Amharic Reader vs Fayda ID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amharic Reader
Easily read Amharic text on your iPhone or iPad, even when it appears as boxes. This app translates unreadable Amharic characters with a single tap, including on the web via a Safari extension. Never miss out on understanding Amharic messages or comments again.
- Read Amharic letters on iPhone/iPad
- Safari extension for web reading
- Translate 'boxes' to Amharic
- Single-tap translation
- Understand Amharic messages and comments
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Ever followed a link only to find out it is just boxes? Are you dying to know what your friends commented in Amharic on Facebook? Or did you get a mail or a message that you can't read because it is all boxes? Amharic reader is an easy to use app that enables you to read Amharic letters on your iPhone and iPad. It also includes a Safari extension that lets you read Amharic letters on the web in Safari. It translates all the boxes to Amharic with a single tap. Install it now and you'll never have to go to your laptop to check what those 4 boxes mean.
Fayda ID
Manage your digital identity with this app. View, verify, and download your official Fayda digital ID securely. Keep your identification details organized and accessible.
- View digital ID
- Verify digital ID
- Download digital ID
- Manage digital ID
- Secure access
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A standalone app to help you view, verify, download and manage your Fayda digital ID
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fayda ID at monthly against Amharic Reader's every 9 months. Amharic Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Amharic Reader against 3.9 for Fayda ID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Amharic Reader's written reviews are positive against 83% of Fayda ID's.
Amharic Reader ships an update every 9 months, Fayda ID monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amharic Reader | Fayda ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (55 ratings) | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anteneh Sahledengel | National ID Program, Ethiopia |
Customer experience
Amharic Reader
Fayda ID
In-app purchases
Amharic Reader
No in-app purchases
Fayda ID
No in-app purchases
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