Hi everyone,
I’ve built Easy Quran, a modern Quran reading app designed around simplicity, readability, and learning.
Why:
Most Quran apps are heavy, ad-filled, or dated. I built something that feels clean, lightweight, and structured — especially the thematic categorization of verses (Faith, Worship, Character, Family, Society, etc.)
Features:
Clean, minimal design
No ads
Multiple translations (Urdu, English)
Thematic mapping of ayahs
Tafseer summaries
Word-by-word audio
Offline support
Fast scrolling + modern UI
Tech Stack Overview
Android App:
Kotlin + Jetpack Compose for the entire UI layer
Material3 for theming (dark/light + custom palettes)
Room for local caching of surah/ayah data, themes, and user preferences
Retrofit + OkHttp for API calls
Coroutines + Flows for async work and state management
ExoPlayer (lightweight setup) for ayah-by-ayah audio playback
Custom “chunking engine” for rendering long Arabic ayahs without breaking layout
Custom text rendering to support multiple scripts (Arabic, Urdu, English)
Data Layer:
A topic-based ayah classification system built in JSON
Around 6,000+ mappings organized manually + semi-automated checks
Thematic categories stored locally to allow instant offline lookup
API integration for translations, tafseer, and audio metadata
Performance considerations:
On-demand loading per surah to avoid loading full Quran in memory
Pre-processing long verses to maintain Compose stability
Caching audio segments for faster repeated playback
Heavy emphasis on layout efficiency due to Arabic typography variance
Backend:
Lightweight middleware for translation sources
Quran data normalized and optimized for fast mobile lookup
Pre-indexed thematic JSON to avoid runtime processing on device
Infra:
Firebase Analytics for anonymous usage patterns
CI/CD via GitHub Actions + Play Console integration
Why: Most Quran apps are heavy, ad-filled, or dated. I built something that feels clean, lightweight, and structured — especially the thematic categorization of verses (Faith, Worship, Character, Family, Society, etc.)
Features: Clean, minimal design No ads Multiple translations (Urdu, English) Thematic mapping of ayahs Tafseer summaries Word-by-word audio Offline support Fast scrolling + modern UI
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ahmadshahw...