Comparison

Silq vs Heavenly Order

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

Head to head
About

Silq

Learn heritage languages like Dari, Pashto, and Urdu with dialect-specific lessons. Gamified learning turns vocabulary and conversation practice into an engaging experience. Reconnect with your roots and honor family history through language.

Highlights
  • Dialect-specific language lessons
  • Gamified learning with points and levels
  • Learn everyday conversational phrases
  • Native script and transliteration
  • Covers over 20 heritage languages
  • Pronunciation fundamentals
Features
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Learn Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi — plus 20+ more heritage languages the big apps skip. You pick the dialect, and the lessons follow. YOU PICK THE DIALECT Most language apps do not know the difference between Afghan Dari and Iranian Farsi, or Afghan Pashto and Pakistani Pakhto. Silq does. Choose the variant before you start and every lesson, phrase and script sample follows it. Those differences are a huge part of our heritage. LEARN LIKE YOU PLAY Silq turns language learning into a game. Earn points, unlock levels and build streaks as you work through vocabulary, phrases and real conversations. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Everyday conversational phrases Family and cultural vocabulary Numbers, greetings and essentials Native script alongside transliteration, so you can read it and say it Reading and pronunciation fundamentals LANGUAGES AVAILABLE Persian / Farsi (including Afghan Dari) Pashto (Afghan and Pakistani Pakhto) Urdu Punjabi (Pakistani and Indian) Tajik Uzbek Arabic (Egyptian, Syrian, Palestinian, Sudanese, and more dialects soon) Gujarati Tamil Telugu Malayalam Sindhi Kurdish (Kurmanji and Sorani) Marathi Kazakh Sinhala Nepali Kyrgyz Turkish and more coming WHY SILQ Many mainstream apps do not cover Pashto, Dari, Sindhi or Sinhala at all. Silq was built to fill that gap — giving diaspora speakers a way to learn the language their grandparents spoke, their parents tried to teach them, and they always meant to get around to. PERFECT FOR Diaspora communities reconnecting with their roots Parents teaching their kids the mother tongue Adults who understand the language but cannot speak it Heritage learners honouring their family history Anyone curious about Central and South Asian languages FREE TO START Silq is free to download and free to begin. A Silq Premium subscription (auto-renewing) unlocks full course access, additional languages and all premium lessons. Subscription price and billing terms are shown in the app before you purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and your subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Start your streak today. Your heritage is waiting. Questions, feedback, or want to help us add a language? We are built by the community, for the community. Reach us at info@speaksilq.com or visit https://speaksilq.com LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://speaksilq.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Heavenly Order

Explore the intricate symmetrical structures of Quranic surahs. This app visualizes hidden architectural patterns and provides scholarly analyses, making the divine design of the Quran accessible to all readers.

Highlights
  • Quran structure diagrams
  • Scholarly analyses per surah
  • Full Arabic text with grouped verses
  • English translations
  • Source citations for analyses
  • Multiple scholarly interpretations
Features
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The Quran is not a random collection of verses. Every surah is a masterwork of symmetry — a divine structure in which the beginning answers the end, and the center holds the key. Heavenly Order makes this hidden architecture visible. Scholars have long observed that Quranic surahs are built on symmetrical structures — literary patterns in which themes unfold in one direction, reach a central pivot, and then return in reverse order. This phenomenon, studied by researchers across the Islamic and academic world, reveals a level of coherence that no human author could have planned across an oral tradition. Heavenly Order brings this scholarship into your hands. What you'll find inside: • Quran structure diagrams for 75 surahs, showing the mirror, ring, or parallel pattern at a glance • Multiple scholarly analyses per surah, drawn from leading researchers in Quranic studies • The full Arabic text of each surah, with verses grouped by their position in the structure • English translations alongside the Arabic, so you can read and reflect at the same time • Source citations for every analysis, so you can follow the scholarship further The app is designed for anyone who wants to go deeper with the Quran — whether you are a student, a researcher, a teacher, or simply someone who reads with curiosity. No prior knowledge of structures or literary analysis is required. The organization speaks for itself. How to use it: Browse the list of surahs, tap any one to open its detail view, and explore the proposed structure. Switch between the Structure tab to see how the surah is organized, and the Analysis tab to read the scholarly commentary. Where multiple scholars have analyzed the same surah, you can switch between their interpretations using the dropdown selector. Heavenly Order is a companion for contemplation — an invitation to see the Quran as it has always been, and as so few have had the chance to see it. Support my work: heavenlyorder.substack.com

Screenshots

Silq4 screens
Heavenly Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heavenly Order at 100% against Silq's 28%. Heavenly Order also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Silq's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Silq sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month. Heavenly Order asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heavenly Order holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silq has 83 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Silq's written reviews are positive against 100% of Heavenly Order's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silq ships an update every 8 days, Heavenly Order fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Silq versus Heavenly Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilqHeavenly Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (83 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRahim SiddiqMunir Eltal

Customer experience

Silq

All ratings82 ratings
Positive57.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative60.4%

Heavenly Order

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Silq

Subscriptions9
  • One Language - Monthly3 Days trial$2.291 Month
  • All Languages - Monthly3 Days trial$3.591 Month
  • Add Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Basic Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • One Language - Yearly3 Days trial$37.991 Year
  • All Languages - Yearly3 Days trial$56.991 Year
  • Basic Yearly3 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$149.001 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase - Premium$289.99
None

Heavenly Order

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silq free?
Silq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heavenly Order free?
Heavenly Order is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Silq or Heavenly Order?
Heavenly Order is rated higher. Silq averages 3.6 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Heavenly Order averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Silq or Heavenly Order have ads?
Neither Silq nor Heavenly Order shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silq or Heavenly Order?
Silq ships an update every 8 days, and Heavenly Order fortnightly. Most recently, Silq was updated on November 9, 2026 and Heavenly Order on October 31, 2026.

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