Best Tafsir Apps

230+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.8 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated June 2026

Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word) is the household name in tafsir, but it's far from the only option. We track 230+ alternatives and competitors on iOS — many free, many higher-rated than you'd expect.

Top Picks for Tafsir

Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word)#1

Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word) by Greentech Apps Foundation

You can understand the Quran!
Editor's Choice
📚 Books
4.8😊(19K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Deepen your understanding of the Quran with comprehensive translations, word-by-word analysis, and detailed tafsirs in multiple languages. Listen to recitations, track your progress, and explore Quranic topics for a more meaningful connection.

What We Love

  • 💻 Clean and easy-to-use interface
  • 📚 Comprehensive Quran features (translations, tafsir, recitations)
  • 🔍 Helpful word-by-word translation and grammar analysis
  • 🔖 Useful bookmarking and note-taking options

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes reported
  • 🔀 Issues with switching between reading modes and losing place
  • 🔊 Complaints about audio playback and recitation controls
Quran Tafsir Kathir in English#2

Quran Tafsir Kathir in English by Siddiykh Goling

Quran English Tafsir Study
Strong Contender
🔍 Reference
5.0(3 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Access five comprehensive Quranic commentaries offline. Explore detailed explanations, historical context, and scholarly insights from renowned Islamic scholars. Features include bookmarking, adjustable text, and side-by-side comparison of different tafsirs.

Quran Tafsir تفسير القرآن#3

Quran Tafsir تفسير القرآن by Pakistan Data Management Services

Essential app for all Muslims
Worth Considering
🔍 Reference
4.7😊(13K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Access multiple Quran tafsir books in one application, including Arabic, English, and Urdu versions. Read the Quran in Uthmanic font with adjustable tafsir views and zoom capabilities. Explore audio recitations and translations.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Best app ever
  • 🚀 Excellent app
  • 👍 User friendly
  • 👍 Comprehensive

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Audio not working
  • 🐛 Ads causing issues
  • 🔋 Too many ads

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Quran - by Quran.com - قرآن
Quran - by Quran.com - قرآن
Quran - by Quran.com - قرآن
from Quran.com
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Read, memorize, and listen to the Quran on the go with this ad-free digital mushaf. It offers a beautiful interface and aims to help users increase their recitation and blessings.

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Tarteel: AI Quran Memorization
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Memorize, Recite, Fix Mistakes
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This AI-powered app helps Muslims memorize and recite the Quran with confidence. It offers advanced voice recognition to detect and correct recitation errors, track progress, and set personalized learning goals. Listen to recitations, find specific verses by reciting them, and review past mistakes to improve your connection with the Quran.

AI-powered mistake detectionRecite from memory with voice trackingLive correction and feedback
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الباحث القرآني
الباحث القرآني
الباحث القرآني
by Mustafa Jibaly
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This app facilitates the study and understanding of the Quran. It offers comprehensive resources including interpretations, readings, Quranic texts, grammar, sciences, reasons for revelation, rulings, and dictionaries. While it requires internet access, efforts are underway to enable offline functionality for some sections.

Quranic interpretations (Tafsir)Recitations and readingsQuranic texts (Mushafs)
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Quran Pro · القران الكريم
Quran Pro · القران الكريم
Quran Pro · القران الكريم
Muslim, English, Islam, Audio
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Access the Holy Quran with world-class recitations, customizable playlists, and daily inspirational verses. Enhance your spiritual journey with translations, tafsir, and offline listening capabilities. Enjoy a seamless and interactive reading and listening experience.

World-class Quran recitationsCustomizable playlistsDaily inspirational verses
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Quran Academy: Quran & Tafsir
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Quran word by word and tafsir
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Access the Noble Quran with translations and detailed tafsir. Features include verse bookmarking, sharing, word-by-word meanings in multiple languages, and customizable reading settings. Enjoy a free, ad-free experience with CarPlay support.

Verse bookmarkingShare ayahWord-by-word meanings
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(929)
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9
قرآن هادی با ترجمه تفسیر فارسی
قرآن هادی با ترجمه تفسیر فارسی
قرآن هادی با ترجمه تفسیر فارسی
Quran Farsi Tafsir (اهل البیت)
Free

Access the complete Quran with Farsi translations and multiple tafsir interpretations. Listen to verse-by-verse recitations and audio translations, with options to download tafsir content. Features include word-by-word translations, daily reminders, and bookmarking.

Complete Quran with Farsi translationMultiple Farsi tafsir interpretationsVerse-by-verse audio recitation
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10
Quran Majeed – القران الكريم
Quran Majeed – القران الكريم
Quran Majeed – القران الكريم
Loved by 65M+ muslims
Free

This app provides a comprehensive Quran experience with authentic text, recitations by world-famous readers, and multiple translations. It also includes prayer times, Qibla direction, and Islamic greetings.

Complete Quran in Uthmanic scriptAudio recitation by famous recitersMultiple translations and English Tafsir
🔍 Reference
(239K)
free with in-app purchases
11
Quran Audio – Al Quran Majeed
Quran Audio – Al Quran Majeed
Quran Audio – Al Quran Majeed
Quran Coran Alcorão المصحف 코란
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Engage with the Holy Qur’an through powerful audio and reading features. Enjoy customizable recitations, adjustable text, and daily verse notifications to deepen your spiritual connection. Access content online or offline, anytime, anywhere.

Multiple Quran recitersOnline and offline audio playbackCustomizable Arabic fonts
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Quran 360: AlQuran English
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This app offers a comprehensive Quranic experience, including recitation correction, word-by-word translations, and audio recitations by famous scholars. Learn, comprehend, recite, and memorize the Quran with features like Tajweed guidance, offline access, and personalized playlists.

Tarteel Mistake DetectionThe Quran TeacherTajweed reading
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ezQuran - Easy Read Quran
ezQuran - Easy Read Quran
ezQuran - Easy Read Quran
by Digital Ummah
Free

Experience the Quran with an easy-to-read South African / Subcontinental / Indo-pak Arabic script. Navigate seamlessly, bookmark verses, and zoom for enhanced readability. This app is available free of charge.

13-line Arabic scriptPage flipping navigationJump to page, surah, or juz
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(349)
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Great Tafsirs التفاسير العظيمة
Great Tafsirs التفاسير العظيمة
Great Tafsirs التفاسير العظيمة
by Integrated Technology Group
Free

Access a vast collection of Quranic commentaries from prominent Sunni, Shi'ite, and Sufi scholars. Explore translations, recitations, and linguistic resources across seven Islamic schools of thought. Features an advanced search engine for the Quran.

Extensive Quranic commentariesAccess to Sunni, Shi'ite, and Sufi scholarsCovers seven Islamic schools of thought
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Quran Tajweed Pro | مصحف تجويد
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This app offers a comprehensive Quran reading experience with Tajweed rules highlighted. It includes multiple translations and tafsirs, audio recitations, and features like ayah repetition and daily ayah notifications.

Tajweed rules highlightedMultiple Quran translationsExtensive Tafsir library
🔍 Reference
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free with in-app purchases
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Learn Quran Tafsir
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Koran Translation & Tafseer
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Understand the Quran with trusted interpretations and advanced search features. This app offers multiple tafsirs in English and Indonesian, helping you connect religious texts to daily life. Expand your knowledge of the Quran anytime, anywhere.

Quran search functionalityRead multiple tafsirsAI-powered questions
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Tafsir Baran تەفسیری باران
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This app provides a detailed Quranic exegesis in Kurdish, breaking down verses with their meanings, reasons for revelation, and practical benefits. It aims for clarity and accessibility, drawing from renowned scholars to offer a comprehensive understanding.

Verse-by-verse exegesisReasons for revelationPractical benefits of verses
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(18)
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Quran and Tafsir ASR-I SAADET
Quran and Tafsir ASR-I SAADET
Quran and Tafsir ASR-I SAADET
A. Metin Saruhan
Free

Access the Holy Quran, its meal, tafsir, and hadiths offline and ad-free. Features include word-by-word tracking, audio recitations from over 40 reciters, and detailed analysis of religious texts. It also offers tools like Adhan times, Qibla finder, and a Zakat calculator to support your religious practice.

Offline Quran reading and listeningTafsir and Hadith analysisAudio recitations from 40+ reciters
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Sajda: Athan, Quran & Tafsir
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Quran Commentary - English Tafsir Uthmani
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Explore the Quran with comprehensive English commentary and translations. Features include elegant Uthmanic script, audio recitations, bookmarking, and sharing options. Offers a free version with core features and a paid version with expanded translations and reciters.

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