Fast vs Lahja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast
Master Syrian Arabic with audio lessons and a user-friendly interface. Learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace, and gain confidence in speaking the language. Start your fluency journey today.
- Audio lessons for pronunciation
- Flexible learning access
- User-friendly interface
- Lesson search functionality
- Learn at your own pace
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Master Arabic Syrian effortlessly with Fast - Learn Syrian Language. Our app offers audio lessons and user-friendly design. Start speaking Syrian confidently today! Key Features: • Audio Lessons: Improve your pronunciation with clear guidance. • Flexible Access: Learn anytime, anywhere, at your own pace. • User-Friendly Interface: A simple and intuitive design that makes learning easy. • Search: Quickly discover your favorite lessons with just a few taps on search bar. Begin your Syrian journey now! Download Fast - Learn Syrian Language and embrace fluency. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.myapp.page/privacy-policy
Lahja
Learn authentic spoken Arabic dialects through short lessons featuring native audio and practical phrases. Focuses on regional variations like Moroccan, Egyptian, and Emirati, unlike traditional apps. Build confidence in everyday conversation for travel, culture, or family.
- Native speaker audio pronunciation
- Dialect-specific lessons
- Practical phrase learning
- Intuitive learning flow
- Progress tracking
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Learn Arabic the way people actually speak it. Lahja teaches 11 spoken Arabic dialects, not Modern Standard Arabic, with every word recorded by a native speaker. PICK YOUR DIALECT Moroccan Darija, Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Jordanian, Emirati, Saudi, Iraqi, Algerian, Tunisian and Libyan. Each one is its own course with its own words, its own voices and its own tips, because "how are you" is kidayr in Casablanca and izzayak in Cairo. HEAR IT FROM A LOCAL No robot voices. Every phrase is spoken by someone from that country, so you learn the real sound, not a textbook version of it. Tap Listen, then say it back. FIVE MINUTES A DAY Short lessons, practice rounds and a test per section. Daily goals, streaks and achievements keep you coming back. Sections 1 to 3 are free in every dialect and stay free. LEARN WITH FRIENDS Join a league, climb the weekly leaderboard, chat with your league, and challenge friends to battles. Send a nudge, gift dinars, or save a friend who ran out of hearts. MADE FOR Heritage speakers who understand their parents but freeze when they reply. Travellers heading to Marrakech, Cairo, Beirut or Dubai. Partners and in-laws who want to join the conversation. Anyone who tried Standard Arabic and was still lost at the dinner table. LAHJA PRO Pro unlocks every section, every practice round and test, and unlimited hearts, across all 11 dialects. Try it free for 7 days. Join 15,000 learners on TikTok at @lahjaapp and start speaking your Arabic today. Privacy Policy: https://www.learnlahjaapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lahja at none against Fast's shown. Lahja also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Fast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lahja sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lahja has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fast ships an update every 5 months, Lahja every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast | Lahja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atech Consultancy Ltd | Zayd Touhami Chahdi |
In-app purchases
Fast
- Weekly Access$4.997 Days
- Yearly Access$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$39.99
Lahja
- Lahja Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Lahja Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 300 dinars$0.99
- Starter pack$1.99
- 1,000 dinars$2.99
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- 2,000 dinars$4.99
- 5,000 dinars$9.99







