Frequently asked

Boshra is built primarily for children between ages 6 and 14 who are working on their hifẓ. That said, the methodology and interface work just as well for an adult learner who wants a calm, structured way to memorize.

Yes — Boshra is a memorization tool, not a teaching-Arabic tool. We assume the child can read Quranic Arabic at least at a beginner level. If they're not there yet, a qārī or a structured Qāʿida course should come first; Boshra picks up after.

Boshra listens to the recitation in real time and compares it against a reference of the ayah being memorized. When it detects a likely slip — a missed letter, a shifted vowel, an unclear letter — it pauses gently and shows the line again so the child can re-read it.

Important: tajweed is taught by teachers, not by software. Boshra is a practice aid that helps a child catch obvious slips while they study alone. It does not replace a qārī, and we are careful never to claim otherwise.

By default, recitation audio is processed on-device and is not uploaded to our servers. Where on-device processing isn't possible for a particular feature, we will ask for explicit permission and explain exactly what gets sent and why.

We do not sell data. We do not train models on your child's voice. This is non-negotiable for us as a Muslim-built product.

Because it's what huffāẓ have always done. The traditional pattern of new portion / yesterday's portion / weekly review is, in modern terms, spaced repetition. Software is good at one thing the tradition has always struggled with: bookkeeping. We let it do that, so the family can focus on the recitation itself.

The beta is live on TestFlight — you can join now at testflight.apple.com/join/kaXDcG3m. We're still refining the experience before the App Store launch; no public date yet, but follow the blog for updates.

There will be a free tier that covers the core memorization loop. We may charge for features that are expensive to run (like deeper tajweed analysis) or that families specifically ask us to build. We are not building Boshra to maximize revenue per child; we are building it to be sustainable enough to keep building it.

Eventually, yes — we know iOS isn't the right answer for many families. We started on iOS because that's where the smallest team can ship the most polished first version. Android is on the roadmap.