Athan vs Simple Qibla Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athan
This app provides accurate prayer times based on your location, with customizable alarms for prayer and eqama. It also includes a Zakat calculator and a monthly calendar of prayer timings. Users can personalize the experience with dark/light modes and choose from various Athan voices.
- Accurate prayer timings
- Customizable Athan alarms
- Eqama time alarms
- Zakat calculator
- Monthly prayer calendar
- Dark/Light mode
- Multiple Athan voices
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Full Athan: - Get the full Athan experience even if the iPhone is locked. - Multiple Athan voices are available to choose from. Home Extension: - Get all the details you want from your home screen. - Easy and simple design. Accurate timings: - Get accurate timings from your location. - Multiple calculation methods. Calendar: - Find all the timings for the current month. Dark/Light Mode: - You can choose from Dark or Light mode. Zakat Calculator: - Calculate your annual zakat payable. - Cash, gold, and animals. Eqama Alarm: - Set an alarm to remind you of the eqama time of any prayer. Before Athan Alarm: - Set an alarm to remind you before any Athan alarm. Support Email: contact@applabps.com Terms of Use: https://athan.applabps.com/resources/terms/
Simple Qibla Finder
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Are you asking "How can I find Qibla direction from my house?". Qibla Direction Compass precisely calculates the Qibla direction at your location and is the best and most reliable tool to find qibla direction from any location around the world. It doesn't matter if you are in USA, Maldives, Karachi, Doha or Toronto. If you want to find Qibla direction, simply take out your mobile phone, download the Qibla Direction Compass and find where Qibla is. Now you can pray to Allah anywhere in the world without thinking of which direction is Qibla. Qibla Direction Compass is totally free to download and does not contain any in-app purchase. It only relies on your location services to find Qibla direction. May Allah be with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Qibla Finder at none against Athan's 11. Simple Qibla Finder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). Athan's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). On price and device support 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. Athan sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Simple Qibla Finder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Athan ships an update every 9 days, Simple Qibla Finder every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athan | Simple Qibla Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Alnabhani | OMER KECIK |
Bugs and requests
Athan
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not working after iOS 18 update
- Athan stops before completion
- Athan playing before set time
- Widget not updating prayer times
Requested features
4 requests- Add Hanafi Asr calculation option
- Provide option to disable Athan text display
- Improve Fajr Athan recitation
- Add 24-hour clock for prayer time visualization
Simple Qibla Finder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Athan
- Premium / Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium / Month for Family7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium / Year7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Premium / Year for Family7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Unlock All Features$2.99
- All Features with Support 1$4.99
- All Features with Support 2$9.99
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- Donate $9.99$9.99
- Donate $19.99$19.99
- Donate $49.99$49.99
- Donate $99.99$99.99
Simple Qibla Finder
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Athan free?
Is Simple Qibla Finder free?
Do Athan or Simple Qibla Finder have ads?
Which is updated more often, Athan or Simple Qibla Finder?
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