Comparison

Learn to read Arabic vs Oplæs

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

Head to head
About

Learn to read Arabic

Learn the Arabic alphabet and practice reading simple words with a step-by-step approach. This course uses a proven method to teach letters and build reading skills, allowing you to read real Arabic words quickly. All lessons are included with no further purchases needed.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step alphabet learning
  • Practice reading simple Arabic words
  • Proven teaching methodology
  • All 13 lessons included
  • Offline access
Features
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This completely unique Arabic alphabet course will teach you the letters of the Arabic alphabet and let you practise reading simple words in Arabic.
 
 Learn the letters of the alphabet step by step. Start by learning four letters only and practising these letters until you're comfortable with them. You'll then learn another two letters in the same way, and so on.

 After just two lessons you will be able to read real Arabic words, containing the small set of letters that you know so far.

 The method used here is the method used by many professional Arabic teachers for teaching the Arabic alphabet in top universities. 

All 13 lessons of the full course are included in this app. No further purchase is necessary. 

 This app does not require an internet connection.

 Find out more at arabicreadingcourse.com Privacy policy: https://arabicreadingcourse.com/about.php

About

Oplæs

Features
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Oplæs reads English and Danish text aloud in natural voices and highlights each word as you follow along. Pay once. No ads. No account – and all reading happens on your iPhone. LISTEN TO ANYTHING • PDFs, reports and course packs – scanned pages too • Articles from the web: tap Share in Safari and choose Oplæs • ePub books, text you paste and paper you photograph • Headers, page numbers, footnote numbers and web addresses are skipped FOLLOW ALONG WORD BY WORD • Each word lights up yellow, in time with the voice • Tap a sentence to read from there • Skip a sentence forward or back, or jump to a chapter • Large, calm type that’s easy to read – made for dyslexia, good for everyone VOICES THAT SOUND HUMAN • A natural English voice (Chatterbox by Resemble AI) • Mic and Nic: natural Danish voices from the CoRal project, recorded by Nota • Each paragraph is read by the voice for its language • On iOS 26, Oplæs listens to its own reading to make sure every word is said WHEREVER YOU ARE • 0.5× to 3× speed • Listen with the screen locked, on AirPods or in the car • Sleep timer and Lock Screen controls • Oplæs remembers where you left off YOUR TEXT IS YOURS The voices are downloaded once and then run on your iPhone. No account, no server reading along, no tracking. The app is in English, Danish, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian and Brazilian Portuguese. The voices read English and Danish. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Oplæs costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.

Screenshots

Learn to read Arabic4 screens
Oplæs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn to read Arabic at Free against Oplæs's $1.99. Oplæs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Learn to read Arabic is free to download; Oplæs costs $1.99 up front. Learn to read Arabic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oplæs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn to read Arabic ships an update every 10 months, Oplæs every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn to read Arabic versus Oplæs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn to read ArabicOplæs
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBig Languages LtdCommanigy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn to read Arabic

One-time1
  • Learn to read Arabic$2.99
None

Oplæs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn to read Arabic free?
Learn to read Arabic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oplæs free?
Oplæs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn to read Arabic or Oplæs have ads?
Neither Learn to read Arabic nor Oplæs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn to read Arabic or Oplæs?
Learn to read Arabic ships an update every 10 months, and Oplæs every 5 days. Most recently, Learn to read Arabic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Oplæs on November 1, 2026.

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