Alim Prayer Minder vs EIC Iqamah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alim Prayer Minder
This app provides accurate prayer timings based on your location and offers a Qibla direction finder. Customize notification alerts for each prayer and select from various calculation methods for precise timings.
- Accurate prayer timings based on location
- Offline Qibla direction finder
- Customizable prayer notification alerts
- Multiple prayer calculation methods
- Juristic method selection (Shafi/Hanafi)
- Higher latitude adjustments
- Compass themes and magnetic field detection
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Alim foundation is focused around various Islamic content and develops tools for studying Islam and memorizing the Quran. The "Alim Prayer Minder" is an app from Alim. This unique app loads the prayer timings of the user’s current location. A user can search the prayer timings of another location by clicking the location icon. They can also select the juristic (Shafi/Hanafi) and other types of calculation methods based on which the prayer timings are set. The user can also use the calendar to find out the prayer timings for a specific date and a specific location. Unlike other apps, this app allows users to also select the prayers, for which he/she needs notifications. This app allows users to find the Qibla direction offline using the current location of the user combined with the magnetic sensor of the phone. The user friendly UI of this app has eight different themes for the compass. Another unique feature of this app is that it can detect high magnetic fields that affect the accuracy of the direction finder. Unique App features : Prayer Calculation Methods supported are : Jafari (Ithna Ashari) Karachi (University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi) ISNA (Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)) MWL (Muslim World League) Makkah (Umm al-Qura, Makkah) Egypt (Egyptian General Authority of Survey) Tehran (Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran) Jusristic Methods supported are : Shafii (Standard) Hanafi Higher latitude Adjustments supported are: No Adjustment Middle of Night 1/7th of Night Angle /60th of Night -Individual minute adjustments ranging from +9 to -9 minutes for each prayers. - Application is capable of fetching Automatic Timezone of user's current location to ensure correct prayer times. - Application is capable of fetching Automatic Prayer calculation methods of user's current location. Notifications: Notification Alerts for each prayer. The notification settings include: Disclaimer: Finding Qibla direction feature is supported only in devices with magnetic sensor / compass
EIC Iqamah
Get accurate prayer times for Evergreen Islamic Center. Receive timely notifications when prayer times change, ensuring you never miss a prayer. This app is designed for easy access to essential Islamic timings.
- Current prayer times
- Push notifications for time changes
- Evergreen Islamic Center specific
- Easy access to timings
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EIC Iqamah app provides current prayer time for Evergreen Islamic Center. In addition, it provides push notification (if enabled) when the time changes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EIC Iqamah at 5.0 against Alim Prayer Minder's 2.5. Alim Prayer Minder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). 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.
EIC Iqamah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Alim Prayer Minder ships an update every 3 months, EIC Iqamah every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alim Prayer Minder | EIC Iqamah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Alim Foundation Inc. | Evergreen Islamic Center |
Customer experience
Alim Prayer Minder
EIC Iqamah
In-app purchases
Alim Prayer Minder
No in-app purchases
EIC Iqamah
No in-app purchases



