Ikra' — Word by Word Quran
Memorize, recite, prayer times
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Understand what you recite: every one of the Qur'an's 77,429 words with its own meaning. New: daily verse notifications and English transliteration.
Ikra' is a free companion for memorizing the Qur'an slowly, word by word.
Most apps give you the verse and its translation. Ikra' gives you the verse, and then every single word inside it — so you stop guessing which Arabic word carried which meaning.
FEATURES
• Word-by-word meanings for all 6,236 verses — 77,429 words, in English
• Listen: Arabic recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy, followed by the translation
• Voiced translation: hear whole surahs read through like an audiobook; works on the car screen too
• English and Turkish: one tap switches the entire app (Pickthall / Elmalili)
• Prayer times and reminders, calculated for your location
• Qibla compass with magnetic declination correction
• Learn to pray from scratch, a tajweed school, and a section of supplications
• Root tree: see every word in the Qur'an that grows from the same root
• The 300 most frequent words — learn them and you understand roughly half of what you read
• Qur'anic stories told only from verses and sound sources, each with an evidence badge
• Comprehension tests, a daily lesson, khatm tracking and a progress map
• Works without internet; the entire Qur'an text lives on your device
OUR PRINCIPLES
Not one sentence without a source. The Arabic text comes from the Tanzil project, verified against the Madinah Mushaf. The English translation is Marmaduke Pickthall's (public domain). The word-by-word English is the work of Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh and Ms. Kausar Khatri, published under Public Domain Mark 1.0. The app is free, carries no advertising, and collects no data whatsoever.
"Read, in the name of thy Lord who createth!" (Al-Alaq 1)
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• Daily Verse Notifications: 1 to 3 verses a day from across the Qur'an, with their meaning. Tap one to open that verse. Nothing is sent to a server.
• Haptic feedback: a gentle tap when you mark a verse memorized, and a distinct feel for right and wrong quiz answers. You can turn it off in Settings.
• The prayer section and the 300 Words course now show English transliteration.
• Prayer Mode setup, celebration and share cards, the daily lesson, notifications and alerts are now fully in English, with the Pickthall translation.
• Prayer time and memorization reminders are now scheduled a week ahead, so they keep coming even if you don't open the app for a while.
• Long word meanings no longer run off the screen.
• Compare with your own voice now asks for microphone access and works.
• Jumping to a verse now opens the page right at that verse.
• Small fixes.
The developer, AHMET BARIS ERASLAN, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- AHMET BARIS ERASLAN
- Size
- 44.6 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ahmet Barış ERASLAN