Comparison

Kalmas vs Colophon

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

Head to head
About

Kalmas

Learn and memorize six essential Islamic Kalmas with this app. It offers Arabic text in a golden font, along with English translations and transliterations. Enjoy clear, slow-paced recitations with simple one-tap playback controls.

Highlights
  • Six Kalmas with Arabic, English, and Transliteration
  • Clear and slow-paced recitation
  • One-tap play and stop
  • Easy to use interface
  • Lightweight application
Features
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Read, listen and memorize 6 Kalmas in Islam. The app contacting Arabic text in beautifully designed golden font. English translation and transliteration is available for all six Kalmas. Easily play and stop the recitation with one tap. Key features: + All six Kalmas with Arabic, English and Transliteration. + Clear and slow paced recitation for clear understanding. + One tap play and stop recitation. + Easy to use and light weight. For support, suggestion, bug report or feature request, please email us at support@quarterpi.com.

About

Colophon

Explore the original Greek and Hebrew words behind English text in this offline study Bible. Tap any word to see its definition, transliteration, and usage frequency. Your notes and highlights are private and saved locally.

Highlights
  • Reverse-interlinear word lookup
  • Offline access to translations
  • Private notes and highlights
  • Search and cross-references
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Optional Pro features
Features
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Colophon is an offline study Bible built on one idea: there are older words under your English, and now you can touch them. Reverse-interlinear style — tap any English word to see the Greek or Hebrew behind it: the original word, its transliteration, its sense, and how often it appears across Scripture. No account. No feed. No ads. Nothing you read or write ever leaves your device. Just the text and its languages. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Tap any word in the KJV for its Strong's Greek or Hebrew entry — right inside your reading, without losing your place • Read public-domain translations (KJV, WEB, BSB) fully offline • Keep notes and highlights that survive every update — your study is never lost • Search the text, follow cross-references, and read in a calm, distraction-free page • Free at the core — every translation, Strong's, search, notes, and export NO ONE'S INTERPRETATION Colophon carries the text and its original languages, not a doctrinal slant. Public-domain sources, transparently attributed. Your notes and highlights stay on your device — Colophon has no servers and collects nothing about your study. COLOPHON PRO (optional, one-time) A single unlock — never a subscription, never a nag — adds the study desk (two translations abreast, verse by verse), notebooks that gather scattered notes into a study, print-ready study sheets, note import, the reading backgrounds beyond the plain page, your own text size, and Backup & Restore: your whole study in one file you keep, on any device, with no account. The study itself is always free. The words under the words.

Screenshots

Kalmas4 screens
Colophon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colophon at 5.0 against Kalmas's 2.0. Kalmas's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kalmas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Colophon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colophon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kalmas versus Colophon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKalmasColophon
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuarter PiMustafa Salim Erek

Customer experience

Kalmas

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Colophon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kalmas

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
4 purchases

Colophon

One-time4
  • Tip: Ink$1.99
  • Tip: Quill$4.99
  • Colophon Pro$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Tip: Patron$9.99

Questions

Is Kalmas free?
Kalmas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colophon free?
Colophon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kalmas or Colophon?
Colophon is rated higher. Kalmas averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Colophon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kalmas or Colophon have ads?
Neither Kalmas nor Colophon shows ads.

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