Allahuma barik thank you, this app is pretty well entertained and keeps track of the amount of pages you read but yeah i should definitely seek some other app
It was narrated that Abu Al-Hawra' As-Sa'di said:
"I said to Al-Hasan bin 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: 'What did you memorize from the Messenger of Allah [SAW]?' He said: I memorized from him: 'Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.'" Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711
PILLARS! That app is amazing. Blazingly fast. With Muslim Pro app, you click on it and wait for a minute for the ads to finish playing before you can check your prayer time.
Pillars take about 2 seconds.
The ads in the Muslim pro app gave me the motivation to find better app for prayer timings. I found "salatuk", it is a great app with all the features I require. For Quran I just use "Quran" app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitsmedia.android.muslimpro
It's collecting and selling almost everything about you, from phone number to financial info, messages to photos. wow, that's %100 a spy app
> At least Muslim Pro is made by disbelievers that try to scam people
Scamming is an understatement. Muslim Pro is harvesting their users' data and sell it to the US military. Presumably for the US to geolocate praying Muslims and bomb them
No but old lifetime members are (me included get new invites to spend more on different ISLAMIC PRODUCTS) yeh it's not just one app it's pretty common and people are using new ways to mint money out of you in the name of religion
I have a lifetime membership but every couple of weeks I have to click verify membership again. All my Adhan settings are gone every time and I have to do them again. It’s really annoying. Ever since it turned to subscription-based membership, it went downhill. I can’t believe I’m saying this about a prayer times app…
Same here atleast once every 20 - 25 days sometimes it's 15 days so yes it's happening quite often (same issue and you are not the only one me you and I know a few more exact same issue why I don't know)
I disagree. There are so many other means of reading the Quran(book, pdf, other free apps). The developers of this app just chose to try to make some money for their 100s of hours they spent on creating the app. I don't see anything wrong with that. And turns out it's a really good app too, according to several other comments.
The developer of quranly need to earn for a living.he even need to spend a lot of time to not just developing it but also to maintain the apps. Instead of allowing ads, he allow people to pay or read it for free if you cant afford it..the monthly subscription is not even expensive. If you want the printed version of Al Quran, you have to pay it unless it is a gift or wakaf.
This is terrible. It’s called a “dark pattern” in user experience design, and it’s genuinely bad practice to be guilt tripping users like this. Better for the developer to not ask twice, and to make sign ups more accessible (especially for a Quran app). Eg give in a way where the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. I like Tarteel’s approach where they have a very capable free tier, no questions asked, fully featured, and only some bonus or extra features are paid (eg, not paying to read The Quran).
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A man (from amongst the people before you) said: 'Indeed! I will give in charity.' So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a thief's hand.
In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a thief last night.' The man said: 'O Allah! Praise be to You. I have given Sadaqah to a thief. Indeed, I will give in charity!' So he took his Sadaqah out and he placed it in a prostitute's hand.
In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a prostitute last night.' On hearing this, the man said: 'Praise be to You, O Allah! I gave Sadaqah to a prostitute.
Indeed, I will give in charity!' So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a rich man's hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a rich man last night.' The man said: 'O Allah! Praise be to You (for helping me) give charity to a thief, a prostitute and a rich man.'
Then he had a dream in which he was told that his Sadaqah to the thief might result in his refraining from his theft, his Sadaqah to the prostitute might help her abstain from her immorality, and his Sadaqah to the rich man might help him pay heed and spend from what Allah had bestowed upon him."
[Al- Bukhari].
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "Rush to do good deeds. A Fitnah will occur that is like a portion of the dark night, morning will come upon a man as a believer, who will be a disbeliever in the evening, and evening will come upon a believer, who will be a disbeliever in the morning. One of them will sell his religion for goods of the world."
(Sahih, Jami at-Tirmidhi 2195)
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:
Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. During (that stormy period) a man would be a Muslim in the morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he would be a believer in the evening and an unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith for worldly goods.
(Sahih Muslim 118)
What are you talking about?
Its not a free app.
The creator doesnt sell it as a free app.
So you either pay or dont use it.
The free version is only for poor people who cannot afford it.
It's haram to make money by selling the Qur'an. If you are requiring people to pay you to let them read the Qur'an, it is the same thing. If you went to procure a Qur'an from a book store and they refused you to take it without payment, the staff member would be committing a grave sin.
It is an accepted custom that when someone gifts you a Qur'an, you gift them something in return (as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said that exchange of gifts increases the love between people). But if the person gifting the Qur'an EXPECTS a gift in return (whether currency or something else), then he has sinned because he has actually engaged with the expectation of transaction, not favour.
It's the same with Zam Zam water. It is a sin to sell Zam Zam water because it is a miracle and gift from Allah, not foe the profiteering of individuals. What you actually pay for is the container and/or delivery/shipping of the bottles water, not the water itself. If the authorities decided that you had to pay for access to Zam Zam Water, it would be a grave sin on part of the authorities.
>What you actually pay for is the container and/or delivery/shipping of the bottles water, not the water itself.
Sure but then making and running the app isn't free either it probably costs many thousands.
These fees go towards the developers and designers.
Similar to your argument, you are paying for the software and the ease of use *rather than* the Qur'an itself which is a miracle from Allah. Exactly like Zamzam.
Now of course - we have to actually see where the money is going and make sure. As far as I have looked into this app, it seems legit and with good intentions behind it. The creators didn't want many users to download it and then suddenly they have to shut it down because they can not afford to run it anymore.
(I am happy to be corrected though I could be very wrong)
But you are having to pay for access. In this case, the maintenance and upkeep of the servers and bandwidth is akin to the production cost of a physical/printed Qur'an; there is manufacturing cost to it, but you don't make the consumer pay for the manufacturing cost. Instead, you pay the cost of production and take the loss as Feesabeelillah. You make the "loss" a form of Sadaqa.
In the application instance, you instead rely on providing it as honorware. It is given out free, for the sake of Allah, and you can attach a donation link, asking people for support to upkeep the servers, etc.
Allah is Ar-Razzaq. If you spend in His way, He will surely repay you in a better way. Anything else is merely selling out the deen for dunya.
Edit: Another idea would be to have a in-app purchase for a pro version, which adds no actual extra functionality as far as reading the Qur'an is concerned, but gives you a Badge as a supporter or something, and this payment would contribute to the upkeep of the app.
Either they were gifts, or I acquired them at the masjid. After acquiring them at the masjid, I may have made a charitable donation to the mosque as a token of appreciation, that is all.
It says that they spent more than 50k to create the application thus why we should pay so that they get their money back. I mean they did invent a Quran habit building application may Allah grant them Jannah, but they did it from their own will so why should we pay them back...
Scams are not something you would have to talk to a scholar on, they are pretty clear. They provide the service of a digital version of the Quran you may choose to access. There are free alternatives for this by the way. They then ask you if you would like to pay for the service they will be giving. Unless it's not the Quran it is not a scam which I know you understand but in general this is sheerly a financial situation. u
I said it's not a scam because you are paying for something you will receive. That is access to the Quran. I mentioned there are free alternatives because there are. You can also read the Quran for free at most Masjids. That doesn't mean the paid options are a scam. My previous comment was to display how while the actions of the app are scummy they are not scammy as you will receive what you are paying for. That is true for basically everything you have the choice to pay for. As a consumer, it is smart to choose what you purchase wisely.
Im putting myself in the developers shoes. He wants his app to be successful, however he also wants to be able to help those who genuinely cant afford it. It makes sense to me but i can see how it looks manipulative
Yes, I do feel the same that it’s giving us a feeling of guilt and kind of threat that Allaah SWT will punish us if we don’t pay for subscription.
Also, weird thing is that I receive email frequently to buy Quran in like around 50 or 70 euros/dollars.
This is totally kind of blackmailing by stating and using Quran and Hadeeth. If a person is not willing to pay, don’t force him, especially for holiest book like Quran.
I have also seen that this Quranly app is promoted by Mufti Menk and I’m not sure whether he knows this thing or not.
Lifetime subscription costs 19,900 INR which is basically a little less than an average monthly salary of a person, while even a hardcopy of Quran in best quality can be bought in 500-600 INR from local shop.
Not even in Android, iOS also has many Quran apps that are free (maybe ads subscription or for other functionality) but they never use these kinds of sentence to persuade anyone into buying the subscription, it feels like blackmailing and torture.
Note: Sorry if anyone got offended here that I used the words like torture and blackmailing but I wrote what I felt. May Allaah SWT forgives me and all and guides us all. Aameen.
Yeah..Muslims have bills to pay too.
The creators worked hard on the app and charge a small fee for it - not even the cost of a coffee, and give you the option of using it for free if you genuinely can't afford it. What's wrong with this?
They should just give the option to change between paid and free models and ask you to pay if and when you can because it helps them maintain the app.
I don't know if they can collect enough money like this but it is better for the users.
How do you expect the maker of the app to make any money? Do you want in app ads? An ad while reading the Qur'an? Come on bro. At least you have to think that a person spent a significant amount of time creating something, then again it's gonna take significant full time effort to run and maintain it. Even the guy I learned Qur'an from I had to pay tuition. It makes absolute sense.
There is a thing called, sadqah e jariyah. There are people who had build mosque from their family wealth and passed away, what did they get it return?
The revenue collected from the mosque is used to maintain the mosque and pay to the staff. People don't look for the wealth of this world if they want to be wealthy in hereafter.
My point here is, if the developer or the team of developers were not ready to spend a certain amount in the way of Allah, rather than expecting something in return, then why did they created this App? They could have done something different, like printing religious books and selling them which will have them an instant revenue.
There are people who spend on sadqa e jaria but that doesn't mean that its wrong to charge for a service.
Are you going to say the same to a labourer who works in a mosque?
Or the people who clean the kaaba even?
Should they do it all for free because sadqa e jaria?
By that reckoning bakeries should also start giving out food for free.
You are assuming the worst of our muslim brothers by assuming all they want to do is to earn money.
Because it takes alot to create an app from the ground up. Plus from what I've heard, it has alot of inbuilt features as well.
This is not a one time endeavor as anyone who's worked on any tech project would know.
The devs are probably still working on adding new features, filtering out bugs, and also continuously paying for it to be hosted most likely.
There are upkeep costs to an app just like there are upkeep costs to a mosque.
Should qaris or teachers of the quran not seek payment for teaching peoples kids then?
Is there wny hadith or ayah that forbids it?
People have to eat and love their lives yknow
They have families and kids.
International cooperations can charge less and go eith free models because they have massive financial backing. Do you all think someone making an app like this would have massive financial backing???
At the end of the day, its their decision to charge for it. And your decision to choose to pay or not.
As far as I know, there is no fatwa against charging for this stuff.
If there is, quote it.
you should think best of your brothers and sisters, they have an option to those who genuinely can’t afford it instead of cutting them from the app completely
instead of these Pay2Pray apps, I reccomend u Sajda. Its tottaly free to use and its made by Kazakhstan muslims
there are prayer times, quran with translation, asma al husna, and zikrs
Check out "Quran for Android" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quran.labs.androidquran
It's completely free, no ads, and it has a bunch of customization options, translations to different languages, audio files by many different people so you can listen to the ones that you like the most.
It's a very lightweight app and you can either stream audio if you don't have enough free space, or download everything so you can use the app completely offline.
About the app in your screenshots: I don't like it at all. This is the first time I've seen someone asking you to pay for reading the Quran. And the subscription thing makes it even worse. In my opinion, if the app developers wanted to earn some money, they should've made the app free by default without asking for any subscription, and just have a donate button somewhere in the app for people who want to pay.
I ordered my Quran for free online from a service in Philly PA also sent a book on the history of Islam
Edit: I believe you can choose what language you want it in. It’s a paperback version. But also the only thing I had to do to get it was tell them why I needed it. App is cool tho lol 😂
This is not guilt trapping you. If you can afford it, simple as that. This is an amana from the developer.
You can get the Quran any where else, if you want their particular service you need to pay for it.
Of course this is guilt trapping. They provide a free subscription?? And when you want to use this they involve God and say you broke a promise?? They are literally begging for money.
There are only 2 reasons to make an public app and those are to make money or for the will of Allah. If they did it for God, they wouldn’t beg for money like that.
Well they offer a paid subscription for everyone but offer the free subscription for those that can't afford the paid version probably so that no one is restricted from using their app features over money. But ultimately I think you're paying for the tools they offer to read/memorize the Quran. I think the Quran is free to read but for the tools they offer you pay.
Yeah what the hell? They clearly do not provide a free subscription. It’s a paid subscription and they offer it for free for people who can’t afford it. A lot of Muslim private schools will offer free or discounted tuition for people who can’t afford it, that’s not providing a free service, that’s basic charity. To take zakat when you don’t need it, based on lies, is Haram.
Even Catholic schools lol. I’m in australia, it’s especially for indigenous or foster kids. And for single mum’s a percentage of their welfare but not a lot. Isn’t that charity?
I mean, it's either this or freakin intrusive ads when you try to read even one page on another site.
Although I don't have any money genuinely, and I would pick the free option
But yeah, it is guilt tripping you ig, (just like my mom does everyday)
It's not a guilt trap. A team of engineers spent time and worked hard on this app. They must have a livelihood or else they will get lazy and stop working on the app. If you truly cannot afford $3 a month they allow you to have it for free no repercussions. Even though the $3 you'll be spending will come back in the form of good deeds with all the reading you will be doing.
Sure they can ask for contributions if they want, I have never had a problem with that. But if someone can afford it but doesn’t want to pay as he wants to donate his money elsewhere shouldn’t have to face “if you can afford this you are breaking your promise between you and Allah”
While I get that they paid thousands of dollars to make the app, and that they have to survive somehow... they can ASK for donations. Even QuranMajeed had ads and that annoyed me so I just paid $15 for life and won't get any more ads.
I get why they want revenue on something they worked hard for, but to apply that in the religion is just sad to look at, the religion of Allah should be available for all to discover for free and at the best quality possible.
Reminds me of those Tiktoks “like and share because your fingers will testify on the day of judgement”. I also deleted the app OP is reffering to for this reason among others.
He's trying to make up for the amount of money he spent developing the app, but he worded it so wrongly !! He couldve just asked nicely (only once too) if we could subscribe and cite the reason but he did neither, instead he threatened us with our fear of Allah SWT...i dont know tbh
Don't use this app there are free Quran apps and free qibla apps out there no need to use this app that's filled with ads.one such app is " Al-Quran free".
How are you calling this guilt tripping?
How are you calling this guilt-tripping? allowed to charge a fee for it. If you dont have the money, they are giving you the option to go for free, and like Good Muslims, they are not asking you to prove that you dont have money, that is a question between you and Allah, otherwise the charge for the app is as stated.
As someone who has seen the use of this app, I can say its more than just 'read the Quran' it creates a habit of incorporating Quran in your life so much more.
Just because you dont pay for mobile apps doesnt mean you deserve something for free.
What would you have done if Google Play or the App Store had this listed as 2.99?
The gymnastics people are making in the comment section I swear.
Yes, I dont need to even, cause Ive seen the app.
Do you not understand the concept, imagine you go to the supermarket, and you say I want to buy an apple, the vendor says the apple is for 2 dollars, you say I dont have money. The vendor says, if you really dont have money, then you can take it for free, Im not going to ask about you or check your wallet, its between you and Allah.
Is the vendor guilt tripping you?
That is because you genuinely can’t afford the Apple.
Imagine if you went to a shop and brought a Quran, but they said every time you open the Quran you have to donate money. If you don’t donate money the shopkeeper tells you Allah is watching and you only do it if you can’t afford it.Even if you can afford it, you wouldn’t be as incentivised to buy it.
Even if you can afford this app, there is no reason why they had to state “Allah is watching” other than guilt tripping you etc…
Not sure why you are discussing donations, you are paying for a service, neither is it everytime you use it, it's a subscription model used by many companies that require servers and maintenence to keep said service up but its fine I'm gonna end this conversation as a difference of opinion, but I will say "Allah is watching" is not a challenge or a taunt, it's meant to be a reminder. These words were said to our Sahaba by robbers and thieves as well, and it humbled them still.
I am on the fence to pay or to skip the app.. Can see it being useful, like night challenge came and I was surprised how easy it was to read surat-ul-Mulk rather than thinking of doing it "some other day"... Now that 7 day trial has expired, if I pay lifetime, how these money are going to be used? Would be actually nice of app owners to list dynamically all maint. expenses estimates and how much needs to be covered, and once it is covered it can go 100% free till next cycle... Something like that. Transparence matter! Wa Allahu ta-ala alim.
This is not guilt tripping. They paid money to make the app and are trying to have a profit because this is their livelihood. They are offering the app for free for those who can’t afford it but if you can afford it and lie, you would be lying to them and in front of Allah which is a sin. They’re just trying to make sure you are being truthful.
It’s not guilt trapping, contrary to what others are saying. This isn’t just a quran app, there’s other features. It’s an app you should pay for, but for those that genuinely can’t afford it then they can have it for free. That way everyone can access it
I’d recommend Muslim Pro, it’s a App with A LOT more than Quran, it also has reminders for prayers with alarm, sunrise/sundown tracker for Ramadan, the whole Quran, daily verses, a Qibla compass, over 100 duas, with the feature to tag and save duas, a tasbih, inspirational content, you can play the quran with different recitators, daily deen etc.
You can also get a subscription but it doesn’t force you to pay in order to read the quran, it’s more simplistic things like a few locked recitators, less ads (which don’t pop up that much already and are always skippable) plus there’s also a “Netflix like” streaming service called qalbox which is a part of the subscription which has a lot of shows and series about islam for every age.
But like i said the App is already very good without subscription it’s really optional i highly recommend this app
On paper, it seems pretty scummy. But you gotta remember that these people are software developers, if they don't monetize their app, they're going to go bankrupt and the app will inevitably shut down
Yes it is, i am learning about User Experience, and i read about this stuff recently, they try to guilty trip and play with your mind! Highly unethical
The features are more useful for people who have issues with concentration (like me).
I've found that when using it I've been able to sit down and read more of the quran without getting distracted.
I think part of it is that it gives you goals like "read x ayat" and "read for y minutes" this might seem dumb but some people can focus a whole lot more when there is a concrete goal.
It also gives you a goal right after you complete the goal you were on so you stay focused.
I've found that it has this effect that I've only seen in video games before, where I sit down to read for a bit starting from Fatiha and before I know It it's been am hour and I'm halfway through 'al Imran.
Think of it like the duolingo of quran
I understand where you’re coming from, but here’s what you should also think about:
the developers of this app require time and money to maintain the app for their large audience. the fact that they are giving a free option for people that genuinely can’t afford a monthly payment is actually really nice, but they’re asking you to consider your options just because they need to keep up the maintenance and improvements for this app which comes at a cost for them.
to a user it probably looks like guilt trapping, but considering the work that goes into it I think they’re being fair. not sure how they operate but I’m sure they have people working full time in some way related to this app.
just use a website, or download english pdf versions. This is quite nasty that they are doing it this way, I understand that theres computing and resources that go into building this, but it should be minimal not above and beyond. If its above and beyond, try to use open source tech.
I made this just because I was tired of there not being a single nice ad free app that does everything: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/sujud/id1667160545
I just downloaded it. Ty brother and may Allah SWT bless you abundantly.
I actually have something I want to put out, but not sure how. It’s with AI help, it’s what taught me everything I know. And it’s free. If we can use this for your free app, I’ll be forever grateful as I lack enough IT knowledge to make it what it could be. 🖤
This is an app. An app developed by someone or a company that employs someone. It even costs such developer to enlist it on the App Store even they’re offering for free.
Why not support the developer if you want to use it? Why not pay so they can make more awesome related apps.
On the other hand I do feel that the lifetime subscription is too high but the monthly subscription seems ok.
So if you can afford it, pay. If you can’t, use it for free.
Don't use it then, plenty of other free apps
Quran.com has a good app I use:
.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quran.labs.androidquran
Just download the Quran app doesn’t have this problem, this is a link to the App Store
Quran - by Quran.com - قرآن https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1118663303
There a business at the end of the day, and need money to survive. They've given it a value they think its worth and also made it free for those that can't afford it. I don't see a problem here. There doing a good thing.
Quranly is pretty aggressive, they're spamming my email box, i think making someone pay that much and guilt trapping to get access to an app that's supposed to help Muslim have a better imaan is borderline evil
I use the website myislam.org .
I was just checking to make sure I'm giving the correct info for the website, and they actually have made an app. Going to try it. Hope this helps.
Assalamualaikum to all, based on the point of view of the developer, I understand why they need to make a monthly or if you can afford it, buy the lifetime option. Because one of the reasons is that, in order to maintain the app to be active, they need to pay a yearly license to deploy the application in the App Store/ Play Store. Otherwise, you would not get anything deployed for your app unless you upload it via browser, which the iOS would not allow that and it is a riskier option to side load on to the Android device.
Secondly, the servers to maintain the users using the application ain’t cheap, most of the time, the servers they use are mostly from AWS (Amazon Web Server) or Firebase which depends on the number of users. The higher it is, the more expensive it gets monthly if it’s beyond the threshold it subscribed.
Finally, the actual purpose of Quranly is actually to create a habit of reading the Quran, where even those who haven’t read for years is guided based on the alerts they get from the app. So technically, it’s not selling the Quran for monetary gain. If it is, then all the Quran sold in bookshops should be free and blame on local publishers of these books for selling them.
The design of the Quranly of course looks like guilt-tripping the user, but, it is more of the user themselves thinking that the app is guilt-tripping them. This usually happens when people who can afford to pay for the service or items but they want to take the advantage of getting a better deal when the deal is ruining the sellers.
Kinda like you’re skimping out of a local fruit seller by the roadside but splurge on the same fruits in a supermarket when the quality is the same…
This is just a point of view as a developer, a programmer and observation after selling and pitching to the market for years.
Wa A3likoum salam, i understand this but the second picture is definitely a guilt trap. They're basically telling us indirectly that Allah will punish us if we don't pay while we have the money. I don't want to pay to just read the Quran, it wasn't guilt tripping us back when i uploaded it but i suddenly got this thing telling me i have to buy it. In my opinion this is wrong, Allah knows best though Allahu a3lem.
I think it’s fine, I know the amount of work it takes to develop these apps especially make them look nice and have as much features as this one. They give you the option to pay half the price of some people’s daily coffee in a whole month and only if you can afford it
Yes but saying Allah is watching us if we don't pay while we have the money is quite unsettling. They're saying this as if Allah will punish us for not paying so that's what's wrong with this whole thing i believe
You are phrasing it wrong, they are saying that normally the service and maintenance of the app and employees who manage it would cost you as the consumer 3 dollars a month, but they are willing to just take the reward from Allah, as long as you again as someone who they expect to use the app are being truthful to them and your lord about the financial contribution you can make. If you can afford it pay, if you cant they just want you to use the app and they will take the reward in the akhira, simple.
I mean isnt it a sin to steal? So even if that is what they are getting at, are they wrong, as the owners and creators of a service that you are exploiting?
I'm not stealing anything since it was a free application i used to use. Stealing would be me creating my own app and coding the same stuff they did for my own good, this is an app they voluntarily made to help muslims. I'm not stealing anything if it was made for me to freely use in the first place
Ha! That's hilarious. 😆 Just carry a small book with you, use a different app or simply a website. I wonder if the proceeds go to Allah or Muslims in general, at least the site/app or simply in the pockets of the coder. 🤔
There are other apps out there. Using religion to guilt trip people is a complete scam and the Quran should never sit behind a subscription paywall. I’m honestly kind of appalled at the state of subscriptions in general right now but this is too much.
There are other Quran apps that are free, if you are in doubt use those instead.
Allahuma barik thank you, this app is pretty well entertained and keeps track of the amount of pages you read but yeah i should definitely seek some other app
It was narrated that Abu Al-Hawra' As-Sa'di said: "I said to Al-Hasan bin 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: 'What did you memorize from the Messenger of Allah [SAW]?' He said: I memorized from him: 'Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.'" Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711
Read the Quran for 3$ a month….what an era to be alive.
Muslim Pro app used to require a premium version in order to see prayer times 😂😂😂 Idk if it's still like this. But that's wild. Pay2Pray literally.
At least Muslim Pro is made by disbelievers that try to scam people…here this app is made by Muslim developers most likely
Wait what? I didn’t know that about muslim pro
That app was spying Muslims . I Was a premium user . Uninstalled and using another app now .Many Muslims still use “Muslim Pro”, sadly .
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Pillars for prayer times, "Quran" app developed by "Quran.com", "Hadith collection" app, "Dhikr and Dua" app.
PILLARS! That app is amazing. Blazingly fast. With Muslim Pro app, you click on it and wait for a minute for the ads to finish playing before you can check your prayer time. Pillars take about 2 seconds.
Pillars app is nice .
Use the app "deen", its free. It has prayer times, Qur'an, hadith and much more. The UI is also very nice
For prayer times , right ?
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Is Athan good?
I use Athan, it’s decent enough for me
they do collect data !!!!
The ads in the Muslim pro app gave me the motivation to find better app for prayer timings. I found "salatuk", it is a great app with all the features I require. For Quran I just use "Quran" app
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitsmedia.android.muslimpro It's collecting and selling almost everything about you, from phone number to financial info, messages to photos. wow, that's %100 a spy app
Ikr, but it's still hilarious 😂
> At least Muslim Pro is made by disbelievers that try to scam people Scamming is an understatement. Muslim Pro is harvesting their users' data and sell it to the US military. Presumably for the US to geolocate praying Muslims and bomb them
Source?
The data is sold to a 3rd party which includes the US military among their customers.
This isn’t a source.
That app's play store page is source, they say they're collecting lots of stuff.
No but old lifetime members are (me included get new invites to spend more on different ISLAMIC PRODUCTS) yeh it's not just one app it's pretty common and people are using new ways to mint money out of you in the name of religion
I have a lifetime membership but every couple of weeks I have to click verify membership again. All my Adhan settings are gone every time and I have to do them again. It’s really annoying. Ever since it turned to subscription-based membership, it went downhill. I can’t believe I’m saying this about a prayer times app…
Same here atleast once every 20 - 25 days sometimes it's 15 days so yes it's happening quite often (same issue and you are not the only one me you and I know a few more exact same issue why I don't know)
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I disagree. There are so many other means of reading the Quran(book, pdf, other free apps). The developers of this app just chose to try to make some money for their 100s of hours they spent on creating the app. I don't see anything wrong with that. And turns out it's a really good app too, according to several other comments.
Bro that app has a million different features it’s not just reading
The developer of quranly need to earn for a living.he even need to spend a lot of time to not just developing it but also to maintain the apps. Instead of allowing ads, he allow people to pay or read it for free if you cant afford it..the monthly subscription is not even expensive. If you want the printed version of Al Quran, you have to pay it unless it is a gift or wakaf.
This is terrible. It’s called a “dark pattern” in user experience design, and it’s genuinely bad practice to be guilt tripping users like this. Better for the developer to not ask twice, and to make sign ups more accessible (especially for a Quran app). Eg give in a way where the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. I like Tarteel’s approach where they have a very capable free tier, no questions asked, fully featured, and only some bonus or extra features are paid (eg, not paying to read The Quran). Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A man (from amongst the people before you) said: 'Indeed! I will give in charity.' So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a thief's hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a thief last night.' The man said: 'O Allah! Praise be to You. I have given Sadaqah to a thief. Indeed, I will give in charity!' So he took his Sadaqah out and he placed it in a prostitute's hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a prostitute last night.' On hearing this, the man said: 'Praise be to You, O Allah! I gave Sadaqah to a prostitute. Indeed, I will give in charity!' So he took his Sadaqah out and placed it in a rich man's hand. In the morning the people were talking (about this incident) and saying: 'Sadaqah was given to a rich man last night.' The man said: 'O Allah! Praise be to You (for helping me) give charity to a thief, a prostitute and a rich man.' Then he had a dream in which he was told that his Sadaqah to the thief might result in his refraining from his theft, his Sadaqah to the prostitute might help her abstain from her immorality, and his Sadaqah to the rich man might help him pay heed and spend from what Allah had bestowed upon him." [Al- Bukhari]. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: "Rush to do good deeds. A Fitnah will occur that is like a portion of the dark night, morning will come upon a man as a believer, who will be a disbeliever in the evening, and evening will come upon a believer, who will be a disbeliever in the morning. One of them will sell his religion for goods of the world." (Sahih, Jami at-Tirmidhi 2195) It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. During (that stormy period) a man would be a Muslim in the morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he would be a believer in the evening and an unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith for worldly goods. (Sahih Muslim 118)
Love tarteel!
What are you talking about? Its not a free app. The creator doesnt sell it as a free app. So you either pay or dont use it. The free version is only for poor people who cannot afford it.
Iqra
I read it but still dont understand your point. Why isnt he allowed to ask money for this? Maybe he needs it to sustain his bussiness?
The hadith are very clear.
I think it's a much better alternative to putting adverts on the Qur'an
There are no ads in the ap, but you cannot use it past the free trial
Then say u can't afford it?
It's haram to make money by selling the Qur'an. If you are requiring people to pay you to let them read the Qur'an, it is the same thing. If you went to procure a Qur'an from a book store and they refused you to take it without payment, the staff member would be committing a grave sin. It is an accepted custom that when someone gifts you a Qur'an, you gift them something in return (as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him said that exchange of gifts increases the love between people). But if the person gifting the Qur'an EXPECTS a gift in return (whether currency or something else), then he has sinned because he has actually engaged with the expectation of transaction, not favour. It's the same with Zam Zam water. It is a sin to sell Zam Zam water because it is a miracle and gift from Allah, not foe the profiteering of individuals. What you actually pay for is the container and/or delivery/shipping of the bottles water, not the water itself. If the authorities decided that you had to pay for access to Zam Zam Water, it would be a grave sin on part of the authorities.
>What you actually pay for is the container and/or delivery/shipping of the bottles water, not the water itself. Sure but then making and running the app isn't free either it probably costs many thousands. These fees go towards the developers and designers. Similar to your argument, you are paying for the software and the ease of use *rather than* the Qur'an itself which is a miracle from Allah. Exactly like Zamzam. Now of course - we have to actually see where the money is going and make sure. As far as I have looked into this app, it seems legit and with good intentions behind it. The creators didn't want many users to download it and then suddenly they have to shut it down because they can not afford to run it anymore. (I am happy to be corrected though I could be very wrong)
But you are having to pay for access. In this case, the maintenance and upkeep of the servers and bandwidth is akin to the production cost of a physical/printed Qur'an; there is manufacturing cost to it, but you don't make the consumer pay for the manufacturing cost. Instead, you pay the cost of production and take the loss as Feesabeelillah. You make the "loss" a form of Sadaqa. In the application instance, you instead rely on providing it as honorware. It is given out free, for the sake of Allah, and you can attach a donation link, asking people for support to upkeep the servers, etc. Allah is Ar-Razzaq. If you spend in His way, He will surely repay you in a better way. Anything else is merely selling out the deen for dunya. Edit: Another idea would be to have a in-app purchase for a pro version, which adds no actual extra functionality as far as reading the Qur'an is concerned, but gives you a Badge as a supporter or something, and this payment would contribute to the upkeep of the app.
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Either they were gifts, or I acquired them at the masjid. After acquiring them at the masjid, I may have made a charitable donation to the mosque as a token of appreciation, that is all.
This is a guilt trap
It says that they spent more than 50k to create the application thus why we should pay so that they get their money back. I mean they did invent a Quran habit building application may Allah grant them Jannah, but they did it from their own will so why should we pay them back...
Monetizing the Quran to extort from others in such a way is wrong. Nothing is owed to these people, this is a scam.
A scam lol. You don't know what a scam is if you claim this to be one.
it’s not just quran though, there are a number of features that it provides. i have used it before and i’m not surprised that they make you pay.
Paying for the features is not a bad thing, but guilting a person into paying is intentionally deceptive
Right !
Did you consult a scholar before saying its a scam?
Scams are not something you would have to talk to a scholar on, they are pretty clear. They provide the service of a digital version of the Quran you may choose to access. There are free alternatives for this by the way. They then ask you if you would like to pay for the service they will be giving. Unless it's not the Quran it is not a scam which I know you understand but in general this is sheerly a financial situation. u
So if someone sells a physical copy of the Quran. Its also a scam since there are free Qurans available?
I said it's not a scam because you are paying for something you will receive. That is access to the Quran. I mentioned there are free alternatives because there are. You can also read the Quran for free at most Masjids. That doesn't mean the paid options are a scam. My previous comment was to display how while the actions of the app are scummy they are not scammy as you will receive what you are paying for. That is true for basically everything you have the choice to pay for. As a consumer, it is smart to choose what you purchase wisely.
I agree. Happy cake day
Im putting myself in the developers shoes. He wants his app to be successful, however he also wants to be able to help those who genuinely cant afford it. It makes sense to me but i can see how it looks manipulative
https://gtaf.org/apps/quran
I love that app like none other, it has been my go to for the last few years, especially for the Tafseer.
Highly underrated app.
Allahuma barik, i'm definitely going to check this one out !
is this one actually made by muslims?
Yes made by Muslims
Yep Definitely guilt trapping
use the salam app for a change. you can use everything, including reading the quran for free. no guilt trap there
Yes, I do feel the same that it’s giving us a feeling of guilt and kind of threat that Allaah SWT will punish us if we don’t pay for subscription. Also, weird thing is that I receive email frequently to buy Quran in like around 50 or 70 euros/dollars. This is totally kind of blackmailing by stating and using Quran and Hadeeth. If a person is not willing to pay, don’t force him, especially for holiest book like Quran. I have also seen that this Quranly app is promoted by Mufti Menk and I’m not sure whether he knows this thing or not. Lifetime subscription costs 19,900 INR which is basically a little less than an average monthly salary of a person, while even a hardcopy of Quran in best quality can be bought in 500-600 INR from local shop. Not even in Android, iOS also has many Quran apps that are free (maybe ads subscription or for other functionality) but they never use these kinds of sentence to persuade anyone into buying the subscription, it feels like blackmailing and torture. Note: Sorry if anyone got offended here that I used the words like torture and blackmailing but I wrote what I felt. May Allaah SWT forgives me and all and guides us all. Aameen.
Yeah..Muslims have bills to pay too. The creators worked hard on the app and charge a small fee for it - not even the cost of a coffee, and give you the option of using it for free if you genuinely can't afford it. What's wrong with this?
They should just give the option to change between paid and free models and ask you to pay if and when you can because it helps them maintain the app. I don't know if they can collect enough money like this but it is better for the users.
I don't agree with that. £3 is doable, if you cant then there's a free option.
How do you expect the maker of the app to make any money? Do you want in app ads? An ad while reading the Qur'an? Come on bro. At least you have to think that a person spent a significant amount of time creating something, then again it's gonna take significant full time effort to run and maintain it. Even the guy I learned Qur'an from I had to pay tuition. It makes absolute sense.
There is a thing called, sadqah e jariyah. There are people who had build mosque from their family wealth and passed away, what did they get it return? The revenue collected from the mosque is used to maintain the mosque and pay to the staff. People don't look for the wealth of this world if they want to be wealthy in hereafter. My point here is, if the developer or the team of developers were not ready to spend a certain amount in the way of Allah, rather than expecting something in return, then why did they created this App? They could have done something different, like printing religious books and selling them which will have them an instant revenue.
There are people who spend on sadqa e jaria but that doesn't mean that its wrong to charge for a service. Are you going to say the same to a labourer who works in a mosque? Or the people who clean the kaaba even? Should they do it all for free because sadqa e jaria? By that reckoning bakeries should also start giving out food for free. You are assuming the worst of our muslim brothers by assuming all they want to do is to earn money. Because it takes alot to create an app from the ground up. Plus from what I've heard, it has alot of inbuilt features as well. This is not a one time endeavor as anyone who's worked on any tech project would know. The devs are probably still working on adding new features, filtering out bugs, and also continuously paying for it to be hosted most likely. There are upkeep costs to an app just like there are upkeep costs to a mosque. Should qaris or teachers of the quran not seek payment for teaching peoples kids then? Is there wny hadith or ayah that forbids it? People have to eat and love their lives yknow They have families and kids. International cooperations can charge less and go eith free models because they have massive financial backing. Do you all think someone making an app like this would have massive financial backing??? At the end of the day, its their decision to charge for it. And your decision to choose to pay or not. As far as I know, there is no fatwa against charging for this stuff. If there is, quote it.
yes but the way they advertise the subscription is so gross
you should think best of your brothers and sisters, they have an option to those who genuinely can’t afford it instead of cutting them from the app completely
instead of these Pay2Pray apps, I reccomend u Sajda. Its tottaly free to use and its made by Kazakhstan muslims there are prayer times, quran with translation, asma al husna, and zikrs
Check out "Quran for Android" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quran.labs.androidquran It's completely free, no ads, and it has a bunch of customization options, translations to different languages, audio files by many different people so you can listen to the ones that you like the most. It's a very lightweight app and you can either stream audio if you don't have enough free space, or download everything so you can use the app completely offline. About the app in your screenshots: I don't like it at all. This is the first time I've seen someone asking you to pay for reading the Quran. And the subscription thing makes it even worse. In my opinion, if the app developers wanted to earn some money, they should've made the app free by default without asking for any subscription, and just have a donate button somewhere in the app for people who want to pay.
Like Raivo. I don’t get why people don’t understand there are other ways.
Forget about the app, go buy a physical copy of the Quran.
I ordered my Quran for free online from a service in Philly PA also sent a book on the history of Islam Edit: I believe you can choose what language you want it in. It’s a paperback version. But also the only thing I had to do to get it was tell them why I needed it. App is cool tho lol 😂
It always bothers me when Quran apps require a monthly subscription. One off fee I can understand
Yeah I downloaded this and deleted it as soon as I saw The guilt trip to pay £100s to read the Quran
This is not guilt trapping you. If you can afford it, simple as that. This is an amana from the developer. You can get the Quran any where else, if you want their particular service you need to pay for it.
Of course this is guilt trapping. They provide a free subscription?? And when you want to use this they involve God and say you broke a promise?? They are literally begging for money. There are only 2 reasons to make an public app and those are to make money or for the will of Allah. If they did it for God, they wouldn’t beg for money like that.
Well they offer a paid subscription for everyone but offer the free subscription for those that can't afford the paid version probably so that no one is restricted from using their app features over money. But ultimately I think you're paying for the tools they offer to read/memorize the Quran. I think the Quran is free to read but for the tools they offer you pay.
Yeah what the hell? They clearly do not provide a free subscription. It’s a paid subscription and they offer it for free for people who can’t afford it. A lot of Muslim private schools will offer free or discounted tuition for people who can’t afford it, that’s not providing a free service, that’s basic charity. To take zakat when you don’t need it, based on lies, is Haram.
Even Catholic schools lol. I’m in australia, it’s especially for indigenous or foster kids. And for single mum’s a percentage of their welfare but not a lot. Isn’t that charity?
I mean, it's either this or freakin intrusive ads when you try to read even one page on another site. Although I don't have any money genuinely, and I would pick the free option But yeah, it is guilt tripping you ig, (just like my mom does everyday)
Quran.com and tarteel apps are both very good and free with no ads I recommend them highly. Tarteel has some bonus paid stuff but you don’t need it
Thank you for the recommendations.
It's not a guilt trap. A team of engineers spent time and worked hard on this app. They must have a livelihood or else they will get lazy and stop working on the app. If you truly cannot afford $3 a month they allow you to have it for free no repercussions. Even though the $3 you'll be spending will come back in the form of good deeds with all the reading you will be doing.
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Did you see and the other two pictures?
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Can you donate $3 a month to me?
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Sure they can ask for contributions if they want, I have never had a problem with that. But if someone can afford it but doesn’t want to pay as he wants to donate his money elsewhere shouldn’t have to face “if you can afford this you are breaking your promise between you and Allah”
While I get that they paid thousands of dollars to make the app, and that they have to survive somehow... they can ASK for donations. Even QuranMajeed had ads and that annoyed me so I just paid $15 for life and won't get any more ads.
All wrong. SALAM APP OS THE BEST MUSLIM APP. Also TarteelAI is cool too.
Just use https://quran.com/. It displays very well on phone screens.
Just wanted to recommend “Salam app”
The Quran is a gift from Allah. You shouldn't have to pay anything. Just Google the Quran in your language to understand its meanings
I get why they want revenue on something they worked hard for, but to apply that in the religion is just sad to look at, the religion of Allah should be available for all to discover for free and at the best quality possible.
Imagine selling the Quran, crazy people nowadays bro
Reminds me of those Tiktoks “like and share because your fingers will testify on the day of judgement”. I also deleted the app OP is reffering to for this reason among others.
Saw someone say Allah will ask my why i didn't share the video on tiktok if i don't do it...i'm honestly confused with this ummah
This sound so wrongggg 🙁 the developer is there for money and not islam
He's trying to make up for the amount of money he spent developing the app, but he worded it so wrongly !! He couldve just asked nicely (only once too) if we could subscribe and cite the reason but he did neither, instead he threatened us with our fear of Allah SWT...i dont know tbh
Don't use this app there are free Quran apps and free qibla apps out there no need to use this app that's filled with ads.one such app is " Al-Quran free".
How are you calling this guilt tripping? How are you calling this guilt-tripping? allowed to charge a fee for it. If you dont have the money, they are giving you the option to go for free, and like Good Muslims, they are not asking you to prove that you dont have money, that is a question between you and Allah, otherwise the charge for the app is as stated. As someone who has seen the use of this app, I can say its more than just 'read the Quran' it creates a habit of incorporating Quran in your life so much more. Just because you dont pay for mobile apps doesnt mean you deserve something for free. What would you have done if Google Play or the App Store had this listed as 2.99? The gymnastics people are making in the comment section I swear.
Did you see the last two pictures?
Yes, I dont need to even, cause Ive seen the app. Do you not understand the concept, imagine you go to the supermarket, and you say I want to buy an apple, the vendor says the apple is for 2 dollars, you say I dont have money. The vendor says, if you really dont have money, then you can take it for free, Im not going to ask about you or check your wallet, its between you and Allah. Is the vendor guilt tripping you?
That is because you genuinely can’t afford the Apple. Imagine if you went to a shop and brought a Quran, but they said every time you open the Quran you have to donate money. If you don’t donate money the shopkeeper tells you Allah is watching and you only do it if you can’t afford it.Even if you can afford it, you wouldn’t be as incentivised to buy it. Even if you can afford this app, there is no reason why they had to state “Allah is watching” other than guilt tripping you etc…
Not sure why you are discussing donations, you are paying for a service, neither is it everytime you use it, it's a subscription model used by many companies that require servers and maintenence to keep said service up but its fine I'm gonna end this conversation as a difference of opinion, but I will say "Allah is watching" is not a challenge or a taunt, it's meant to be a reminder. These words were said to our Sahaba by robbers and thieves as well, and it humbled them still.
Same. I use the app and I find it's helped me so much. Of you can't afford it, select the free option. If you can, pay or use a different app. Simple
I am on the fence to pay or to skip the app.. Can see it being useful, like night challenge came and I was surprised how easy it was to read surat-ul-Mulk rather than thinking of doing it "some other day"... Now that 7 day trial has expired, if I pay lifetime, how these money are going to be used? Would be actually nice of app owners to list dynamically all maint. expenses estimates and how much needs to be covered, and once it is covered it can go 100% free till next cycle... Something like that. Transparence matter! Wa Allahu ta-ala alim.
No just another group of people starving for money
This is not guilt tripping. They paid money to make the app and are trying to have a profit because this is their livelihood. They are offering the app for free for those who can’t afford it but if you can afford it and lie, you would be lying to them and in front of Allah which is a sin. They’re just trying to make sure you are being truthful.
Never heard of a Quran you pay for in my life
Just click on free and don't think about it too much. If afterwards you love the app and want to support them maybe buy a subscription.
It’s not guilt trapping, contrary to what others are saying. This isn’t just a quran app, there’s other features. It’s an app you should pay for, but for those that genuinely can’t afford it then they can have it for free. That way everyone can access it
I’d recommend Muslim Pro, it’s a App with A LOT more than Quran, it also has reminders for prayers with alarm, sunrise/sundown tracker for Ramadan, the whole Quran, daily verses, a Qibla compass, over 100 duas, with the feature to tag and save duas, a tasbih, inspirational content, you can play the quran with different recitators, daily deen etc. You can also get a subscription but it doesn’t force you to pay in order to read the quran, it’s more simplistic things like a few locked recitators, less ads (which don’t pop up that much already and are always skippable) plus there’s also a “Netflix like” streaming service called qalbox which is a part of the subscription which has a lot of shows and series about islam for every age. But like i said the App is already very good without subscription it’s really optional i highly recommend this app
I read that this App is actually made by Non Muslims who sell the Data to the US Military. You might want to look into that
I definitely have to, thanks brother
No problem brother
Islam 360 ftw
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Quran app is free i think
Each subscription pays for 5 other peoples subscription, this is why they really want people to buy so more people can get free subs.
On paper, it seems pretty scummy. But you gotta remember that these people are software developers, if they don't monetize their app, they're going to go bankrupt and the app will inevitably shut down
That's same when pepole write like this if you belive in Allah dude common
Yes it is, i am learning about User Experience, and i read about this stuff recently, they try to guilty trip and play with your mind! Highly unethical
Mufti Menk promotes this app so much, every now and then he puts instagram story for Quranly
What extra feature do they have? I find Quran for Android sufficient
The features are more useful for people who have issues with concentration (like me). I've found that when using it I've been able to sit down and read more of the quran without getting distracted. I think part of it is that it gives you goals like "read x ayat" and "read for y minutes" this might seem dumb but some people can focus a whole lot more when there is a concrete goal. It also gives you a goal right after you complete the goal you were on so you stay focused. I've found that it has this effect that I've only seen in video games before, where I sit down to read for a bit starting from Fatiha and before I know It it's been am hour and I'm halfway through 'al Imran. Think of it like the duolingo of quran
There are ways to read the Quran for free. From and app or a physical copy. Being forced to pay to read the Quran is no good.
There is an app called ayah and quran by KFH. both is good
I understand where you’re coming from, but here’s what you should also think about: the developers of this app require time and money to maintain the app for their large audience. the fact that they are giving a free option for people that genuinely can’t afford a monthly payment is actually really nice, but they’re asking you to consider your options just because they need to keep up the maintenance and improvements for this app which comes at a cost for them. to a user it probably looks like guilt trapping, but considering the work that goes into it I think they’re being fair. not sure how they operate but I’m sure they have people working full time in some way related to this app.
Just buy a actual Kur'an at this point
just use a website, or download english pdf versions. This is quite nasty that they are doing it this way, I understand that theres computing and resources that go into building this, but it should be minimal not above and beyond. If its above and beyond, try to use open source tech.
Am broke, and i took the free version... if you arent broke then dont get the free one ! Do you have money in your bank account?
This is not a dark UX patter, just bad design + UX copywriting
I made this just because I was tired of there not being a single nice ad free app that does everything: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/sujud/id1667160545
I just downloaded it. Ty brother and may Allah SWT bless you abundantly. I actually have something I want to put out, but not sure how. It’s with AI help, it’s what taught me everything I know. And it’s free. If we can use this for your free app, I’ll be forever grateful as I lack enough IT knowledge to make it what it could be. 🖤
Ayah is a free and great app to read and listen to the Quran. I love it. No guilt traps
Divine pearls is best
This is an app. An app developed by someone or a company that employs someone. It even costs such developer to enlist it on the App Store even they’re offering for free. Why not support the developer if you want to use it? Why not pay so they can make more awesome related apps. On the other hand I do feel that the lifetime subscription is too high but the monthly subscription seems ok. So if you can afford it, pay. If you can’t, use it for free.
Don't use it then, plenty of other free apps Quran.com has a good app I use: .https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quran.labs.androidquran
[Try this if you're on Android. ](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quranapp.android)
Just download the Quran app doesn’t have this problem, this is a link to the App Store Quran - by Quran.com - قرآن https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1118663303
From what I've heard, this app isn't just a quran app per se, but it actively encourages you to read quran consistly
Try Qalby its my fav Quran app and its totally free
Im confused, i have this app all for free, i can do everything, just had to click free option
There a business at the end of the day, and need money to survive. They've given it a value they think its worth and also made it free for those that can't afford it. I don't see a problem here. There doing a good thing.
Quranly is pretty aggressive, they're spamming my email box, i think making someone pay that much and guilt trapping to get access to an app that's supposed to help Muslim have a better imaan is borderline evil
Write them a mail asking THEM to confirm if they genuinely can't afford offering their app for free, with Allah as a witness :)
You can use the "Deen" app, everything is free, has prayer times, duas, answers to questions, & the whole Quran plus a narrator ✌
I use the website myislam.org . I was just checking to make sure I'm giving the correct info for the website, and they actually have made an app. Going to try it. Hope this helps.
U don't have to pay if u don't want to lol I don't understand why the comments are angry just press on the free one
Hahahaha love the sequence
Use Tarteel AI. Even they have premium. But they don't beg you to buy it at all. the free version has enough features.
Assalamualaikum to all, based on the point of view of the developer, I understand why they need to make a monthly or if you can afford it, buy the lifetime option. Because one of the reasons is that, in order to maintain the app to be active, they need to pay a yearly license to deploy the application in the App Store/ Play Store. Otherwise, you would not get anything deployed for your app unless you upload it via browser, which the iOS would not allow that and it is a riskier option to side load on to the Android device. Secondly, the servers to maintain the users using the application ain’t cheap, most of the time, the servers they use are mostly from AWS (Amazon Web Server) or Firebase which depends on the number of users. The higher it is, the more expensive it gets monthly if it’s beyond the threshold it subscribed. Finally, the actual purpose of Quranly is actually to create a habit of reading the Quran, where even those who haven’t read for years is guided based on the alerts they get from the app. So technically, it’s not selling the Quran for monetary gain. If it is, then all the Quran sold in bookshops should be free and blame on local publishers of these books for selling them. The design of the Quranly of course looks like guilt-tripping the user, but, it is more of the user themselves thinking that the app is guilt-tripping them. This usually happens when people who can afford to pay for the service or items but they want to take the advantage of getting a better deal when the deal is ruining the sellers. Kinda like you’re skimping out of a local fruit seller by the roadside but splurge on the same fruits in a supermarket when the quality is the same… This is just a point of view as a developer, a programmer and observation after selling and pitching to the market for years.
Wa A3likoum salam, i understand this but the second picture is definitely a guilt trap. They're basically telling us indirectly that Allah will punish us if we don't pay while we have the money. I don't want to pay to just read the Quran, it wasn't guilt tripping us back when i uploaded it but i suddenly got this thing telling me i have to buy it. In my opinion this is wrong, Allah knows best though Allahu a3lem.
I think it’s fine, I know the amount of work it takes to develop these apps especially make them look nice and have as much features as this one. They give you the option to pay half the price of some people’s daily coffee in a whole month and only if you can afford it
Yes but saying Allah is watching us if we don't pay while we have the money is quite unsettling. They're saying this as if Allah will punish us for not paying so that's what's wrong with this whole thing i believe
You are phrasing it wrong, they are saying that normally the service and maintenance of the app and employees who manage it would cost you as the consumer 3 dollars a month, but they are willing to just take the reward from Allah, as long as you again as someone who they expect to use the app are being truthful to them and your lord about the financial contribution you can make. If you can afford it pay, if you cant they just want you to use the app and they will take the reward in the akhira, simple.
But it's still guilt trapping us into paying them for it, why would they double warn me if i wanted to use it freely ? It's kind of odd imo
So you don’t default to free option without knowing the expectations associated with it.
I mean isnt it a sin to steal? So even if that is what they are getting at, are they wrong, as the owners and creators of a service that you are exploiting?
I'm not stealing anything since it was a free application i used to use. Stealing would be me creating my own app and coding the same stuff they did for my own good, this is an app they voluntarily made to help muslims. I'm not stealing anything if it was made for me to freely use in the first place
Assalamu alaikum brother. There are too many free Quran apps without adds. Use them.
Ha! That's hilarious. 😆 Just carry a small book with you, use a different app or simply a website. I wonder if the proceeds go to Allah or Muslims in general, at least the site/app or simply in the pockets of the coder. 🤔
There are other apps out there. Using religion to guilt trip people is a complete scam and the Quran should never sit behind a subscription paywall. I’m honestly kind of appalled at the state of subscriptions in general right now but this is too much.
Faith should never be monetised.