Comparison

New Arabic vs Merumi

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

Head to head
About

New Arabic

Features
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New Arabic — приложение для изучения арабского языка с русским интерфейсом. Оно помогает начать с базовых слов и фраз, а затем закреплять материал через аудио, диктовку и сборку предложений. Учебные слова и примеры отображаются арабскими буквами. В приложении есть онбординг, карта курса, словарные карточки, аудирование, фразовые упражнения, экранная арабская клавиатура и повторение слабых тем. New Arabic подходит для спокойного самостоятельного старта в арабском языке.

About

Merumi

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Merumi turns the time you already spend on your phone into a language you actually speak. ONE LESSON A DAY, IN THREE STEPS Meet new words on flashcards. Prove you know them in a quiz. Then use them in a sentence you write yourself — and an AI tells you what to fix and why, not just whether you were right. Spaced repetition brings every word back just before you would have forgotten it. POINT YOUR CAMERA AT ANYTHING Don't know the word for it? Photograph it. Merumi names it, says it out loud, and files it in your dictionary. LEARN FROM THE VIDEOS YOU ALREADY WATCH Paste a TikTok, Reel or Short — or share it straight into Merumi. You get the transcript with a translation under every line, and you can tap any word to see what it means. Keep the ones worth keeping. PUT A WORD IN FRONT OF THE APPS YOU OPEN TOO OFTEN Entirely optional, and entirely yours to set. Choose the apps. When you open one, a word appears instead, and a short quiz gets you in. Turn it off whenever you like. Merumi never sees which apps you picked — iOS doesn't tell it. WHAT'S INSIDE • Spanish for English speakers, English for Russian speakers • 5,400+ Spanish and 9,800+ English words, graded A1 to C2 • IELTS mode: the complete Academic Word List, in frequency order • Pronunciation on every word • Your own dictionary, synced across your devices • A daily goal you set yourself, and a streak worth keeping MERUMI PREMIUM Merumi is a subscription. It unlocks the daily lesson, the AI sentence exercise, the word scanner, the video breakdown and the app blocker. • Annual — includes a 3-day free trial • Monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://maty1ek.github.io/knigalock-terms/en Privacy Policy: https://maty1ek.github.io/kniga-lock-privacy/en

Screenshots

New Arabic4 screens
Merumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: New Arabic at none against Merumi's 2. Merumi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). 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. Merumi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. New Arabic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Arabic ships an update every 10 days, Merumi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
New Arabic versus Merumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew ArabicMerumi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzat IsmagilovGalymzhan Zhakangerov

In-app purchases

None

New Arabic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Merumi

Subscriptions2
  • Премиум (месячный)$9.991 Month
  • KnigaLock Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is New Arabic free?
New Arabic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merumi free?
Merumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do New Arabic or Merumi have ads?
Neither New Arabic nor Merumi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Arabic or Merumi?
New Arabic ships an update every 10 days, and Merumi every 3 days. Most recently, New Arabic was updated on October 14, 2026 and Merumi on October 3, 2026.

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