ReadArabic vs Sharifa.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Sharifa.
This app offers a comprehensive suite of Islamic resources, including the Quran with translation, accurate prayer times, daily remembrances, supplications, and hadiths. It also features tools for spiritual growth like a prayer counter, missed fasts tracker, and a memorization system.
- Complete Quran with translation and bookmarking
- Accurate prayer times with notifications
- Adhkar and 99 Names of Allah
- Collection of Duas and Hadiths
- Virtual prayer counter (Tasbih)
- Missed fasts tracker
- Spiritual growth group tasks
- Text memorization system
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More than 15 sections in a single app. What makes our app unique: • Quran: the complete text of the Holy Book with convenient navigation, in Arabic and with a meaning-based translation, the ability to bookmark any verse, and a word and letter count shown for every surah. • Prayer times: an accurate prayer schedule based on your location, with notifications both at the time of the adhan and 5–30 minutes before it, at your choice. • Adhkar and the Names of Allah: a collection of daily remembrances and the 99 Beautiful Names of Allah with their meanings. • Duas: a collection of the most important and beneficial supplications. • Hadiths: selected hadiths, including the Forty Hadiths of an-Nawawi. • Tasbih: a virtual prayer counter for the remembrance of Allah. • Missed fasts tracker: keep track of the fasts you still need to make up. • Tahajjud alarm: an alarm that only turns off once you solve a math problem — so you actually get up for the night prayer. • Remembrances: create groups with your family or friends and set daily tasks for spiritual growth. • Memorization: a simple system for learning texts — add your own, and mark each stage: "to learn", "learning", "memorized". • Audio player: listen to the Quran recited by a variety of reciters. • Online lesson booking: sign up for an online lesson with a teacher to have your recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha checked and improved. These sections will become indispensable companions on your path of spiritual growth. There is still much we have not managed to finish, and we will be adding it soon. Stay with us, and please keep us in yourduas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sharifa. at none against ReadArabic's 8. Sharifa. also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (55 vs 9). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. ReadArabic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Sharifa. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ReadArabic against 4.9 for Sharifa.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sharifa. has 55 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ReadArabic ships an update every 2 weeks, Sharifa. every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | ReadArabic | Sharifa. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mert TOY | MAGOMED ALIEVITCH ALIYEV |
Customer experience
ReadArabic
Sharifa.
In-app purchases
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
Sharifa.
No in-app purchases









