AI dialogues Practice real conversations on any topic — travel, shopping, family, or weather. The AI tutor corrects mistakes and helps you sound natural. - Learn through immersion Videos and books turn into interactive lessons, letting you understand Arabic in real cultural context. Learn to listen, read, and speak like a native. - Start your journey today! ArabiGO is your gateway to the Arabic language and culture. Try 7 days for free and experience learning that’s fun and effective! Privacy policy: https://arabigo.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://arabigo.app/terms/

About

Kitabi

Learn Arabic by reading actual books, stories, and dialogues. Tap any word for instant meaning, or a sentence for translation. Practice vocabulary with smart flashcards and import your own content for interactive lessons.

Highlights
  • Read actual Arabic books and dialogues
  • Tap words for instant meaning and roots
  • Tap sentences for full translation
  • Smart flashcards for vocabulary practice
  • Import YouTube videos and articles
  • Track vocabulary progress
Features
Read full description

Kitabi is a different kind of Arabic learning app. Instead of endless multiple-choice quizzes, you read and watch real Arabic — books, stories, dialogues and videos. Tap any word to see its meaning instantly. Tap a sentence to see the full translation. It's the closest thing to having a tutor sitting beside you. YOUR OWN ARABIC LIBRARY Browse a growing collection of Arabic books: stories of the prophets, the life of the Prophet Muhammad saw, hadith, supplications, everyday dialogues and more. Every word is tappable — meaning, root and related forms, one tap away. Save the words you want to remember and watch them highlight across every book you read. WATCH REAL ARABIC Cartoons, stories and vlogs in Arabic, with live subtitles that follow the video. Tap any word as it's spoken to see what it means. Pick a topic, or search for a word and jump straight to the moment it's said. TAP TO TRANSLATE Read naturally. When you hit a word you don't know, tap it. A clean panel shows the meaning, the root and related words. Tap the sentence for the full translation. No switching apps, no copy-pasting into a translator. HEAR EVERY WORD Native-quality audio throughout. Tap to hear a single word pronounced correctly, or listen to a whole passage read aloud while you follow along. EXPLORE ARABIC ROOTS Arabic is built from three-letter roots, and once you see them the language stops feeling random. The Explorer maps any word back to its root and shows you the family it belongs to — the verbs, the nouns and the patterns that connect them. VOCABULARY THAT STICKS Every word you meet is tracked. Practise with flashcards that adapt to your level, plus listening, matching, scramble and speed-match exercises. Words you struggle with come back more often. Picture Words teaches everyday vocabulary with animated illustrations across 35+ topics, and the built-in dictionary is always a tap away. START FROM ZERO Never seen the Arabic script before? The alphabet course takes you letter by letter — the shapes, the sounds, and how each one changes at the start, middle and end of a word. IMPORT YOUR OWN VIDEOS Paste a YouTube link and Kitabi turns it into an interactive Arabic lesson, with word-by-word translation and playback synced to the text. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app speaks your language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay and more. FREE AND PREMIUM Kitabi is free to start. You get free chapters in every book, daily flashcard practice, the dictionary, Picture Words, exercises and the alphabet course. Kitabi Premium unlocks everything: • Every book and every chapter • Watch — the full Arabic video feed • Unlimited flashcards and practice • The full root and word-family Explorer • Import from YouTube • Everything we add later SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Kitabi Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings. In some regions Kitabi Premium is also available as a one-time purchase that does not renew. Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate learner who wants to understand real Arabic, Kitabi gives you the tools to actually understand what you're reading and hearing — not just memorise words in isolation. Start reading Arabic today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kitabi.space/privacy

Screenshots

ArabiGO Learn Arabic4 screens
Kitabi4 screens

Verdict

The call

ArabiGO Learn Arabic and Kitabi are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ArabiGO Learn Arabic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Kitabi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArabiGO Learn Arabic ships an update every 10 days, Kitabi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ArabiGO Learn Arabic versus Kitabi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArabiGO Learn ArabicKitabi
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB160 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrei PiterovZani Dobruna

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ArabiGO Learn Arabic

Subscriptions2
  • ArabiGO Plus Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • ArabiGO Plus Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Kitabi

Subscriptions2
  • Kitabi Premium$12.991 Month
  • Kitabi Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is ArabiGO Learn Arabic free?
ArabiGO Learn Arabic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitabi free?
Kitabi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArabiGO Learn Arabic or Kitabi have ads?
Both ArabiGO Learn Arabic and Kitabi show ads.
Which is updated more often, ArabiGO Learn Arabic or Kitabi?
ArabiGO Learn Arabic ships an update every 10 days, and Kitabi every 3 weeks. Most recently, ArabiGO Learn Arabic was updated on October 30, 2026 and Kitabi on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons