Athan Utility vs fjr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athan Utility
This app provides accurate prayer times with a focus on privacy and an elegant user interface. It offers customizable reminders, multiple calculation methods, and a Hijri calendar. Enjoy an ad-free experience with on-device calculations and zero data collection.
- Customizable prayer time reminders
- Multiple calculation methods
- Hijri date and full year calendar
- On-device calculation, no data collection
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Always-on Qibla
- Widgets
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Athan Utility is a beautifully simple prayer times companion — precise, elegant, and completely private. Built around a clean analog Athan clock and smooth gradient themes, it shows exactly what you need at a glance: your next prayer, a live countdown, and the full day's schedule. No clutter, no noise — just a calm, refined experience made for daily use. PRIVACY FIRST • No account, no sign-up, no tracking • We never collect or sell your data • Your location stays on your device and is used only to calculate accurate times FEATURES • Accurate prayer times for any location worldwide • Smart calculation method — automatically suggests the right method for your country (Umm al-Qura, ISNA, Muslim World League, Karachi, Egyptian and more) • Qibla compass pointing to the Kaaba • Hijri (Islamic) calendar date • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets in every size • NEW Extra Large widget with a live moon phase, current prayer, timer and full schedule • Prayer reminder notifications with adjustable timing • Custom prayer names and beautiful Athan sounds • Elegant light and dark themes with customizable colors • Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad • Apple Watch complications and Siri support Athan Utility is free, ad-free, and crafted with care. Keep your prayers close — elegantly and privately.
fjr
This utility app automates alarm scheduling for Fajr prayer times, ensuring you wake up on time without manual adjustments. It integrates with system alarms and respects device focus modes.
- Automated Fajr alarm scheduling
- Adapts to calculated prayer times
- Uses system alarms
- Respects Focus/Do Not Disturb modes
- Single action alarm setup
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fjr helps you wake for Fajr without reconfiguring your alarm every evening. Schedule alarms from calculated prayer times with a single action. fjr keeps upcoming days covered so your routine stays on track when times shift. fjr uses system alarms that behave like the alarms you already rely on, including the ability to break through Silent mode and Focus or Do Not Disturb when iOS allows it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: fjr at every 2 days against Athan Utility's every 2 weeks. Athan Utility's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Athan Utility against 5.0 for fjr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athan Utility has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Athan Utility ships an update every 2 weeks, fjr every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athan Utility | fjr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar Al-Ejel | ZACHARIYA IBRAHIM IBRAHIM |
Customer experience
Athan Utility
fjr
Bugs and requests
Athan Utility
Reported bugs
2 issues- Prayer times not matching actual times in some regions
- Widgets not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Option to play full adhan
- Manual prayer time adjustment
- Hijri calendar integration
- More adhan voice options
fjr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Athan Utility
No in-app purchases
fjr
No in-app purchases









