Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word) is a non-profit, ad-free Quran study application for iOS and Android that provides word-by-word grammatical analysis and multiple Mushaf scripts.
Product velocity
Active
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#187
▼43Books & Reference · free
Sentiment
4.9
417k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
It removes the financial and distraction-based friction of commercial apps, allowing users to focus on the linguistic and theological study of the Quran.
For Muslims worldwide seeking to study, memorize, or read the Quran with linguistic and theological depth.
What does it look like?
Key features
Provides grammatical, morphological, and root-lemma breakdown for individual Quranic verses.
Digital rendering of physical Quran pages with support for five distinct scripts.
Customizable reading schedules for completing the Quran within specific timeframes.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a non-profit charity project, relying on donations rather than traditional monetization gates.
Velocity
Active developmentUX improvementsaccessibilityperformanceShow more...
The app maintains an active development cadence, shipping approximately 0.58 releases per week across platforms. Recent updates focus on user experience enhancements, including improved navigation, accessibility, and authentication features. The development team is consistently addressing stability and performance, with the latest release providing functional improvements to reading and interface usability. The current pace indicates a stable, ongoing commitment to feature refinement.
Who built it?
Greentech Apps Foundation
12 apps tracked · Books & Reference
Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word)
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অর্থপূর্ণ নামায (সালাত) শব্দসহUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans thrilled. Users appreciate granular word-by-word translation and grammar analysis tools empower beginners to learn quranic arabic independently and ad-free experience and non-intrusive design foster a focused environment for daily spiritual reading habits, but report recent updates introduced navigation bugs that cause sidebars and menus to disappear during active reading sessions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Weekly average review rating
What users say, by theme
- Granular word-by-word translation and grammar analysis tools empower beginners to learn Quranic Arabic independently
- Ad-free experience and non-intrusive design foster a focused environment for daily spiritual reading habits
- Audio playback features allow users to cross-check their recitation and improve pronunciation accuracy effectively
- Recent updates introduced navigation bugs that cause sidebars and menus to disappear during active reading sessions
99 of 99 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Thrilled overall
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Competitive landscape for Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word)
How's the Books & Reference market?
Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word) holds a #13 rank in the UAE Books & Reference category, demonstrating strong regional adoption. Its non-profit, ad-free model creates a significant barrier for commercial rivals that rely on ad-inventory monetization.
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Key takeaways for Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word)
Where is it heading?
The market for Quranic study tools is consolidating around apps that offer both linguistic depth and technical reliability. Al Quran (Tafsir & by Word) remains advantaged by its ad-free model, but the current technical instability threatens to push users toward more stable, albeit commercial, alternatives.
- Navigation and sync bugs in the latest release erode the daily habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- The addition of Google and Apple sign-in in the latest release demonstrates active feature investment rather than maintenance-only mode.
The SWOT
- Ad-free, non-profit model fosters high user trust
- Granular linguistic tools create high switching costs
- Phonetic transliteration lowers entry barrier for beginners
- Prayer time integration consolidates religious utility
Next best moves
Rebuild navigation sidebar logic because it is the top-reported navigation bug → stabilize daily reading habit
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's non-profit, ad-free status is its greatest competitive threat…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Regional market positioning improved to #13 in the UAE Books & Reference category, while the SWOT analysis now explicitly identifies technical instability as a primary threat to user retention.
Bottom line
Stabilizing the navigation and sync infrastructure will protect the app's core retention loop, as the current technical regressions are the primary friction points for its dedicated user base.
Unlock 2 critical frictions, 2 market threats, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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- [1] Play Store listing, source
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