Comparison

Rafım vs Self Study CS

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

Head to head
About

Rafım

Features
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PHOTOGRAPH YOUR SHELF — AI DOES THE REST (Premium) - Take a photo of your shelf and AI reads the book spines - Books arrive with cover, author and page count - Review the list before adding; books you already own are marked BUILD YOUR LIBRARY - Scan an ISBN or add manually; cover, author and pages fill in automatically - First 5 books free; unlimited books and shelves with Premium - Create your own colour-coded shelves: Classics, Summer Reads, Someday… COMPLETE YOUR SERIES - We find the volumes you're missing and add them in one tap - “You own 3 of 5” — see exactly where you are in a series TRACK YOUR READING - Set a yearly goal, log pages read and books finished - Follow your progress with a heatmap, streaks and badges - Monthly Reading Recap and yearly Wrapped — ready to share LENDING TRACKER - Never forget who has your book - Get it back easily with reminders MULTILINGUAL & SAFE - 16 languages - Cloud backup keeps your library with you - Works offline too One more page every day. Your library now fits in your pocket. Terms: https://rafim-app.web.app/terms Privacy: https://rafim-app.web.app/privacy

About

Self Study CS

Features
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The best way to self-learn Computer Science — hundreds of CS topics, offline, beautifully formatted for iPhone and iPad.Self-Study CS is a focused reader for the open CS Self-Learning guide: hundreds of computer-science topics in Markdown, optimized for long reading sessions on iPhone and iPad. WHAT YOU GET • Offline catalog — Explore bundled chapters by topic; switch between English (.en.md) and Chinese primary files when both exist. • Reader built for technical text — Comfortable light, dark, and sepia themes, adjustable text size and line spacing, and a table of contents for quick jumps. • Pick up where you left off — Continue reading and per-chapter scroll progress. • Bookmarks — Save chapters and open them from one place. MY GUIDES Create your own course-style notes with optional sections inspired by the bundled template. Content is stored locally on your device in a private database—not on our servers.

Screenshots

Rafım4 screens
Self Study CS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Self Study CS at none against Rafım's 3. Self Study CS also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Rafım's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Rafım sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Self Study CS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rafım ships an update every 3 days, Self Study CS daily. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Rafım versus Self Study CS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRafımSelf Study CS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerve GultekinAPPS BAY LIMITED

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rafım

Subscriptions2
  • Rafım Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Rafım Premium Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
None

Self Study CS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rafım free?
Rafım is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Self Study CS free?
Self Study CS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rafım or Self Study CS have ads?
Self Study CS shows ads; Rafım does not.
Which is updated more often, Rafım or Self Study CS?
Rafım ships an update every 3 days, and Self Study CS daily. Most recently, Rafım was updated on October 7, 2026 and Self Study CS on October 7, 2026.

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