iHifz Quran - حفظ القرآنv5.4

Released June 18, 2016Major

iOS

The latest major update resulted in a negative impact, with the average rating declining from 4.9 to 4.59. While the release successfully addressed historical stability issues, the introduction of new technical regressions in the settings menu and incomplete content coverage drove a net decrease in user satisfaction.

What changed

UXAdded new high quality font for Mushaf-al-Madinah
ContentIntroduced color coded tajweed rules for Juz 1, 22, 29 & 30
PerformanceStability improvements and general bug fixes

Reception

38/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What worked

UX
Users report improved visual clarity following the implementation of the new Mushaf-al-Madinah font.
Performance
General stability and crash issues experienced prior to the update were successfully resolved.

What didn't

UX
backfired
The update introduced forced exits when navigating settings menus, causing a net decline in user sentiment.
Content
no evidence
The introduction of color-coded tajweed rules resulted in user complaints regarding incomplete coverage for specific surahs.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 11, 2026

The average rating declined by 0.31 stars following the update, shifting from 4.9 to 4.59. While the release successfully resolved historical stability issues, users report new technical regressions including forced exits when navigating settings and incomplete tajweed rule coverage. Momentum appears to be weakening as long-term users encounter these post-update functional defects.

-0.31 ★

Sentiment shift

New praises (1)

Visual clarity provided by the updated font for the Mushaflowversion-tied

New complaints (2)

Application crashes or exits unexpectedly when accessing settings menusmediumversion-tied

Incomplete color-coded tajweed rules across specific surahslowversion-tied

Resolved complaints (1)

General stability and crash issues during app operationmedium

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix for the settings menu navigation to resolve the forced exits reported post-update.
Address the incomplete tajweed rule coverage for Juz 1, 22, 29, and 30 to satisfy user expectations for the content update.
Monitor the 0.31 star rating decline to determine if the current instability causes long-term churn among the active user base.

Original release notes

◉ New high quality font for Mushaf-al-Madinah
◉ Color coded tajweed rules for Juz 1, 22, 29 & 30 (Mushaf font only) - We will add all Juz very soon, in-sha-Allah
◉ Stability improvements & many bug fixes
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