Comparison

ReadArabic vs Sharifa.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Read stories and news in Arabic
  • Tap words for instant translation
  • Learn vocabulary in context
  • Supports A1-B2 proficiency levels
  • No dictionary switching required
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

ReadArabic4 screens
Sharifa.4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReadArabic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Sharifa. 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 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadArabic ships an update every 2 weeks, Sharifa. every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ReadArabic versus Sharifa.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadArabicSharifa.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.9 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings955 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMert TOYMAGOMED ALIEVITCH ALIYEV

Customer experience

ReadArabic

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sharifa.

All ratings55 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

ReadArabic

One-time8
  • Support the developer$0.99
  • Support the developer$2.99
  • Support the developer$4.99
Show 5 more
  • 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
None

Sharifa.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadArabic free?
ReadArabic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sharifa. free?
Sharifa. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ReadArabic or Sharifa.?
ReadArabic is rated higher. ReadArabic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sharifa. averages 4.9 from 55 ratings.
Do ReadArabic or Sharifa. have ads?
Neither ReadArabic nor Sharifa. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadArabic or Sharifa.?
ReadArabic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sharifa. every 5 days. Most recently, ReadArabic was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sharifa. on October 16, 2026.

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