SBNY vs Sharh App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBNY
This app provides accurate prayer timings and the Hijri date based on your location. It also helps you find nearby certified Halal restaurants and offers local moon-sighting information. The organization behind it is dedicated to serving the Muslim community without charge.
- Ad-free experience
- Accurate Salah timings
- Local Hijri date
- Nearby Halal restaurant finder
- Local moon-sighting information
- SBNY department contact info
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Features: Ad-Free Experience Salah timings and Hijri date based on location Closes HMS certified restaurants to you Local Moon-Sightings Contact info for the different departments of SBNY Permissions: Location: Set accurate prayer timings & find nearby Halal stores Notifications: Receive timely alerts for prayer timings Shariah Board, New York (SBNY), is a non-profit organization, was founded in 2006. SBNY strives to serve the Muslim Ummah in their religious, spiritual, social and personal matters FREE of charge for the better of the community. By this humble effort, we hope to build strong Muslim community members, kind neighbors, dutiful spouses, responsible parents, obedient children and righteous citizens. Each person guided to the Straight Path results in a better world for everyone!
Sharh App
This app offers line-by-line bilingual translations and commentary for Arabic texts. It serves as a comprehensive resource for students and researchers to explore the Arabic written tradition.
- Line-by-line bilingual translations
- Detailed commentary
- Access to Arabic written tradition
- Resource for students and researchers
- Innovative reading experience
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This app revolutionizes reading of bilingual translations through detailed line-by-line translations and commentary. The goal is to provide a comprehensive resource for students of knowledge and researchers to gain access to the Arabic written tradition in new and innovative ways. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Sharh App's Privacy Policy: https://sharhapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SBNY at none against Sharh App's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sharh App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SBNY asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SBNY against 5.0 for Sharh App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBNY | Sharh App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHARIAH BOARD, NEW YORK Inc. | Uthman Qureshi |
Customer experience
SBNY
Sharh App
In-app purchases
SBNY
No in-app purchases
Sharh App
- Sharh Monthly Subscriber$4.991 Month
- Annual Sharh Subscription$49.991 Year
