Al Quran Majeed القرآن الكريم

Review by eFreeware

The most distinctive thing about Al Quran Majeed is how little it asks of you. It is a free app built around two habits that matter to anyone reading the Quran regularly: keeping your place, and being able to listen to a recitation when reading is not convenient.

That focus tells you who it is for. If you read the Quran on your phone and want to pick up exactly where you left off, look up a particular Juz or Surah, and have MP3 recitations available, this app is built for that routine. It is not trying to be a study platform or a reference library with commentary; it is a reading and listening tool.

What you get when you open it

The core of the app is the full text of the Quran, presented for reading on a phone. The developer lists the complete Koran Karim as the first feature, and the app covers the 30 Juz structure, so you can work through it in the divisions most readers already use. The interface is described as designed for ease of reading, which is the right priority for something you might open several times a day.

Resume is the feature I would lean on most. The app remembers where you stopped and takes you back there, so a reading session does not begin with scrolling and guessing. For anyone who reads in short sittings, that single behavior removes the main friction of a digital Quran.

The app is free and carries no ads. In-app purchases are offered, so there is a paid side to the app.

Finding a Surah without scrolling

Search is the second practical tool here. You can look up a Juz or a Surah directly rather than paging through the whole text. If you have a specific passage in mind, whether for recitation or for reading along with a talk you are following, search is there for that.

Bookmarks work alongside it. You can save verses or sections you return to often, which is useful for anyone who reads the same passages repeatedly or wants to keep a set of references close at hand. Between resume, search and bookmarks, the app covers the three ways people normally navigate a long text: where I was, where I want to go, and what I keep coming back to.

None of this is complicated, and that is the point. The navigation features are there to get out of the way of the reading itself.

Listening to recitations

The app includes MP3 recitations from reciters the developer describes as renowned, and this is where it moves beyond a plain text reader. Listening is a different activity from reading, and having both in one place means you do not need a separate app for tilawat.

The app's own summary draws a line here: reading works offline, while listening to the MP3 recitations is described as online. That is worth planning around. The text side is the part that works without a connection, and recitations are for when you have a connection.

Recitation is treated as a first-class part of the app rather than an afterthought.

The recent update and what it changed

The September 1, 2026 update is a maintenance release with a few visible additions. Dark mode has been added, which matters for anyone who reads at night or in low light and would rather not have a bright screen in front of them. Auto scrolling and vertical scroll are also listed, and together they change how the text moves on screen: auto scrolling lets the page advance on its own, which is helpful when your hands are busy or you are following a recitation, while vertical scroll gives you a continuous column of text instead of paging.

The same update fixed crashes and resolved ANRs. Those are not features, but they are the kind of fix that affects whether an app feels dependable for daily use.

If you are new to it, you are arriving at a version with the reading modes and the dark theme already in place.

What it asks of you

The app is free, rated for everyone, and shows no ads. It offers in-app purchases, so you may encounter a paid option somewhere in the app.

The main trade-off is the split between reading and listening. If your routine is reading, it does not apply.

The other thing to keep in mind is scope. This is a reading and listening app with search, bookmarks and resume. It is not a tafsir or a study companion.

Who this fits

I would expect this app to suit someone who reads the Quran on their phone in short, frequent sessions and wants the app to remember their place. It also fits readers who like to listen to a recitation alongside the text, or instead of it, when they have a connection. The combination of resume, search and bookmarks covers the way most people move around a long text.

It also works for someone who wants a free, ad-free reader without a lot of setup. There is no account to create and no described paywall in front of the reading features.

Where it is less suited is to readers who want commentary and study material bundled in. Judged on its stated focus, this is a lean daily reader with a listening option, and it is honest about that.

A dependable daily reader with recitations attached

Al Quran Majeed is worth installing if you want a free, ad-free Quran reader that keeps your place and lets you search and bookmark your way around the text. The MP3 recitations add a second way to engage with it, and the recent update brought dark mode, auto scrolling and vertical scroll, along with stability fixes. With over a million installs and a 4.5 average from more than 10,000 ratings, it has clearly found an audience.

The caveats are simple. In-app purchases exist. And the app stays within reading and listening rather than branching into study tools.

For a reader who wants the essentials done well and nothing in the way, this is a straightforward choice. For someone whose main use is offline listening or in-depth study, the app's stated scope points elsewhere.

What's new in version 1.1.35

Dark Mode Added Auto Scrolling Enabled Vertical Scroll Crashes Fixed ANRs Resolved