Every substantive change to recitid.ai and the RecitID app. Newest first. Smaller fixes and typo runs are not listed here.
Removed cookie consent gate; analytics now loads on every visit
Google Analytics 4 now loads on every page load instead of waiting for a cookie banner accept. The banner had been suppressing almost all measurement, leaving us with no view of which pages people read. /cookies has been updated to explain what GA4 does and how to opt out via tracker-blocking extensions, browser settings, or the Google opt-out add-on. No advertising cookies, no cross-site tracking.
Pricing v3: lower prices and a 7-day free trial
Pro Monthly dropped from $14.99 to $9.99/month. Pro+ Annual dropped from $99.99 to $59.99/year, now with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Annual savings improved from ~45% to ~50% vs monthly. A new Weekly tier has been added in the iOS app with caps between Free and Monthly. Site copy, JSON-LD, Terms, Help Center, /pricing, /download, /press, llms.txt, and brand-facts all updated.
Download, press, status, and changelog pages
New /download page replaces the old redirect with a full overview, FAQ, and store links. New /press kit publishes verified brand facts, logos, and a direct press contact. New /status page reports live service state for voice ID, AI Explain, Smart Scanner, Live Khutbah, sync, and payments. This page you are reading is also new.
Four more deeply-researched articles
Added the 10 Qiraat beginner's guide, an asbab al-nuzul explainer, a Quran OCR technical deep-dive, and a Live Khutbah Translation technical deep-dive. All four drafts are in Studio for editorial review.
New comparison page: Ayat
Published /compare/recitid-vs-ayat. Honest positioning: Ayat is a strong free reader with wide tafsir, RecitID is the identification and understanding platform.
First wave of learning articles
Shipped three drafts to Studio: Murattal vs Mujawwad, How to Learn Tajweed Without a Teacher, and How to Memorize Juz 30.
Cookie banner and GA consent gate
Added a first-party consent banner. Google Analytics now loads only after Accept and drops a single IP-anonymised cookie. Reject keeps the site completely analytics-free. Full policy on /cookies.
Newsletter form and visual breadcrumbs
Footer now has a working newsletter form. Visual breadcrumbs added to every feature page, comparison page, guide, and blog article. Hero image LCP optimised.
First three blog articles
Published Shazam for the Quran, How to Find Out Who Is Reciting the Quran, and The 20 Most Popular Quran Reciters. Seed scripts make new articles an import-and-commit operation.
Help Center expansion
New /help hub with 10 categories and 51 articles, each with its own indexable URL and FAQ schema. /support now points here as the authoritative help source.
Six new feature landing pages
Dedicated pages for Reciter Identification, Smart Scanner, AI Explain, AI Chat, Auto-Detect, and Live Activity. Each covers how it works, what plans include it, and when to use it.
Canonical pricing and reciter facts
Pricing updated site-wide to the original $14.99 monthly and $99.99 annual. Reciter framing set to 200+ identifiable by voice and 48+ available for playback. Live Khutbah Translation is 53 languages. All stale numbers fixed. (Superseded on 2026-04-22 by Pricing v3.)
Voice identification copy corrected
A support article that used to say the app does not recognise voices was reversed. It does. That was the original bug report.
Privacy Policy rewritten with NDPA disclosures
Full rewrite of /privacy with Nigeria Data Protection Act alignment, retention tables, lawful-basis mapping, and a plain-language summary. /terms updated to match.
Google Play launch
The Android app is live. All download CTAs now show both App Store and Google Play badges. The old Android waitlist and coming-soon copy is gone.
Evergreen guides
Five in-depth guide pages published: Best Quran App 2026, How to Memorize the Quran, Famous Quran Reciters, Tajweed for Beginners, and Understanding the Friday Khutbah.
Free tier clarified
Audio reciter detection is free and unlimited on the free tier. Live Khutbah Translation offers a 1-minute free preview per session. Pricing page rewritten to say this plainly.
Mobile app preview carousel
The homepage now shows a rotating carousel of real app screenshots instead of hand-coded mockups.
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