Quran Academy

What Quran Academy does

Quran Academy is a New York-based technology company founded in May 2014 by Bilal Memon that develops mobile and web applications to help Muslims memorize and engage with the Quran. The company's flagship product, Quran Companion, is a smartphone app available on iOS and Android that combines social gamification features (swipe-to-reveal verses, customizable display settings, multiple Quran script options such as Madina/Uthmani and Urdu) with traditional Quran memorization techniques rooted in madrasah methods, structured around the VARK multisensory learning model. The broader product ecosystem includes a web-based Quran Reader with social sharing features, Quran Academy TV (video-based Arabic lessons with named instructors), a multi-category content blog, and premium courses covering Tajweed recitation, memorization foundations, and Quranic Arabic.

The company operates a freemium distribution model: free apps, blog content, and the 7-Day Quranic Arabic Challenge drive top-of-funnel acquisition, with paid subscriptions (monthly and annual), in-app purchases, and premium courses (e.g., the 6-week Memorization Foundation Course) representing monetization layers. Quran Academy is registered as Quran Academy Inc in New Jersey, USA, with primary market traction in Southeast Asia (notably Malaysia via MaGIC accelerator participation) and Muslim diaspora audiences globally. The company has no disclosed institutional venture capital and was initially capitalized via a Start-Up Chile grant and an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees with a small leadership team including a CTO, Chief Learning Officer, and Product Manager.

Name

Quran Academy

Legal name

Quran Academy Inc

Website

https://quranacademy.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quran Academy is a New York-based, bootstrapped mobile and web app developer (founded 2014) that builds Quran memorization and Islamic education tools — most notably the Quran Companion iOS/Android app — targeting busy, modern Muslims globally through a freemium subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Islamic Education Apps

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Computer Training (61142)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Islamic Broadcasting (MPABALAG)

Keywords

• Quran memorization apps
• Islamic education technology
• Religious learning platforms
• Quranic Arabic courses
• Online Quran reading

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Fees: The company operates on a subscription model with monthly and annual billing cycles. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Payment methods include credit card and PayPal. Free trials are offered for a limited period where users provide billing information but are not charged until the trial expires.
2. Mobile App Sales: Revenue generated through app downloads and in-app purchases from iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The Quran Companion app is available on both platforms.
3. Premium Courses: The company offers premium training and courses beyond free content, including the 'Building the Foundation of Effective Quran Memorization' 6-week live course taught by Hafiz instructors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Quran Academy provides technology-based Islamic education products centered on the Quran Companion mobile app (iOS and Android), which uses social gamification to help Muslims memorize the Quran. The platform also includes an online Quran reading web app with social sharing, video lessons via Quran Academy TV, and premium subscription courses on memorization, Tajweed, and Quranic Arabic.

Product overview

Quran Academy operates as a unified platform offering technology-based Quranic education resources. The core product is Quran Companion, a mobile memorization app available on iOS and Android, which combines with the Quran Academy Reading Web App (online Quran reader with social sharing) and Quran Academy TV (video Arabic lessons). The company also provides free blog content and premium courses including the Memorization Foundation Course, Beautiful Tajweed Course, Keys to the Message, and the free 7-Day Quranic Arabic Challenge. The ecosystem is designed to help Muslims engage with the Quran daily through memorization, recitation, and Arabic language learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quran Companion Best-rated Quran memorization app for smartphones (iOS and Android) that uses social gamification, multisensory learning features, and centuries-old memorization techniques to help busy Muslims memorize and reconnect with the Quran.
• Quran Companion iPad App First Quran memorization application from Quran Academy, released for iPad to provide technology-based Quran memorization support.
• Quran Academy Reading Web App Online Quran reading experience with social features that allows users to share their favorite ayahs with custom backgrounds.
• Quran Academy TV Video platform providing Quranic Arabic lessons and free video content, including instruction from scholars such as Ustadh Fahim Qazi, designed to help users build a long-term, consistent relationship with the Quran through learning Arabic.
• Memorization Foundation Course 6-week step-by-step live course covering psychology, tools, and long-term strategies for effective Quran memorization, taught by Bilal Memon and Qari Mubashir Anwar.
• Beautiful Tajweed Course Premium course teaching Quranic Tajweed (proper recitation rules) to help learners recite the Quran correctly.
• 7-Day Quranic Arabic Challenge Free 7-day email challenge teaching 50 essential Quranic Arabic words, designed to help users begin understanding Surahs in Arabic.
• Keys to the Message Course Premium course taught by Arabic Teacher Nihal Khan, providing 10 keys to begin understanding the Quran in Arabic.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7-day challenge promises to teach 50 essential Quranic Arabic words
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ustadh Fahim QazicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Quran Academy partners with Ustadh Fahim Qazi to deliver Quranic Arabic instruction through the 7-Day Quranic Arabic Challenge, featuring video lessons and structured curriculum for understanding the Quran in Arabic.
• Dr. Bilal PhilipsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Quran Academy featured content from Dr. Bilal Philips, founder of Islamic Online University, including a tazkirah lecture delivered at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) on being a true Muslim student and seeking knowledge.
• International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Quran Academy collaborated with IIUM to host lectures and content from Islamic scholars, including Dr. Bilal Philips delivering a tazkirah at the university in November 2016.
• World Islamic Economic Forum Startup IdealabminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Quran Academy participated in the World Islamic Economic Forum Startup Idealab held in Kuala Lumpur in 2015, providing exposure and networking within the Islamic economy ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TarteeleQuran: TarteeleQuran is an online platform offering one-on-one and group Quran recitation classes with tutors for children and adults. It overlaps with Quran Academy's premium course segment and its schools/educational institution use case, competing for parents seeking structured Quran education.
• Bayyinah Institute: Bayyinah, founded by Nouman Ali Khan, delivers Arabic and Quranic education through structured video courses (e.g., Dream, Divine Speech). It competes with Quran Academy's premium courses (Memorization Foundation, Tajweed) for Muslims seeking deeper Arabic/Quran instruction through instructor-led paid programs.
• Tarteel AI: Tarteel AI is an AI-powered Quran memorization app that helps users identify and correct recitation in real time. It directly competes with Quran Companion in the mobile Quran memorization category, with similar target users (Muslims seeking to memorize) and a comparable freemium mobile subscription model.
• Quran.com: Quran.com is one of the most widely used Quran reading and study platforms globally, offering translations, tafsir, audio recitations, and reading tools. It directly competes with Quran Academy's Quran Reading Web App for the same audience of English-speaking Muslims seeking Quran engagement online.
• Qutor: Qutor is an online Quran tutoring marketplace connecting students with qualified Quran tutors for one-on-one sessions. It targets the same use case as part of Quran Academy's offering (live memorization instruction) but with a human-tutor delivery model rather than self-serve app-based learning.
• iQuran: iQuran is a long-standing Quran mobile app offering reading, audio recitation, translations, and tafsir on iOS and Android. It competes with Quran Companion and the Quran Reading Web App in the core Quran reading category, though with less focus on gamified memorization.

Emerging players

• IlmFeed: IlmFeed is an Islamic content platform producing articles, videos, and infographics on Quran, Seerah, and Islamic lifestyle topics. It overlaps with Quran Academy's blog and content marketing strategy, competing for the same top-of-funnel Muslim audience seeking free Islamic educational content.
• Productive Muslim: Productive Muslim (founded by Mohammed Faris) is an Islamic productivity and self-development platform offering courses, books, and content. It overlaps with Quran Academy's broader educational content mission and shares the same 'busy modern Muslim' target segment, though focused more on productivity than Quran memorization.

Broad incumbents

• Muslim Pro: Muslim Pro is a mainstream Islamic lifestyle app with hundreds of millions of downloads, offering Quran reading, prayer times, Qibla, and Hijri calendar in a single suite. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping Quran reading functionality and a much larger user base, competing for the same mobile Muslim audience as Quran Academy.

Regional players

• Almaani: Almaani is a Saudi Arabia-based online Quran tutoring platform offering live classes with certified tutors in Arabic. It targets the same Arabic-speaking Quran learning market that Quran Academy reaches with its Arabic content, representing a regionally-focused competitor in the live Quran tutoring space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/quranacademyio
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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