Salat vs alQibla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salat
This app provides accurate prayer times based on your location and includes a Qibla compass to help you find the direction of prayer. It allows you to easily view prayer times for any day and offers visual and auditory cues when facing the correct Qibla direction.
- Accurate prayer time calculation
- Daily prayer time display
- Qibla compass
- Location-based Qibla direction
- Visual and auditory Qibla alignment cues
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The essential tool for any Muslim, the Salat app ensures you always know when it’s time for Salat, no matter where you are. The app calculates the correct time for each Prayer, allowing you to instantly see the times for any day by simply tapping, swiping or even selecting a specific date. Swipe up for the Qibla Compass to quickly and easily find the direction of Qibla, calculating it based on your location and showing you where it is. When you are facing Qibla, you feel a click and the compass turns green, making it easy to align. This App was created by Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya UK to serve all Muslims worldwide.
alQibla
This app assists Muslims with their daily prayers by offering precise prayer timings and Qibla direction based on your current location. It features a prayer schedule, a Qibla compass, and notifications for the five daily prayers.
- Accurate prayer timings
- Qibla direction compass
- Location-based services
- Daily prayer schedule
- Prayer reminders
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alQibla is an app that helps Muslims perform their daily prayers by providing accurate prayer timings and Qibla direction based on their location. It includes features such as a prayer schedule, Qibla compass and reminders for the five daily prayers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Salat at 4.9 against alQibla's 4.0. Salat also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Salat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Salat's written reviews are positive against 62% of alQibla's.
Salat ships an update every 6 days, alQibla every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Salat | alQibla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better | 4.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.1% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya (UK) | Jafar Husain |
Customer experience
Salat
alQibla
In-app purchases
Salat
No in-app purchases
alQibla
No in-app purchases
