Bang vs KatiBanga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bang
This app provides accurate prayer times for Kurdistan cities, the complete Holy Quran for reading, and beautiful Azan alerts with various reciters. It also includes a Qibla finder, daily Duas, and Zikr, with a new app for Apple Watch and Home Screen Widgets.
- Accurate prayer times for Kurdistan
- Full Holy Quran for reading
- Beautiful Azan alerts with various reciters
- Qibla finder
- Daily Duas and Zikr
- Apple Watch app
- Home Screen Widgets
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بانگ: رفيقك الإسلامي الأمثل. مواقيت دقيقة: أوقات صلاة دقيقة لجميع مدن كردستان. القرآن الكريم: القرآن كاملاً متاح للقراءة في أي وقت. تنبيهات الأذان: إشعارات جميلة بأصوات قراء متنوعين. أدوات إضافية: اتجاه القبلة، أدعية يومية، والأذكار. ابق على اطلاع: تطبيق جديد لساعة آبل (Apple Watch). ---------------------------------------------------------- بانگ: باشترین هاورێی ئیسلامی. کاتی ورد: کاتەکانی بانگ بە وردی بۆ هەموو شارەکانی کوردستان. قورئانی پیرۆز: هەموو قورئان بەردەستە بۆ خوێندنەوە لە هەر کاتێکدا. ئاگادارکردنەوەی بانگ: ئاگادارکردنەوەی دڵڕفێن بە دەنگی خوێنەری جیاواز. ئامرازی زیادە: قیبلە نما، دوعای ڕۆژانە و زیکرەکان. نوێکارییەکان: ئەپڵیکەیشنی نوێ بۆ کاتژمێری ئەپڵ (Apple Watch). ---------------------------------------------------------- بانگ: هەڤالێ تە یێ ئیسلامی یێ هەرە باش. دەمێن دروست: دەمێن نڤێژێ ب دروستی بۆ هەمی باژێرێن کوردستانێ. قورئانا پیرۆز: قورئان ب تەمامی یا بەردەستە بۆ خواندنێ ل هەر دەمەکی. ئاگەهدارکرنێن بانگی: ئاگەهدارکرنێن جوان ب دەنگێن چەندین خوێنەرێن جودا. ئامرازێن دی: قیبلە نما، دوعایێن ڕۆژانە و زیکر. نویترین تایبەتمەندی: ئەپێ نوی بۆ دەمژمێرا ئەپڵ (Apple Watch). ---------------------------------------- Bang: The ultimate Islamic companion. Accurate Timings: Precise prayer times for all Kurdistan cities. Holy Quran: Full Quran available for reading anytime. Azan Alerts: Beautiful notifications with various reciters. Extra Tools: Qibla finder, daily Duas, and Zikr. Stay Updated: New Apple Watch app and Home Screen Widgets.
KatiBanga
An Islamic companion app for Iraq and Kurdistan, offering accurate prayer times, the complete Holy Quran with translations and tafsir, and various worship tools. It functions offline and supports Sorani Kurdish, Arabic, and English.
- Accurate local prayer times
- Offline Holy Quran with translations
- Athan notifications
- Qibla compass and mosque finder
- Prayer tracker and qada counter
- Hijri calendar with moon-sighting
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Kati Banga (— "Time of the Adhan") ,کاتی بانگە Prayer Times قورئان كريم is a complete Islamic companion built specifically for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region — fully trilingual in Sorani Kurdish, Arabic, and English. ACCURATE PRAYER TIMES • Matches local Iraqi & Kurdistan timetables — works fully offline • 8 calculation methods (including Ja'fari) with per-prayer minute fine-tuning • Athan notifications with voices from Makkah, Madinah, and renowned muezzins • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets + a live countdown (Live Activity & Dynamic Island) • Ask Siri: "Next prayer in KatiBanga THE HOLY QURAN • Authentic Madani mushaf (King Fahd Complex text) — fully offline • Kurdish tafsir, Kurdish & English translations • Verse-by-verse audio, downloadable surahs, and 24/7 Quran radio • Khatmah planner — finish the Quran in 30, 60, or 90 days with daily goals • Recitation practice with on-device speech recognition DHIKR & WORSHIP • Hisn al-Muslim azkar in Arabic and Kurdish, digital tasbih, 99 Names of Allah • Prayer tracker with streaks + qada counter for missed prayers • Qibla compass & map, nearby mosques finder • Seerah of the Prophet , daily quiz, Hajj & Umrah guides, Zakat calculator • Hijri calendar with local moon-sighting adjustment, Ramadan features Completely free, no ads, no accounts — and zero data collection. Everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KatiBanga at 5.0 against Bang's 4.5. KatiBanga also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Bang's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KatiBanga holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bang has 1.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Bang's written reviews are positive against 100% of KatiBanga's.
Bang ships an update weekly, KatiBanga fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bang | KatiBanga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nijin Mizwari | ameer hanari |
Customer experience
Bang
KatiBanga
In-app purchases
Bang
No in-app purchases
KatiBanga
No in-app purchases
