Kitabi vs ArabicBloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitabi
Learn Arabic by reading actual books, stories, and dialogues. Tap any word for instant meaning, or a sentence for translation. Practice vocabulary with smart flashcards and import your own content for interactive lessons.
- Read actual Arabic books and dialogues
- Tap words for instant meaning and roots
- Tap sentences for full translation
- Smart flashcards for vocabulary practice
- Import YouTube videos and articles
- Track vocabulary progress
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Kitabi is a different kind of Arabic learning app. Instead of endless multiple-choice quizzes, you read and watch real Arabic — books, stories, dialogues and videos. Tap any word to see its meaning instantly. Tap a sentence to see the full translation. It's the closest thing to having a tutor sitting beside you. YOUR OWN ARABIC LIBRARY Browse a growing collection of Arabic books: stories of the prophets, the life of the Prophet Muhammad saw, hadith, supplications, everyday dialogues and more. Every word is tappable — meaning, root and related forms, one tap away. Save the words you want to remember and watch them highlight across every book you read. WATCH REAL ARABIC Cartoons, stories and vlogs in Arabic, with live subtitles that follow the video. Tap any word as it's spoken to see what it means. Pick a topic, or search for a word and jump straight to the moment it's said. TAP TO TRANSLATE Read naturally. When you hit a word you don't know, tap it. A clean panel shows the meaning, the root and related words. Tap the sentence for the full translation. No switching apps, no copy-pasting into a translator. HEAR EVERY WORD Native-quality audio throughout. Tap to hear a single word pronounced correctly, or listen to a whole passage read aloud while you follow along. EXPLORE ARABIC ROOTS Arabic is built from three-letter roots, and once you see them the language stops feeling random. The Explorer maps any word back to its root and shows you the family it belongs to — the verbs, the nouns and the patterns that connect them. VOCABULARY THAT STICKS Every word you meet is tracked. Practise with flashcards that adapt to your level, plus listening, matching, scramble and speed-match exercises. Words you struggle with come back more often. Picture Words teaches everyday vocabulary with animated illustrations across 35+ topics, and the built-in dictionary is always a tap away. START FROM ZERO Never seen the Arabic script before? The alphabet course takes you letter by letter — the shapes, the sounds, and how each one changes at the start, middle and end of a word. IMPORT YOUR OWN VIDEOS Paste a YouTube link and Kitabi turns it into an interactive Arabic lesson, with word-by-word translation and playback synced to the text. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app speaks your language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay and more. FREE AND PREMIUM Kitabi is free to start. You get free chapters in every book, daily flashcard practice, the dictionary, Picture Words, exercises and the alphabet course. Kitabi Premium unlocks everything: • Every book and every chapter • Watch — the full Arabic video feed • Unlimited flashcards and practice • The full root and word-family Explorer • Import from YouTube • Everything we add later SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Kitabi Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings. In some regions Kitabi Premium is also available as a one-time purchase that does not renew. Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate learner who wants to understand real Arabic, Kitabi gives you the tools to actually understand what you're reading and hearing — not just memorise words in isolation. Start reading Arabic today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kitabi.space/privacy
ArabicBloom
This app offers a structured approach to learning Arabic for beginners. It covers essential elements like the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary, and grammar through interactive tools and quizzes. Track your progress and review key phrases at your own pace.
- Learn Arabic alphabet
- Practice Arabic numbers
- Study useful phrases
- Build vocabulary with flashcards
- Review Quranic words
- Learn basic grammar
- Test knowledge with quizzes
- Track learning progress
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ArabicBloom helps beginners start learning Arabic with simple, focused study tools for letters, numbers, phrases, vocabulary, Quranic words, grammar, quizzes, and review. Features: Learn the Arabic alphabet Practice Arabic numbers Study useful Arabic phrases by level Build vocabulary with themed flashcard decks Review common Quranic words Learn basic Arabic grammar step by step Test your knowledge with quizzes Save favorite words and phrases for later review Track your learning progress ArabicBloom is designed for learners who want a clean and easy way to begin their Arabic journey. Whether you are learning Arabic for school, travel, family, personal interest, Quranic vocabulary, or everyday practice, the app gives you a simple place to study and review at your own pace. Start with the alphabet, build your vocabulary, practice phrases, review grammar, test what you remember, and keep growing step by step with ArabicBloom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArabicBloom at none against Kitabi's 2. ArabicBloom also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Kitabi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Kitabi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. ArabicBloom asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArabicBloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Kitabi ships an update every 3 weeks, ArabicBloom every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitabi | ArabicBloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zani Dobruna | Mohammad Ishaq Ishaq |
Customer experience
Kitabi
ArabicBloom
In-app purchases
Kitabi
- Kitabi Premium$12.991 Month
- Kitabi Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
ArabicBloom
No in-app purchases








