alQibla vs FlowDetect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
alQibla
Accurately find the Qibla direction from anywhere globally and calculate precise prayer times for your city. Receive customizable prayer time notifications with different Adhan options. Includes a Hijri calendar and prayer time tuner for adjustments.
- Precise Qibla direction finding
- Customizable prayer time calculations
- Prayer time notifications with Adhan
- Location-based Qibla on map
- Search Qibla by address or place
- Multiple prayer time calculation methods
- Hijri calendar with events
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alQibla provides you with an easy tool to precisely determine the direction of qibla from any location around the world and calculate the prayer times for your city. Features: 1. Prayer Times based on your calculation method & location. 2. Prayer Times Notifications based for all prayers. 3. Notifications can have different Adhan for each prayer. 4. It uses iPhone's built in location services to determine your location and gives you the direction to Qibla on a Map. 5. Find the Qibla direction from any address using the search feature. 6. It also allows you to find Prayer Times for the following calculation methods: -Ja'fari Ithna Asheri -University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi -Islamic society of North America (ISNA) -Muslim World League (MWL) -Umm al-Qura, Makkah -Egyptian General Authority of Survey -Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran 7. Prayer times tuner to make adjustments and share monthly or yearly prayer timetable with your friends/family/relatives. 8. Includes a graphical compass for iPhone 3Gs + devices with the compass hardware. 9. Hijri Calendar with important events. Search could use the following formats: 1. Full address or Zip code (example: NJ 08544) 2. Cities, states, and continents (examples: France, Tehran) 3. Famous places (example: Masjid Ul Haram) 4. Coordinates (example: +38 34′ 24″, -80 32′ 57″) Requirements: 1. iOS 15.0+ installed with Location Services (Settings > General > Location Services) turned ON. 2. Also requires either a WiFi or a mobile network to load the map tiles. 3. For prayer time adhan notifications iOS15.0+ is required. Please write reviews for the app as it would help us improve and add more features.
FlowDetect
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flowDETECT provides visibility and control of your home & building, providing one integrated digital property solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlowDetect at every 2 days against alQibla's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
alQibla ships an update every 2 months, FlowDetect every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | alQibla | FlowDetect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (178 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eQibla.com | Mario Davoli |
Bugs and requests
alQibla
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when accessing settings
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Qibla direction not accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to adjust Hijri calendar
- Customizable prayer time notifications
- Sunrise/sunset time display
- Widgets for Islamic calendar
- Full Adhan playback
FlowDetect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
alQibla
No in-app purchases
FlowDetect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is alQibla free?
Is FlowDetect free?
Do alQibla or FlowDetect have ads?
Which is updated more often, alQibla or FlowDetect?
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