Comparison

Elif App vs Arabi

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

Head to head
About

Elif App

Features
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Elif App is a free educational app that helps children learn the Arabic alphabet in a fun and interactive way. Features: • Learn all 29 Arabic letters in all their forms (initial, medial, final, isolated) • Audio pronunciation for every letter • Multiple test modes: Classic Quiz, Speed Challenge, Listening Quiz • Matching game for playful learning • Letter connection rules visually explained • Game Center integration: Leaderboards and achievements • Daily reward system and streak tracking • Child-friendly design with large, colorful interface • Completely free, ad-free, and safe • Works offline – no internet connection needed • Suitable for ages 4 and up Learning the Arabic alphabet has never been this much fun with Elifba!

About

Arabi

Learn Egyptian, Levantine, or Modern Standard Arabic through comprehensible input. Practice speaking with AI characters, read stories, and build vocabulary with natural audio and contextual translations. Includes an alphabet course and offline learning.

Highlights
  • Speaking practice with AI characters
  • Comprehensible input via stories and audio
  • Tap-to-translate and save words
  • AI-generated narrated stories
  • Discovery feed for new words
  • Arabic alphabet course
  • Offline learning support
Features
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Arabi helps you build your listening and reading skills in Egyptian, Levantine or Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha), and now practice speaking in real conversations. You learn by listening to and reading plenty of Arabic you can mostly understand, a little above your level. This is called comprehensible input. Short stories, a feed of new words with natural audio, and translations on tap keep each new word in context, so it stays with you. With Arabi you can: - Talk with a character in real everyday scenes and get gentle help when you’re stuck, in the new Speaking (Beta). ** - Listen to short stories at your level, with natural audio and subtitles in your language, and keep listening with your screen locked. Tap a word you don’t know to hear it and see its meaning, then save it to practice later. * - Write a prompt and get your own exciting narrated stories, to learn on your own terms. ** - Swipe through new words in the discovery feed. Every card has natural audio in male and female voices, a translation and an example sentence. - Learn to read Arabic from zero with the built-in alphabet course. - Practice the words you’ve collected, your bookmarks or suggested words. * - Pick Egyptian, Levantine or Fusha, and switch between them anytime. * - Keep learning offline. * - Follow your daily goal on the Lock Screen, add Arabi’s widgets and get a word of the day. - Share words, stories, collections and your progress with friends. * Requires Pro or Lifetime (some stories are free to try). ** Uses diamonds, sold separately as in-app purchases. The free plan shows ads. Pro and Lifetime are ad-free. Why Arabi? - Dialects and Fusha in one app. Most courses teach only formal Arabic. Arabi also teaches the dialects people use at home, in shops and with friends in Egypt and the Levant, plus Fusha for reading and the news. - Made for listening. Every word and sentence has natural audio, so you learn to understand, not just to read. - Graded from beginner to advanced. Words and stories follow CEFR levels, A1 to C1. - In your language. Translations in English, German, Polish, French, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch. We add new words, stories and guided lessons regularly. Stories, speaking practice and audio are made with the help of AI. Arabi Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or 6-month); Lifetime is a one-time purchase that unlocks everything forever, plus the premium gold theme. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Have an idea or found a problem? Send us feedback from the app. Terms: https://tryu.app/terms Privacy: https://tryu.app/privacy

Screenshots

Elif App4 screens
Arabi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elif App at none against Arabi's 9. Elif App also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Arabi sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Elif App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elif App ships an update every 6 days, Arabi every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Elif App versus Arabi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElif AppArabi
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTheolutionVladislav Kuznetsov

In-app purchases

None

Elif App

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Arabi

Subscriptions3
  • Arabi Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Arabi Pro7 Days trial$41.996 Months
  • Arabi Pro1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Starter pack$1.99
  • AI Stories: 15,000 Diamonds$5.99
  • AI Stories: 37,500 Diamonds$12.99
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  • AI Stories: 112,500 Diamonds$29.99
  • Lifetime (welcome offer)$49.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Elif App free?
Elif App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arabi free?
Arabi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elif App or Arabi have ads?
Arabi shows ads; Elif App does not.
Which is updated more often, Elif App or Arabi?
Elif App ships an update every 6 days, and Arabi every 4 days. Most recently, Elif App was updated on October 28, 2026 and Arabi on November 12, 2026.

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