Kalam: Learn Arabic

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.8 6741 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Some tweaks

   I really enjoy the app but it’s kind of confusing to operate. For example when I’m trying to do the “free talk” to practice having a conversation, the mic doesn’t work and I definitely don’t know how to type in Arabic to respond. The free talk doesn’t seem to record. Also I did two courses where I saw a video, did the drill and also the quiz but there’s no way I can review those specific words I used and apply it without going back to the drill. It was also kind of discouraging when my Iraqi husband heard the new words I learned join just for him to correct me.. it’s like I’m learning a whole different Iraqi dialect :( also I want to learn the basics of conversation and they don’t seem to have that. Just random words and conversations thrown at you

   123reviewed · 31 Jul 2026

2. 2/5Needs some fixes

   So, it’s okay if you’re only using the “free talk” section and already know how to read and type in Arabic. The speaking option and tests don’t work. If you click on a test and try to use the microphone, it locks and doesn’t let you go on to the next question or record anything you say. I’m also not confident that the dialects are fully using words from those dialects rather than mostly utilizing fusha (MSA). If they are, they’re specific regional dialects within the country. I think a good update to the app would be to select regional dialects within the country (North vs South) since there are some pretty big differences there. It’s quite similar to just speaking to a chatbot in Modern Standard Arabic. If they could hire different people that already speak the dialects I think there could be some good improvements. Great idea overall, just needs some work

   S.Fish.420 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 4/5Great app, still new

   Im Lebanese and I’ve been trying to learn specifically the Lebanese dialect to talk to my family. Duolingo, mondly, jumpspeak, all those other apps teach the formal arabic. And they teach useless info. Kalam is the first app I’ve seen where you can choose a specific dialect, and that has so many options of topics to learn. However, it’s all speaking. There’s no deep dive into the letters and how to read and write. So if you’re looking to learn how to speak, this app is great. But if you want to become literate in arabic, this app will not do that. But again, I love this app for its uses and options of topics and dialects!

   Ghfzc · 31 Jul 2026

4. 3/5Want five!

   I really wanna give this at five stars. However, as other reviewers have mentioned, it does seem that it’s in it growing pains of development still or maybe they’re just working the stuff out. Every time I start the app I have to go through the questions of what my preferences are what my interest interests are my age and it’s kind of annoying. I just wanna open the app and get going. I wonder if this is an issue with the fact that I use the App Store to create my login or if it’s an app issue however even with the glitches that occasionally occur if this part was fixed, I would use this app constantly. It just takes me forever to get going either way It is pretty great. I’ve never seen an app that engages the learner the way this does in so many different dialects with relatively high accuracy

   merezie · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5This app doesn’t work properly

   So I bought this app wanting to learn Arabic because I was already doing a pretty good job with speaking Arabic by using other apps like Duolingo and watching TV shows and I also heard that it can also teach me how to understand Quranic Arabic. So I pay $30 for the app and I put in the dialect I wanna learn and so far it’s teaching me some pretty basic stuff that I should know about the language which is pretty good but then after like the first two lessons the app started glitching out and I literally thought that my mic was broken because it wasn’t picking up what I was saying so then I kept on refreshing the app. I even reset my phone and yet it still wasn’t working so what I’m gonna do now is I’m gonna contact Apple to get a refund because I don’t wanna lose $30 for an app that didn’t even teach me anything and it was all buggy so if you want my opinion, don’t get this app it’s just gonna scam you and it’s too buggy

   Yazan Altahleh · 31 Jul 2026

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