Athan vs Simple Adhan
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 Adhan
This app provides Muslims with accurate prayer times, Qibla direction, and prayer reminders. It includes tools for Ramadan, prayer tracking, and a Tasbih counter, all within a simple, modern interface.
- Accurate prayer times
- Qibla direction compass
- Prayer reminders & Adhan notifications
- Ramadan tools
- Prayer tracking & history
- Tasbih counter
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Simple Adhan helps Muslims stay connected to prayer throughout the day with accurate prayer times, Qibla direction, prayer reminders, and Ramadan tools. Features: • Accurate prayer times based on your location • Qibla direction with visual compass • Prayer reminders and Adhan notifications • Multiple calculation methods and madhab options • Ramadan dashboard with Suhoor and Iftar information • Prayer completion tracking and streaks • Prayer history and statistics • Tasbih counter • Clean, modern interface designed for daily use Built with simplicity in mind, Simple Adhan focuses on the essentials without unnecessary complexity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Adhan at 100% against Athan's 65%. Simple Adhan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Athan's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 3). On price, ads 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 Adhan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Adhan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athan has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Athan's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Adhan's.
Athan ships an update every 9 days, Simple Adhan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athan | Simple Adhan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Alnabhani | Lisa Celic |
Customer experience
Athan
Simple Adhan
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 Adhan
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 Adhan
No in-app purchases
