Kalam vs Badawi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kalam
This app offers an immersive approach to learning Arabic, focusing on practical language skills. Engage in realistic AI conversations, follow structured courses with speaking drills and video lessons, and reinforce learning with flashcards. It aims to quickly improve your ability to speak the language.
- Realistic AI conversation practice
- Immersive course with speaking drills
- Video lessons
- Interactive questions
- Flashcard review
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Kalam is an app that allows users to learn Arabic immersively, by skipping the fluff and getting straight to what matters. These features include: - Practice Arabic with realistic conversational AIs, tailored for different scenarios* - Enter an immersive course teaching you the language through speaking drills, video lessons, and interactive questions* - Review using flash cards and skyrocket your speech skills.* Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *NOTE THAT THESE FEATURES REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION
Badawi
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A language learning game where you learn English, French, Spanish and Arabic by playing. Explore the desert, connect words, complete challenges and build your vocabulary. Choose from 4 languages: English, French, Spanish and Arabic. Learn vocabulary by playing: connect words, complete challenges and collect knowledge. Create your own vocabulary: add your own words and build personalized vocabulary packs. Practice and remember: repeated exposure helps you strengthen the words you've learned and keep making progress. Turn language learning into an adventure. Learn. Play. Remember.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kalam at none against Badawi's shown. Kalam also leads on chart position (#139 vs unranked). Badawi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Kalam sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Badawi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kalam ships an update every 10 days, Badawi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kalam | Badawi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | NODE ZERO INC | Ibrahim Dogan |
Bugs and requests
Kalam
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login/signup issues
- Glitches preventing access to lessons
Requested features
2 requests- More free content options
- Ability to access lessons without paid subscription
Badawi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kalam
- Kalam | Weekly$4.997 Days
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Kalam | Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Kalam | Monthly$9.991 Month
- Kalam | Monthly$14.991 Month
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$29.996 Months
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial (1 Year)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
Badawi
- Remove Ads$1.99
