Comparison

Elif vs Open Elifba

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

Head to head
About

Elif

Features
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N-ElifBa, çocukların ve yeni başlayanların 28 Arapça harfi rahatça tanıması için yapılmış basit bir eğitim uygulamasıdır. Ne sunuyor? Harflere dokunarak telaffuzu dinleme Sıra ve dinle–seç gibi kısa oyunlarla pekiştirme Hafıza ve yakala ile eğlenceli tekrar Sağdan sola düzende Arapça harf deneyimi Türkçe menü ve kısa yönergeler Ebeveynler için: Reklam yok, hesap gerektirmez; mümkün olduğunca çevrimdışı kullanılabilir. Kişisel veri toplamaz.

About

Open Elifba

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Open Elifba is a free, open-source app designed to help you learn to read Arabic script — from the very first letter to advanced Tajweed (Quran recitation) rules. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE Whether you are an absolute beginner or looking to sharpen your Tajweed knowledge, Open Elifba guides you through a structured curriculum with clear, bite-sized lessons organized into categories. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Arabic Letters — Recognize and pronounce all 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet. • Letter Forms — Learn how each letter changes shape at the beginning, middle, and end of a word. • Diacritics (Harakat) — Master Fatha, Kasra, Damma, Sukun, Shadda, and Tanween. • Vowel Lengthening (Madd) — Understand Natural Madd, Connected Madd, Disconnected Madd, Necessary Madd, Temporary Madd, and Soft Madd. • Tajweed Rules — Practice Ikhfā' (Concealment), Izhār (Clear Pronunciation), Idgham (Merging), Iqlāb (Letter Change), Qalqalah (Echoing Sound), and more. • Pronoun Rules — Learn extended and non-extended pronoun rules. • Lafzatullah — Study the special pronunciation rules for the word "Allah." AUDIO-GUIDED PRACTICE Every exercise comes with native audio pronunciations. Tap the card to hear the correct sound and practice until you get it right. SMART SPACED REPETITION Open Elifba uses a spaced repetition system to intelligently schedule your reviews. Exercises you've mastered appear less frequently, while ones that need practice come back sooner — so you spend your time where it matters most. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • See your accuracy rate and average response speed for each category. • Monitor how many exercises you've reviewed vs. how many remain. • Categories are color-coded to highlight what needs attention. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED A clean, modern interface with dark mode support. Elegant card-based exercises with smooth animations make learning feel effortless. 12 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED The app interface is available in English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, and Danish — so you can navigate in the language you're most comfortable with. FREE & OPEN SOURCE Open Elifba is completely free with no in-app purchases. The source code is openly available, making it a community-driven project you can trust. Start your Arabic reading journey today with Open Elifba.

Screenshots

Elif4 screens
Open Elifba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Open Elifba at 3 against Elif's 1. Open Elifba also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Elif versus Open Elifba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElifOpen Elifba
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNida WorldOmer Bilal Yay

In-app purchases

None

Elif

No in-app purchases

None

Open Elifba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elif free?
Elif is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Elifba free?
Open Elifba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elif or Open Elifba have ads?
Neither Elif nor Open Elifba shows ads.

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