Comparison

Yalla Write Arabic vs Rasm

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

Head to head
About

Yalla Write Arabic

Features
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Yalla Write Arabic helps beginners practice writing real Arabic words by tracing, listening, and recalling from memory. Start with simple, useful Arabic words and build confidence one short practice round at a time. Trace the word, hear the pronunciation, then try writing it from memory before checking your answer. Designed for calm, focused handwriting practice: - Write complete Arabic words, not just isolated letters - Trace each word before trying it from memory - Hear each word with clear pronunciation - Build confidence through short practice rounds - Review words that need more practice - Use locally on your device Yalla Write Arabic is made for learners who want a gentle way to get comfortable writing Arabic script in real words — without pressure, streaks, or noisy distractions.

About

Rasm

This app focuses solely on teaching the skill of reading Arabic script aloud. It teaches letter shapes in different positions and identifies mistakes based on dot placement. Vowel marks are gradually faded to prepare users for real text.

Highlights
  • Teaches positional letter forms
  • Identifies dot-based mistakes
  • Gradually fades vowel marks
  • Spaced repetition learning algorithm
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Rasm teaches exactly one skill: reading Arabic script out loud. Not the language. You will not learn what the words mean, and that is on purpose — decoding the script is a separate skill, and it is the one most people never get around to. IT TEACHES THE SHAPES, NOT THE ALPHABET SONG Arabic letters change form depending on where they sit in a word, so the thing you actually have to know is the pair: this letter, in this position. All 34 letters across their 115 positional forms, grouped by the shapes they share rather than by alphabetical order. IT KNOWS WHAT KIND OF MISTAKE YOU MADE Most letters differ only by dots. When you misread one, Rasm can tell you that you read two dots above where there was one below — and it shows you, by lifting the wrong dots off and leaving the bare skeleton on screen for half a second before the right ones land. IT WEANS YOU OFF THE VOWEL MARKS Beginner material is written with harakat; real text is not. Rasm fades them per shape, on a schedule, until you are reading what is actually printed. IT SCHEDULES THE PRACTICE FOR YOU A proven spaced-repetition algorithm (FSRS) decides what comes back and when, from how you actually answer — never from asking you to rate yourself. Five to ten minutes a day. No advertising, no account, no tracking of any kind. Nothing leaves your phone, and it works with the network switched off.

Screenshots

Yalla Write Arabic4 screens
Rasm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rasm at none against Yalla Write Arabic's 1. Yalla Write Arabic's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Yalla Write Arabic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rasm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yalla Write Arabic ships an update every 2 weeks, Rasm weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Yalla Write Arabic versus Rasm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYalla Write ArabicRasm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTIAN ERNST BIAMONTLuca Rizzello

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Yalla Write Arabic

One-time1
  • Unlock All Words$4.99
None

Rasm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yalla Write Arabic free?
Yalla Write Arabic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rasm free?
Rasm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yalla Write Arabic or Rasm have ads?
Neither Yalla Write Arabic nor Rasm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yalla Write Arabic or Rasm?
Yalla Write Arabic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rasm weekly. Most recently, Yalla Write Arabic was updated on November 5, 2026 and Rasm on November 6, 2026.

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