Arabic Explorer vs ReadArabic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arabic Explorer
Learn Quranic Arabic through visual lessons, conversations, and real stories. Focuses on grammar, verbs, and vocabulary from classical texts and the Quran. Offers optional tips to support the project.
- Visual grammar explanations
- Illustrated conversations
- 500 Quranic verbs
- Stories and Seerah readers
- Root word analysis
- Progress saving
- Home screen widgets
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Learn Arabic with picture lessons, short conversations, visual grammar and real stories, with a focus on the Arabic of the Quran and classical texts. ARABIC FOR ALL Learning in Arabic Explorer is free, with no ads. Tips are optional: they support the project and do not unlock anything. Create a free account to save your progress and continue beyond the introductory lessons. LESSONS YOU CAN SEE Pick the picture that matches the Arabic, answer Kamal in short illustrated conversations, and see grammar laid out visually. Each new idea is practised straight away. WATCH AND TAP Watch videos in Arabic and tap any word to see its meaning. 500 VERBS FROM THE QURAN Learn 500 high-frequency Quranic verbs. Meet each verb, recognise its meaning, build it from memory, and see these verbs in real verses. READ STORIES AND THE SEERAH Read Stories of the Prophets and illustrated readers, with help for words you don't know. Read the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in al-Nadwi's Seerah, with narration, translation and word meanings, and follow the people and places on its maps. EVERY WORD, BACK TO ITS ROOT Look up a word in the dictionary to see its meanings, its root and the other words in its family. Save words and review them later. KEEP IT GOING Review saved words, practise verb conjugation and keep your streak. Widgets bring a word of the day, your streak and a clock that tells the time in Arabic to your Home Screen. WHO IT IS FOR Arabic Explorer suits learners who know the Arabic alphabet and want to understand the Arabic of the Quran and classical texts, strengthen their grammar or start reading with support. Start with one word, one pattern and one story. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arabicexplorer.com/privacy
ReadArabic
Learn Arabic (A1-B2) through engaging stories and news. Instantly translate words by tapping them within the text, making vocabulary acquisition contextual and seamless. Avoid the hassle of switching between apps for translation.
- Read stories and news in Arabic
- Tap words for instant translation
- Learn vocabulary in context
- Supports A1-B2 proficiency levels
- No dictionary switching required
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Improve your Arabic (A1-B2) by reading real-world content. Read stories and news, tap words for instant translation, and learn vocabulary in context. No more dictionary switching, just fluid reading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Arabic Explorer at free against ReadArabic's free with in-app purchases. Arabic Explorer also leads on ratings volume (69 vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Arabic Explorer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and ReadArabic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arabic Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of Arabic Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReadArabic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arabic Explorer ships an update weekly, ReadArabic every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arabic Explorer | ReadArabic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (69 ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 343 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamzah Abdulla | Mert TOY |
Customer experience
Arabic Explorer
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In-app purchases
Arabic Explorer
- Small tip$2.99
- Tips$6.99
- Generous tip$14.99
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- Very generous tip$39.99
ReadArabic
- Support the developer$0.99
- Support the developer$2.99
- Support the developer$4.99
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- Support the developer$9.99
- Support the developer$19.99
- Support the developer$49.99
- Support the developer$99.99
- Support the developer$499.99
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