Comparison

أبجد vs Booktime

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

Head to head
About

أبجد

Access a vast digital library of over 30,000 Arabic ebooks and audiobooks. Enjoy novels, non-fiction, and children's stories with features for offline reading and a comfortable user experience. Join a community of Arab readers and discover new titles daily.

Highlights
  • 30,000+ Arabic ebooks and audiobooks
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Arabic audiobook library
  • Personalized book organization
  • Reading community features
Features
Currently charting
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Abjjad | The #1 Arabic Ebook & Audiobook App 30,000+ Arabic books and audiobooks in one subscription Read & listen to 30,000+ Arabic ebooks and audiobooks - all in one subscription. Trusted by over 1.5 million Arab readers worldwide. Abjjad is the largest Arabic digital library, legal, high-quality, and ad-free. No more poor-quality PDFs. Start free: 1,500+ books with no subscription or credit card required. Why Abjjad? 1- Largest Arabic Library 30,000+ Arabic ebooks and audiobooks: novels, self-help, history, philosophy, religion, psychology, biographies, and children's books. New titles added daily. 2- Arabic Audiobooks & Podcasts Listen to Arabic novels and audiobooks while driving, working out, or before bed. Partnered with 200+ Arab publishers for fully licensed content. 3- Read Offline Download any book in seconds and read or listen anywhere — no internet needed. 4- Comfortable Reading Experience • Night mode • Font size & style • Background color • Text highlighting • Notes • Smart page-turning that feels like a real book. 5- Real Arabic Reading Community Share quotes, read genuine reviews, and join monthly events and competitions with top Arab publishers and authors. 6- Your Personal Library Organize your books: Want to Read • Currently Reading • Read. Start Now Free: 1,500+ books - no credit card required Abjjad Unlimited: Full library (30,000+ books) for less than one paperback Questions? We're here: feedback@abjjad.com Privacy Policy: https://www.abjjad.com/static/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Booktime

Explore thousands of beautifully illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children. This app brings stories to life with imaginative audiovisual storytelling, stunning illustrations, and high-resolution photography, all completely free.

Highlights
  • Beautiful illustrations
  • Fiction and non-fiction books
  • Audiovisual storytelling
  • High-resolution photography
  • Classic titles
  • Offline reading and listening
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Thousands of beautifully illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children! Booktime brings fact and fiction to life through imaginative audiovisual storytelling, beautiful illustrations, and high-resolution photography. All completely free! ---------------------------------- With Booktime you get: • Beautiful illustrations • Fiction books including classic bedtime stories • Nonfiction books about animals, vehicles, places, and more • Content for children and young readers • Classic titles such as Little Red Riding Hood and Aladdin • High quality narrations • Offline reading and listening A book for everyone • Relax with a bedtime story or spark your curiosity with astonishing facts about the natural world and human achievements. Exciting illustrations • Each book includes beautiful and unique illustrations or high-resolution photos. A beautiful and immersive experience • Bold visual designs and optional audio narrations make every story easily accessible and highly interactive. ---------------------------------- Download Booktime to access a world of creative and visual storytelling. If you’re enjoying Booktime, please leave a review to help spread the word. We also love feedback! If you have any suggestions or see something we don’t have, feel free to email booktime@booktime.org.

Screenshots

أبجد2 screens
Booktime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Booktime at none against أبجد's 10. Booktime also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). أبجد's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 173). On price, rating, ads 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. أبجد sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Booktime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for أبجد against 4.7 for Booktime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: أبجد has 2.6K ratings behind it against 173, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of أبجد's written reviews are positive against 100% of Booktime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

أبجد ships an update weekly, Booktime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
أبجد versus Booktime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterأبجدBooktime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings)4.7 (173 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better173
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbjjad LTD (US)Hindawi Foundation

Customer experience

أبجد

All ratings2,627 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative15.1%

Booktime

All ratings169 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

أبجد

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when switching between portrait and landscape modes
  • Subscription cancellation process is not working properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more new and popular book titles
  • Implement a book search and filtering system
  • Introduce a night mode or dark theme
  • Allow reading on PC/web browser
  • Add audiobook support

Booktime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

أبجد

Subscriptions6
  • Abjjad Unlimited - Monthly3 variants$14.991 Month
  • Abjjad Monthly Unlimited$14.991 Month
  • Abjjad Unlimited - Monthly2 Months trial$14.991 Month
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  • Abjjad Unlimited - 6 Months6 Months trial$85.906 Months
  • Abjjad Unlimited - Annual1 Year trial2 variants$143.991 Year
  • Abjjad Unlimited - Annual2 variants$143.991 Year
None

Booktime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is أبجد free?
أبجد is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Booktime free?
Booktime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, أبجد or Booktime?
Booktime is rated higher. أبجد averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Booktime averages 4.7 from 173 ratings.
Do أبجد or Booktime have ads?
Neither أبجد nor Booktime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, أبجد or Booktime?
أبجد ships an update weekly, and Booktime every 3 weeks. Most recently, أبجد was updated on November 1, 2026 and Booktime on November 4, 2026.

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