Comparison

Kalam vs DeenWell

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Realistic AI conversation practice
  • Immersive course with speaking drills
  • Video lessons
  • Interactive questions
  • Flashcard review
Features
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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

About

DeenWell

Explore Islamic teachings through illustrated lessons, the full Quran with recitation, and daily hadith. Designed for easy understanding and retention, it offers a calm approach to learning your faith. No ads or account required to start your journey.

Highlights
  • Illustrated Islamic lessons
  • Full Quran with recitation
  • Daily Hadith with citation
  • Offline Quran text
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Content sourced from classical texts
Features
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Learn your deen one calm sitting at a time. DeenWell is a journey through Islam: short illustrated lessons, the full Quran with recitation, and a hadith every day. It is built for anyone who wants to read again. Reverts finding their footing, people who grew up in the deen but were never really taught it, and anyone whose attention has been worn down by the scroll. No ads. No account needed. Open it and begin. THE QURAN, ALL OF IT All 114 surahs in Uthmani Arabic with Ali Quli Qara'i's English translation, bundled in the app so the text works with no signal. Tap any ayah for Abdul Basit Abdus Samad's recitation and it carries on through the surah. Set the text size to something you can actually read, keep Arabic only once you can, and the app remembers where you stopped. A HADITH EVERY DAY One narration a day in Arabic with its English translation and its citation, so you can look it up yourself. LESSONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY SHORT The Prophets (as), the Prophet Muhammad (s) and his family, Karbala, and the foundations of belief, told as illustrated chapters you can finish in one sitting. Every lesson ends with a few questions and a reflection, because reading something once is not the same as knowing it. BUILT TO BE RETURNED TO A streak that encourages rather than nags, a journey view of what you have covered, and anything you want to keep saved in one place. WHERE THE CONTENT COMES FROM DeenWell teaches from classical sources in the Twelver Shia tradition and cites them on the page: al-Kafi, Nahj al-Balagha, Bihar al-Anwar, al-Mufid's Kitab al-Irshad, al-Tabari, al-Luhuf. Every lesson is sourced and checked against those texts before it ships, with the citation on the page. Every Muslim is welcome to read it. DeenWell is not a scholarly authority and nothing in it is a ruling. It is a way into those books, not a replacement for them, and not a substitute for asking a scholar. Free, with adab. Sign in only if you want your progress backed up across devices.

Screenshots

Kalam4 screens
DeenWell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kalam at 4.7 against DeenWell's 4.0. Kalam also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 1) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). DeenWell's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Kalam sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DeenWell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kalam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalam has 6.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kalam ships an update every 10 days, DeenWell daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Kalam versus DeenWell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalamDeenWell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNODE ZERO INCKyan Oberas

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

DeenWell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kalam

Subscriptions10
  • Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Kalam | Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • 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 Trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Kalam | Free Trial (1 Year)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

DeenWell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kalam free?
Kalam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeenWell free?
DeenWell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kalam or DeenWell?
Kalam is rated higher. Kalam averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while DeenWell averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kalam or DeenWell have ads?
Neither Kalam nor DeenWell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kalam or DeenWell?
Kalam ships an update every 10 days, and DeenWell daily. Most recently, Kalam was updated on November 7, 2026 and DeenWell on November 5, 2026.

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