Quran memorization apps: 5 for every part of your hifz
Hifz has three parts that teachers have used for centuries: the new lesson (sabaq), review of what you memorized recently (sabqi), and long-term revision of everything else (manzil). Most people don’t stop because the new lesson is hard. They stop because revision slips. These five apps were launched on HalaLaunch by indie Muslim makers and reviewed by hand before launch, including a halal-content check. Each one helps with a different part of the cycle.
For apps that work without internet, see our guide to offline Quran apps.
Updated . Based on each maker’s listing.
Quick picks
| App | Best for | Checks your recitation | Platforms | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hifzan: Quran Memorization | A guided daily plan for new surahs | Yes, word by word (Pro) |
| Freemium |
 Ayafy: Quran Memorize & Learn | Recitation checks and revision tests for free | Yes, word by word |
| Free |
 Kitaby - My Quran Companion | Self-testing on the mushaf page, 8 riwayat | No (you reveal words yourself) |
| Free |
 Quran Car: Audio Memorize | Looping ayahs while driving, with CarPlay | No |
| Free |
 Hafiz: Memorize Quran Helper | Knowing what to revise next (manzil) | No |
| Free, heatmap premium |
The apps
New lesson (sabaq)
Hifzan: Quran Memorization
- iOS
- Android
- Freemium
Hifzan is for people who can read Quran but have never managed to memorize. Pick a surah and it builds a plan sized to its ayahs. Each day you listen, recite along, then test yourself from memory, and every word turns green or red as you recite. Miss ayahs on the test and it adds a practice round for just those, then retests. From day 2, each day opens with a review of what you’ve already done. A hands-free voice coach can run the plan while you drive. Building plans, listening and reading are free; recitation checking, tests and the coach are in Pro, with a 14-day trial. Hifzan won Week 43 on HalaLaunch.
Ayafy: Quran Memorize & Learn
- iOS
- Android
- Free
Ayafy checks your recitation word by word in real time and marks correct, incorrect and skipped words, and it’s free. Revision sessions quiz you with a missing ayah or ask you to recite the next one. You can mark progress by surah, juz or page, see when you last revised each part, and set separate goals for new memorization and revision. It also has a 15-line Madani mushaf, tafsir, ayah repeat (2 to 5 times or loop) and search by reciting a verse.
Recent review (sabqi)
Kitaby - My Quran Companion
- iOS
- Android
- Web
- macOS
- Free
Kitaby’s memorization veil hides the text without moving the page: show nothing, only the first word of each ayah, or everything. Tap a word to reveal it, hold to reveal the ayah, and mark what you know. Because it uses the page layouts of the printed mushaf, you test yourself on the same page you memorized from. It’s also the pick if you memorize in a riwaya other than Hafs: it has the full text of eight, including Warsh and Qaloun, with tajweed colours for Hafs and Warsh.
Quran Car: Audio Memorize
- iOS
- Free
- CarPlay
Quran Car turns a commute into listening repetition. Set the surah and how many ayahs go in each loop before you drive, then move between loops with your steering-wheel buttons through CarPlay, so you never pick up your phone. It’s built for the listening and repetition part of hifz.
Disclosure: Quran Car is made by HalaLaunch’s founder.
Long-term revision (manzil)
Hafiz: Memorize Quran Helper
- iOS
- Android
- Free, heatmap premium
Hafiz is for people who have memorized and want to keep it. Log each review by surah and ayah range or by page, and say whether you listened, read or recited from memory. A “Needs attention” list shows the parts you’re closest to forgetting, so you revise those first. It works fully offline with no account. The colour heatmap of your whole hifz is premium, and anyone who can’t pay can unlock it for free.
Disclosure: Hafiz is made by HalaLaunch’s founder.
Questions
Which app checks my recitation while I memorize?
Hifzan and Ayafy both listen as you recite and mark each word. Ayafy does it for free; in Hifzan it’s part of Pro.
What’s the best free Quran memorization app?
Ayafy is free and covers recitation checks, revision tests and progress tracking. Kitaby (memorization veil), Quran Car (listening loops) and the core of Hafiz (revision tracking) are free too.
How do I keep from forgetting what I memorized?
Revise on a schedule instead of only when you remember to. Hafiz shows which parts you reviewed longest ago; Ayafy shows when you last revised each surah, juz or page; Hifzan opens each day with a review.
Can I memorize while driving?
Quran Car loops ayahs through CarPlay with steering-wheel controls. Hifzan has a hands-free mode with a voice coach that works over Bluetooth and in the car.
Is there a hifz app for Warsh?
Kitaby has the full text of Warsh and seven other riwayat, with tajweed colours for Warsh, and its veil works on any of them.
How we chose
We included Quran apps launched on HalaLaunch that have a feature built for memorization: a plan, a recitation check, a way to test yourself, repetition loops, or revision tracking. We left out apps that only read or play the Quran. Every app on HalaLaunch is reviewed by hand before it launches. Two of the five, Hafiz and Quran Car, are made by HalaLaunch’s founder; they’re listed by the part of hifz they help with, not ranked. Made a hifz app? Launch it free and we’ll consider it for this page.