iQIBLA Life vs HiveIT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iQIBLA Life
This app serves as a Muslim's daily spiritual guide, offering prayer times, Qibla direction, and integration with smart devices for tracking Zikr. It aims to help users perform acts of worship with ease and draw closer to Allah.
- Prayer times
- Qibla direction
- Zikr Ring integration
- Qibla Watch integration
- Standalone functionality
- Zikr counting
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IQIBLA Life: The Muslim's Daily Companion The IQIBLA Life app is your daily companion, helping you perform your acts of worship with ease and reverence. The app not only integrates with our smart products such as the Zikr Ring and Qibla Watch but also functions as a standalone app containing prayer times, Qibla directions, and many other features that enable you to draw closer to Allah Almighty in the best way. Prayer Times Allah Almighty has prescribed for Muslims specific acts of worship at specific times, including prayer, fasting, and Hajj. Allah Almighty says: "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times." (An-Nisa: 103) Performing the five daily prayers at their appointed times is an essential part of a Muslim's daily life and soul. Qibla Direction The Qibla is the direction of the Holy Kaaba, which is located in the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Allah Almighty says: "Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds." (Al-Imran: 96) It is the holiest place in Islam, and every Muslim must face its direction in prayer wherever they are on Earth. Zikr Ring The Zikr Ring is a smart device used as an alternative to the Zikr prayer beads, allowing you to count your invocations and glorifications easily and comfortably. The ring works in sync with the app to automatically record your Zikr, making the remembrance of Allah a part of your daily life with ease and convenience.
HiveIT
Organize your life by creating separate groups for family, friends, work, or neighbors. Each group has its own shared calendar, messaging, tasks, and a secure private vault for sensitive information.
- Create separate circles for different groups
- Shared calendar for event planning
- Group messaging with polls and @mentions
- Task assignment and tracking
- Encrypted private vault for sensitive data
- Daily morning brief notification
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Hive brings your people together family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, or any group that matters to you. One app. Every circle. All organized. CIRCLES Create separate circles for every part of your life — family, close friends, a work team, your neighborhood, or any group you want to stay connected with. Each circle gets its own shared space, calendar, tasks, and messages. SHARED CALENDAR Plan events together and never miss a moment. Create one-time or recurring events, set reminders, and overlay public holidays. Everything your circle has planned, in one place. MESSAGING Chat with your circles without switching apps. Send text, photos, voice notes, and run polls. @mention members, reply to specific messages, and pin important messages so nothing gets lost. TASKS & TO-DOS Assign tasks, set due dates, track progress, and stay on top of what needs to get done — together or on your own. PRIVATE VAULT Store passwords, documents, Wi-Fi credentials, and sensitive notes in an encrypted vault. Share selected items securely with trusted circle members only. MORNING BRIEF Start your day informed. Get a daily digest of your upcoming events, overdue tasks, and circle activity — delivered as a notification at a time you choose. PLANS • Free up to 3 circles, core features included • Hive Pro ($2.99/mo): unlimited circles and vault items • Hive Premium ($5.99/mo): everything in Pro, plus plan sharing with up to 4 members Download Hive and stay close with the people who matter most. Terms of Use: https://hive.popletech.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iQIBLA Life at none against HiveIT's 2. iQIBLA Life also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 4). HiveIT's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. HiveIT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iQIBLA Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiveIT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iQIBLA Life has 3.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iQIBLA Life ships an update every 5 weeks, HiveIT fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iQIBLA Life | HiveIT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IQIBLA L.L.C | PopleTech Ltd |
Customer experience
iQIBLA Life
HiveIT
Bugs and requests
iQIBLA Life
Reported bugs
3 issues- App unable to detect or connect to the ring
- Zikr count resetting or not syncing properly
- Crashing or freezing issues after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add more custom zikr options
- Vibrate at every 100 zikr
- Offline mode support
- Ability to merge data from multiple rings
HiveIT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iQIBLA Life
No in-app purchases
HiveIT
- Hive Pro$2.991 Month
- Hive Family$5.991 Month
Questions
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