BidayaBook vs VerticalChinese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BidayaBook
Learn the Quran effectively with this educational app. It offers a structured approach to understanding Islamic scripture. Designed for users of all ages, it aims to make learning accessible and engaging.
- Effective Quran learning
- Structured learning approach
- Accessible for all ages
- Engaging learning experience
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Effective way to learn Quran
VerticalChinese
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Vertical Chinese is a calm, beautiful place to read classical Chinese (文言) — and a built-in dictionary that helps you understand every character. Read the Daodejing, the Analects, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Tang poetry, Records of the Grand Historian, and more — 250+ foundational texts, laid out vertically and character by character, the way they were written. READ • Vertical, character-by-character layout with a steady pinyin gutter • Toggle Traditional 繁 / Simplified 简, pinyin 拼, and English 英 • 聽書 read-aloud (audiobook) mode, plus per-word pronunciation • Warm rice-paper design, with light & dark themes UNDERSTAND — a dictionary built in • Tap any character for pinyin, meaning, and animated stroke order • Full CC-CEDICT word lookup — search by character, pinyin, or English • Radical index to find characters you can't type • Example sentences with pinyin and English REMEMBER • Save any character or word with a tap • Spaced-repetition flashcards (練習) to review what you save • Track your progress from carp to dragon — 鯉躍龍門
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BidayaBook at every 8 months against VerticalChinese's every 18 months. BidayaBook also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.2). On price, 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.
BidayaBook ships an update every 8 months, VerticalChinese every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BidayaBook | VerticalChinese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 363 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naseeruddin Mohammad | Digital X Prairie LLC |
In-app purchases
BidayaBook
No in-app purchases
VerticalChinese
No in-app purchases
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