Sunnah vs Qariah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunnah
Explore a comprehensive collection of the Prophet Muhammad's sayings and practices. This app offers over 70 chapters and 800 pages of blessed Sunnah, presented in a simple and user-friendly interface for easy reading.
- Extensive Sunnah compilation
- Over 70 chapters
- 800+ pages of content
- Simple and easy to use
- Chapter selection for reading
- Focus on Prophet's practices
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Alhamdulillah, TheSunniWay.com brings you a new mobile application: “Gardens of Sunnah” / “Riyadh as Sunnah” is a famous compilation in the English language of the blessed Sunnah of the Beloved Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, by Muhammad Abdul Mannan Ridwi. It consists of over 70 chapters and 800 pages, all of which have been brought to you in this app. The app is very simple and easy to use, just select a chapter and read! Some of the chapters include: - Sunnah of Eating - Sunnah of Walking - Sunnah of Miswaak - The Blessed Nalayn - Blessings of Durud and Salam - and many more! This app has been developed by TheSunniWay.com, we are grateful to brother Muhammad Abdul Mannan for giving us permission and providing us with the digital version of the book, enabling us to create this application and thus serve the general public of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa’ah. http://thesunniway.com
Qariah
Discover and listen to Quran recitations by women from around the world. This app aims to highlight the presence and qualifications of female Quran reciters, inspiring more women to engage with the Quran.
- Global network of women Quran reciters
- Recitations from diverse cultures
- Qualified reciters with ijaza or competition wins
- Multiple qira'aat (recitation methods)
- Inspires women in Quranic studies
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“Qariah” translates to a woman Quran reciter. While there are many public Qariahs around the globe in countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria and Yemen, it is not a well known term in many Muslim communities in the west. Thus, the Qariah app aims to mainstream the term Qariah for women and ease accessing recitations of Qariahs…so that when little girls ask their mothers or aunts or sisters or homegirls, “Why are there no women Quran reciters?” The answer will be a resounding, “There are an uncountable number of them- and God willing, you and I can be them too!” →Global We feature over 60 women representing cultures all around the world: from Tanzania to Indonesia, Australia to Spain, Morocco to Somalia, Canada to Pakistan, Algeria to Guinea, the Philippines to The Gambia, Singapore to Palestine, Nigeria to Malaysia, the United States to Egypt, Yemen to Mauritania and more. →Qualified Each Qariah has memorized the Quran or holds an ijaza (license to teach), or is a national or international Quran competition winner or a qualified Quran teacher. The app showcases women’s scholarship with Quran and aims to inspire women across the globe to pursue Quranic understanding, memorization, and contemplative recitation. →Expansive Listen to the Quran in multiple qira’aat (methods of recitation) including Hafs ‘an ‘Asim, Shu'bah 'an 'Aasim, Warsh ‘an Nafi, Al-Doori 'an Abi 'Amr, Khalaf 'an Hamza, Qaloon ‘an Nafi, and Qaloon Biqasr Almunfasil wa Iskaan Meem AlJam.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qariah at 4.9 against Sunnah's 4.4. Qariah also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (233 vs 7). Sunnah's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Qariah holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qariah has 233 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Sunnah's written reviews are positive against 93% of Qariah's.
Sunnah ships an update every 47 months, Qariah fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunnah | Qariah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (233 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 233 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shakil Mohammed | Maryam Amirebrahimi |
Customer experience
Sunnah
Qariah
Bugs and requests
Sunnah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Qariah
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Recitations not matching translations
- Connectivity issues
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to download recitations for offline listening
- Option to adjust playback speed
- Playlist and queue features
- Quran text and translation integration
- More search and filter options
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- Resume playback from where left off
- Sleep timer
In-app purchases
Sunnah
No in-app purchases
Qariah
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sunnah free?
Is Qariah free?
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