Comparison

Shia Academy vs Rasm

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

Head to head
About

Shia Academy

An interactive learning app for children to explore Islam through stories, games, and activities. It aims to foster a love for the Quran and Islamic teachings with engaging, bite-sized lessons and creative expression.

Highlights
  • Interactive Islamic lessons
  • Captivating stories and rhymes
  • Gamified learning experiences
  • Hands-on activities
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Focus on Quran and Ahlulbayt teachings
Features
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Shia Academy is an interactive learning app designed to help children discover the beautiful breadth of Islam in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way. Through captivating stories, games, rhymes, and hands-on activities, children explore everything from the core pillars of faith to daily Islamic practices, all while developing a lifelong love for the Quran and the teachings of the Ahlulbayt. Our lessons are carefully crafted for young learners, seamlessly blending education with play so children can understand both the beliefs and the daily practices of Islam in a way that is enjoyable and memorable. What children will learn: • Core Beliefs & Practices • Living Islamic Values • History & Heritage • Quranic Connection How children learn: • Bite-Sized Lessons • Interactive Media • Gamified Learning • Creative Expression For parents: Shia Academy uses simple language, colorful visuals, and short activities designed to keep young learners engaged and excited to learn. Easily track your child’s progress across multiple topics and help them build a strong, holistic Islamic identity in a positive environment. Our goal is simple: To nurture the next generation with a complete understanding of Islam, a deep love for the Quran, and a life guided by the beautiful teachings of the Ahlulbayt. Privacy Policy: https://policy.rataiy.site/Shia_Academy_Privacy_Policy.pdf Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rasm

This app focuses solely on teaching the skill of reading Arabic script aloud. It teaches letter shapes in different positions and identifies mistakes based on dot placement. Vowel marks are gradually faded to prepare users for real text.

Highlights
  • Teaches positional letter forms
  • Identifies dot-based mistakes
  • Gradually fades vowel marks
  • Spaced repetition learning algorithm
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Rasm teaches exactly one skill: reading Arabic script out loud. Not the language. You will not learn what the words mean, and that is on purpose — decoding the script is a separate skill, and it is the one most people never get around to. IT TEACHES THE SHAPES, NOT THE ALPHABET SONG Arabic letters change form depending on where they sit in a word, so the thing you actually have to know is the pair: this letter, in this position. All 34 letters across their 115 positional forms, grouped by the shapes they share rather than by alphabetical order. IT KNOWS WHAT KIND OF MISTAKE YOU MADE Most letters differ only by dots. When you misread one, Rasm can tell you that you read two dots above where there was one below — and it shows you, by lifting the wrong dots off and leaving the bare skeleton on screen for half a second before the right ones land. IT WEANS YOU OFF THE VOWEL MARKS Beginner material is written with harakat; real text is not. Rasm fades them per shape, on a schedule, until you are reading what is actually printed. IT SCHEDULES THE PRACTICE FOR YOU A proven spaced-repetition algorithm (FSRS) decides what comes back and when, from how you actually answer — never from asking you to rate yourself. Five to ten minutes a day. No advertising, no account, no tracking of any kind. Nothing leaves your phone, and it works with the network switched off.

Screenshots

Shia Academy4 screens
Rasm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rasm at none against Shia Academy's 4. Rasm also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Shia Academy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Shia Academy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Rasm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shia Academy against 5.0 for Rasm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shia Academy ships an update every 3 days, Rasm weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shia Academy versus Rasm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShia AcademyRasm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReza AtaiyLuca Rizzello

Customer experience

Shia Academy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rasm

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shia Academy

One-time4
  • Donate $4.99$4.99
  • Donate $9.99$9.99
  • Donate $19.99$19.99
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  • Donate $49.99$49.99
None

Rasm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shia Academy free?
Shia Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rasm free?
Rasm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shia Academy or Rasm?
Shia Academy and Rasm are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Shia Academy or Rasm have ads?
Neither Shia Academy nor Rasm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shia Academy or Rasm?
Shia Academy ships an update every 3 days, and Rasm weekly. Most recently, Shia Academy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rasm on November 6, 2026.

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