Compass Free vs Prayer Times with Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Compass Free
This app functions as a sundial to determine cardinal directions using sunlight. Align the shadow of your finger with the app's shading to find north, south, east, and west.
- Measures cardinal points
- Uses sunlight
- Aligns finger shadow
- Indicates directions
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You can find directions without a magnetic compass, as long as there is sunlight. Hold your finger upright at the center of the screen and turn your device. Just line up the white line with your finger's shadow, and the correct directions are shown. It needs neither GPS nor a network connection and works completely standalone. Just make sure your device's clock is set correctly.
Prayer Times with Widgets
Easily access prayer times on your watch, home screen widget, or iOS device. This app provides a simple way to view upcoming prayer times at a glance.
- Watch app integration
- Home screen widget
- iOS app support
- Easy access to prayer times
- Glanceable schedule
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It is a simple app to make prayer times easily reachable on every device you have. You can see the oncoming prayer time easily; - on your watch app. - on the widget in your home screen. (You can add a widget on your home screen by plus button at top left after long pressing on your home screen) - on the iOS app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prayer Times with Widgets at 100% against Compass Free's 34%. Prayer Times with Widgets also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1) and ads (none vs shown). Compass Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume 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. Prayer Times with Widgets sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Compass Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prayer Times with Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Compass Free's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prayer Times with Widgets's.
Compass Free ships an update every 10 months, Prayer Times with Widgets every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Compass Free | Prayer Times with Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (49 ratings) | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Omer Ulusal |
Customer experience
Compass Free
Prayer Times with Widgets
Bugs and requests
Compass Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Causes device freezes or crashes
- Inaccurate compass readings
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for southern hemisphere
- Integrate with GPS for more accurate direction
- Provide night mode or moonlight option
- Improve instructions and user guidance
Prayer Times with Widgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Compass Free
No in-app purchases
Prayer Times with Widgets
- Monthly Support$1.991 Month
Questions
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