From a simple PDF reader to a modern platform
How a basic, book-style Quran app became a rich platform with audio recitation, Qibla direction, and a community built around it.
Quran Touch brings the Quran to iOS with audio recitations, translations, Qibla, prayer times, offline reading, and need-based categories (e.g. what to read when sad). A community feature lets users request and share duas. The original app was a static PDF reader. The USA-based founder (roots in Egypt) had no in-house tech team and no profit motive — he trusted 6sense HQ with full creative control over design and usability.
Religious tech / mobile / community · Dedicated development team · 6 engineers · 6 months + 2 years maintenance
Religious tech / mobile / community
Industry
Dedicated development team
Services
6 engineers
Team size
6 months build + 2 years maintenance
Duration
What the team was up against
The founder had mission and valuable content — but not yet a product people would want to use every day.
From book to experience
The original app was a static book-style reader — no audio, no Qibla, no navigation by need instead of chapter.
Unlocking static content
Islamic books and references were stuck in PDFs and needed to become interactive, navigable in-app content.
No in-house technical team
He needed a partner to execute the vision as something true to his intent — not a generic template.
How we solved it
Six team members transformed Quran Touch into a modern interactive app in six months.
Rebuilt the core experience
Replaced the PDF reader with audio from multiple Qaris, Qibla, prayer times, and full offline reading — a daily companion, not just a book.
Interactive content
Structured the founder's library of books, duas, and Quran stories by user need — not by original document layout.
Engagement features
Request and share duas, plus usage tracking for engagement insight — interactive and social, not static.
What happened when things changed
Creative trust, content integrity, and long-term care after launch.
With latitude over design and usability, every category and navigation choice had to serve real reader needs — guidance, comfort, or specific passages.
PDF-to-app conversion preserved source integrity while restructuring material for mobile screens.
The team stayed engaged past launch with continuous updates — a community tool doesn't stop mattering once it ships.
What Quran Touch achieved
A full-featured Islamic app — recognized, maintained, and built for daily use.
6 months from a basic book-style app to a full-featured platform.
2 years of ongoing maintenance and support after launch.
Featured in the Apple Store in Malaysia (2018).
100% sprint completion — on time, within scope — with offline-ready reading for the community.
Source: 6sense HQ
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