Kitabi: Learn Arabic
Books, Vocab & Voice Practice
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Kitabi is a different kind of Arabic learning app. Instead of endless multiple-choice quizzes, you read and watch real Arabic — books, stories, dialogues and videos. Tap any word to see its meaning instantly. Tap a sentence to see the full translation. It's the closest thing to having a tutor sitting beside you.
YOUR OWN ARABIC LIBRARY
Browse a growing collection of Arabic books: stories of the prophets, the life of the Prophet Muhammad saw, hadith, supplications, everyday dialogues and more. Every word is tappable — meaning, root and related forms, one tap away. Save the words you want to remember and watch them highlight across every book you read.
WATCH REAL ARABIC
Cartoons, stories and vlogs in Arabic, with live subtitles that follow the video. Tap any word as it's spoken to see what it means. Pick a topic, or search for a word and jump straight to the moment it's said.
TAP TO TRANSLATE
Read naturally. When you hit a word you don't know, tap it. A clean panel shows the meaning, the root and related words. Tap the sentence for the full translation. No switching apps, no copy-pasting into a translator.
HEAR EVERY WORD
Native-quality audio throughout. Tap to hear a single word pronounced correctly, or listen to a whole passage read aloud while you follow along.
EXPLORE ARABIC ROOTS
Arabic is built from three-letter roots, and once you see them the language stops feeling random. The Explorer maps any word back to its root and shows you the family it belongs to — the verbs, the nouns and the patterns that connect them.
VOCABULARY THAT STICKS
Every word you meet is tracked. Practise with flashcards that adapt to your level, plus listening, matching, scramble and speed-match exercises. Words you struggle with come back more often. Picture Words teaches everyday vocabulary with animated illustrations across 35+ topics, and the built-in dictionary is always a tap away.
START FROM ZERO
Never seen the Arabic script before? The alphabet course takes you letter by letter — the shapes, the sounds, and how each one changes at the start, middle and end of a word.
IMPORT YOUR OWN VIDEOS
Paste a YouTube link and Kitabi turns it into an interactive Arabic lesson, with word-by-word translation and playback synced to the text.
LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE
The app speaks your language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay and more.
FREE AND PREMIUM
Kitabi is free to start. You get free chapters in every book, daily flashcard practice, the dictionary, Picture Words, exercises and the alphabet course.
Kitabi Premium unlocks everything:
• Every book and every chapter
• Watch — the full Arabic video feed
• Unlimited flashcards and practice
• The full root and word-family Explorer
• Import from YouTube
• Everything we add later
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Kitabi Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings.
In some regions Kitabi Premium is also available as a one-time purchase that does not renew.
Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate learner who wants to understand real Arabic, Kitabi gives you the tools to actually understand what you're reading and hearing — not just memorise words in isolation.
Start reading Arabic today.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://kitabi.space/privacy
'Watch' is here. Learn Arabic by scrolling through clips — cartoons, stories, lectures with live subtitles.
Also new: Animated Picture Words, a much lighter app, and a smoother start for new learners.
The developer, Zani Dobruna, 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Size
- 168.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 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+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Kitabi Premium 49,99 €
- Kitabi Premium 12,99 €
- Provider
Zani Dobruna
- Zani Dobruna has identified itself as a trader for this app and confirmed that this product or service complies with European Union law.
- Address
Avenue de la liberté 7
1081 Koekelberg
Belgium - Phone Number
+32 491912405 - Email
kitabidev@gmail.com
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zani Dobruna