Comparison

Ilm Arena vs Cilmi

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

Head to head
About

Ilm Arena

This Islamic knowledge app offers authenticated quiz questions with sourced explanations from the Quran and Hadith. Learn at your own pace across three difficulty levels, with options for bilingual audio and text. Access a free tier with daily quizzes and premium features for unlimited learning.

Highlights
  • 6,100+ authenticated quiz questions
  • Sourced explanations from Quran & Hadith
  • Three difficulty levels (Beginner to Scholar)
  • Bilingual English/Arabic audio and text
  • Daily quizzes and 'Ask Ilm' questions
  • Sanad Cards for mastery
  • Improvement Mode (Premium)
Features
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Your Pocket Madrasah. Ilm Arena is the Islamic knowledge app where every answer is authenticated. 6,100 quiz questions across 12 categories — Qur'an, Hadith, Sīrah, Fiqh, Arabic, Aqīdah, and more — with every explanation sourced from Qur'an, authentic hadith, and classical scholarship. Learn at your level — from Beginner to Scholar. WHAT MAKES ILM ARENA DIFFERENT Every explanation includes the actual reference — the hadith citation, the Qur'anic āyah, or the scholarly source. We reference Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn Kathīr, An-Nawawī, and 25+ other classical sources. No fabricated content. No vague generalizations. Every question is also fully voiced in natural-sounding English and Arabic audio — so you can learn while driving, walking, or resting your eyes. Listen to the Arabic for pronunciation, the English for understanding, or both. THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Beginner — foundational knowledge every Muslim should know • Intermediate — deeper questions for the consistent student • Scholar — advanced questions for serious students of ilm Move between levels at your own pace, or challenge yourself across all three. FREE TIER • All 6,100 authenticated questions across all three difficulty levels • Full English and Arabic text toggle (Arabic text is never paywalled) • Question of the Day with full English and Arabic audio — every day, free • 3 daily quizzes • 3 Ask Ilm questions per day • Audio preview on the first 3 questions of every quiz • Six bilingual rank levels: Mubtadi (Beginner) → Qari (Reader) → Talib (Seeker) → Daris (Studier) → Muthabir (Persevering) → Mujtahid (Striver) • Sanad Cards — earn citations for mastery in each category ILM ARENA PREMIUM — $4.99/month or $39.99/year • Unlimited daily quizzes • Unlimited Ask Ilm questions — now with natural voice playback • Full English and Arabic audio on every question, option, and explanation • Improvement Mode — focus your practice on the questions you've previously missed • Priority access to new content and features Seeking what the scholars sought. ________ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ilmarena.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://ilmarena.com/terms.html

About

Cilmi

Features
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Cilmi is an E-library platform dedicated to making authentic Islamic educational content freely accessible to everyone, anywhere in the world. Books, audio lectures and video lessons — one catalog, free to use. A COMPLETE CATALOG Read books in PDF and ePub, listen to lectures and khutbas, follow video lessons, and play full Qur'an recitations. Everything sits in one library instead of scattered across links and messaging apps. ORGANISED BY CATEGORY AND AUTHOR Browse by subject — Fiqi, Naxwa, Balaqah, Caqiidah, Qawacid Fiqiyah and more — or go straight to a scholar and open their complete collection. Search by title, author or category when you know what you are looking for. READ, LISTEN OR WATCH Built-in PDF and ePub readers for books. Full playback control for audio: 0.75x to 2x speed, skip forward 30 seconds or back 10, and keep listening while your screen is locked or you use another app. DOWNLOAD ONCE, USE OFFLINE Save any book, lecture or recitation to your device and open it later with no connection — made for places where data is slow or expensive. YOUR PROGRESS IS REMEMBERED Cilmi keeps your place. Books reopen on the page you stopped at, and your listening history is saved, so you can continue exactly where you left off. FAVOURITES AND BOOKMARKS Save anything worth returning to and find it again in one tap. THREE LANGUAGES Fully available in Somali, Arabic and English. Cilmi is free. Registration takes a phone number — an email address is optional — and keeps your downloads, progress and favourites with your account.

Screenshots

Ilm Arena4 screens
Cilmi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cilmi at none against Ilm Arena's 2. On price, ads, 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. Ilm Arena sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cilmi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ilm Arena versus Cilmi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlm ArenaCilmi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperQuais AlfarehMohamed Abdisalam ALi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ilm Arena

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Cilmi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ilm Arena free?
Ilm Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cilmi free?
Cilmi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ilm Arena or Cilmi have ads?
Neither Ilm Arena nor Cilmi shows ads.

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