# Rakah Prayer Counter — Auto Prayer Sajdah Counter

> Auto Prayer Sajdah Counter (iPhone/iPad app by Fateh Elkhatib.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rakah-prayer-counter/id6803974660 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fateh Elkhatib](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803974662)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic
- Released: 2026-08-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rakah-prayer-counter/id6803974660/reviews.md

## What is Rakah Prayer Counter?

100% free, no Ads and no account required.
Prayer  or Rakah counter counts your rak'ahs and sajdahs automatically while you pray, using your phone's front camera — no taps or buttons needed during the prayer itself.

HOW IT WORKS
Place your phone flat on the floor, facing up, in the area where your face and knees rest during sujood. As you go down into prostration, your face passes close over the camera and blocks the light — that drop is what tells the app a sajdah just happened. No image is ever recorded or stored for this — the app only measures brightness.

BUILT AROUND HOW YOU ACTUALLY PRAY
• Automatically detects Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha based on your location
• Learns your own pace over time, so counting gets more accurate the more you use it
• Configurable Sunnah rak'ah counts before/after each prayer, including Jumu'ah on Fridays
• Optional Shafi + Witr handling for Isha (separate or combined, your choice)
• Adjustable sensitivity for different lighting conditions

REVIEW YOUR PRAYER
Optionally records a short video of your prayer so you can watch it back afterward — for example to check your sajdah form — with adjustable playback speed. The video stays only on your device, is never saved to your Camera Roll, and is deleted the moment you close the review screen.

TRACK YOUR CONSISTENCY
A simple calendar view shows rak'ahs and time spent praying per day and per month, so you can see your consistency at a glance.

PRIVACY
Everything happens on your device. Your location is used once, locally, to calculate prayer times — it's never transmitted anywhere. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Available in English and Arabic.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2 — 2026-09-11

• New feature
A Qibla arrow points you to the Kaaba before you begin, and sparkles green when you're facing it

• Improvements
The widget now shows the prayer you last prayed, the next one, and a live countdown to it
A vibration on each sajdah can now be used on its own, so a count can be felt with the sound off
Khushu Mode now clears the status bar too, leaving the screen completely dark
A fuller introduction on first launch walks through every feature, in English and Arabic

### 2 — 2026-09-07

• New feature
A Qibla arrow points you to the Kaaba before you begin, and turns green when you're facing it

• Improvements
The widget now shows the prayer you last prayed, the next one, and a live countdown to it
A fuller introduction on first launch walks through every feature, in English and Arabic

• Bugs fixed
Counting no longer misfires in low light, or after praying several times without reopening the app
The sajdah correction buttons no longer disappear if you correct the count to zero

### 1.7 — 2026-09-04

Improvement:
• Correct the prayer name after praying if the app labelled it wrong — for example Asr instead of Dhuhr
• Prayer times now start on the convention used where you are, with Umm al-Qura (Makkah) as the default
• The widget now shows your next prayer and how many rak'ah you've prayed today
• Review a recorded backup prayer at up to 10x speed to check your Rakah count quickly in case the dimmer counter failed

### 1.5 — 2026-09-01

New features:
• Choose your prayer time calculation method — 12 conventions including Umm al-Qura, Muslim World League, ISNA, Diyanet and Kemenag
• Set Asr by the standard or Hanafi position 
• Fine-tune any prayer by up to 30 minutes to match your mosque exactly
Improvements:
• Adjust the sajdah count after a prayer if the camera miscounted
• Khushu Mode now hides every on-screen control while you pray
• Larger, clearer rak'ah and sajdah numbers
Privacy improvements:
Prayer video recording is now disabled by default. Enable it anytime if you wish to temporarily record your prayer for review.
Privacy note: No data leaves your device. Videos are automatically deleted as soon as you close the app.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-31

New features:
• Adjust the sajdah count after a prayer if the phone miscounted
Improvements:
• Khushu Mode now hides every on-screen control while you pray
• Larger, clearer rakah and sajdah numbers
• Prayer video recording is now off by default to improve privacy

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