Comparison

ArabyBuddy vs Arabi

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

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About

ArabyBuddy

This app transforms learning Arabic into an engaging game with interactive lessons, real-world scenarios, and instant pronunciation feedback. Earn XP, climb ranks, and enjoy varied practice methods like puzzles and flashcards. A free trial is available.

Highlights
  • Gamified learning with XP and ranks
  • Interactive lessons for real-world scenarios
  • Live pronunciation feedback via microphone
  • Varied practice modes (puzzles, flashcards)
  • Daily practice with streaks and community challenges
  • Supports multiple Arabic dialects
Features
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Learn the Arabic people actually speak. ArabyBuddy teaches seven varieties of Arabic: Modern Standard, Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Sudanese, Iraqi and Moroccan Darija. Pick the one you need, and the words, phrases and conversations in your lessons are in that dialect. ArabyBuddy makes picking up Arabic feel less like schoolwork and more like a game. Practise daily with short, playful lessons, earn XP, and climb the ranks from Trainee to Legendary. Your Dialect, Start to Finish Choose Egyptian for the Arabic of film and music, Levantine for Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, Gulf for Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, or Sudanese, Iraqi or Darija, and learn it from the alphabet up. Prefer the formal language of news and books? Modern Standard Arabic is there too. Interactive Curriculum Talk, tap and spell your way through real-world scenarios. The learning path guides you through meeting new people, ordering at cafes and finding your way around a new city. Speak and Hear It Hear words spoken in your dialect, then use your microphone for instant pronunciation feedback. With a Membership, practise real conversations with ArabyBuddy's AI characters. Varied Practice Crossword puzzles, flashcards, dialogue practice and more. Perfect for a quick commute or a longer session at home. Built for Every Kind of Learner Starting from zero, reconnecting with family, or heading somewhere new, ArabyBuddy turns Arabic into a daily habit. 7-Day Free Trial Try everything free for 7 days. After that, an ArabyBuddy Membership unlocks unlimited daily practice in every dialect and level, plus community challenges, AI speaking practice and new lessons added regularly. Cancel anytime. Your 7-day free trial converts to an auto-renewing annual membership unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your device's Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://arabybuddy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://arabybuddy.com/terms-of-service

About

Arabi

Learn Egyptian, Levantine, or Modern Standard Arabic through comprehensible input. Practice speaking with AI characters, read stories, and build vocabulary with natural audio and contextual translations. Includes an alphabet course and offline learning.

Highlights
  • Speaking practice with AI characters
  • Comprehensible input via stories and audio
  • Tap-to-translate and save words
  • AI-generated narrated stories
  • Discovery feed for new words
  • Arabic alphabet course
  • Offline learning support
Features
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Arabi helps you build your listening and reading skills in Egyptian, Levantine or Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha), and now practice speaking in real conversations. You learn by listening to and reading plenty of Arabic you can mostly understand, a little above your level. This is called comprehensible input. Short stories, a feed of new words with natural audio, and translations on tap keep each new word in context, so it stays with you. With Arabi you can: - Talk with a character in real everyday scenes and get gentle help when you’re stuck, in the new Speaking (Beta). ** - Listen to short stories at your level, with natural audio and subtitles in your language, and keep listening with your screen locked. Tap a word you don’t know to hear it and see its meaning, then save it to practice later. * - Write a prompt and get your own exciting narrated stories, to learn on your own terms. ** - Swipe through new words in the discovery feed. Every card has natural audio in male and female voices, a translation and an example sentence. - Learn to read Arabic from zero with the built-in alphabet course. - Practice the words you’ve collected, your bookmarks or suggested words. * - Pick Egyptian, Levantine or Fusha, and switch between them anytime. * - Keep learning offline. * - Follow your daily goal on the Lock Screen, add Arabi’s widgets and get a word of the day. - Share words, stories, collections and your progress with friends. * Requires Pro or Lifetime (some stories are free to try). ** Uses diamonds, sold separately as in-app purchases. The free plan shows ads. Pro and Lifetime are ad-free. Why Arabi? - Dialects and Fusha in one app. Most courses teach only formal Arabic. Arabi also teaches the dialects people use at home, in shops and with friends in Egypt and the Levant, plus Fusha for reading and the news. - Made for listening. Every word and sentence has natural audio, so you learn to understand, not just to read. - Graded from beginner to advanced. Words and stories follow CEFR levels, A1 to C1. - In your language. Translations in English, German, Polish, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch. We add new words, stories and guided lessons regularly. Stories, speaking practice and audio are made with the help of AI. Arabi Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or 6-month); Lifetime is a one-time purchase that unlocks everything forever, plus the premium gold theme. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Have an idea or found a problem? Send us feedback from the app. Terms: https://tryu.app/terms Privacy: https://tryu.app/privacy

Screenshots

ArabyBuddy4 screens
Arabi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ArabyBuddy at none against Arabi's shown. Arabi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. ArabyBuddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year and Arabi sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ArabyBuddy against 5.0 for Arabi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArabyBuddy ships an update every 2 weeks, Arabi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArabyBuddy versus Arabi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArabyBuddyArabi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB58 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGADIR TECH LTDVladislav Kuznetsov

Customer experience

ArabyBuddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Arabi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ArabyBuddy

Subscriptions1
  • ArabyBuddy Membership7 Days trial$35.001 Year
One-time3
  • Hibr — Small Pot$1.99
  • Hibr — Ink Jar$3.99
  • Hibr — Ink Barrel$7.99
9 purchases

Arabi

Subscriptions3
  • Arabi Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Arabi Pro7 Days trial$41.996 Months
  • Arabi Pro1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Starter pack$1.99
  • AI Stories: 15,000 Diamonds$5.99
  • AI Stories: 37,500 Diamonds$12.99
Show 3 more
  • AI Stories: 112,500 Diamonds$29.99
  • Lifetime (welcome offer)$49.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is ArabyBuddy free?
ArabyBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arabi free?
Arabi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ArabyBuddy or Arabi?
ArabyBuddy and Arabi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ArabyBuddy or Arabi have ads?
Arabi shows ads; ArabyBuddy does not.
Which is updated more often, ArabyBuddy or Arabi?
ArabyBuddy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Arabi every 3 days. Most recently, ArabyBuddy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Arabi on November 3, 2026.

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