Comparison

Sky Prayers vs HHR Train

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sky Prayers

This app helps Muslims find accurate prayer times and Qibla direction, even on international flights. It features offline maps, customizable notifications, and a compass for easy navigation, ensuring you never miss a prayer.

Highlights
  • Offline maps with zoom
  • Accurate prayer times
  • Qibla direction compass
  • Prayer time notifications
  • Location-based prayer calculations
  • Widgets for iOS and Apple Watch
Features
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Have you ever been on an overseas flight, wondering about Muslim prayer times and Qibla direction, and don't know what to do? There is an app for that! Sky Prayers is a unique app that will make finding prayer times and Qibla direction on an airplane a hassle-free experience. Not only that, but it can also be used in your day-to-day life to ensure you never miss a prayer. How It Works: The app comes with an offline map where you can choose your location (you can determine your location based on the plane's entertainment screen information). After selecting your location, the shortest path to Makkah will be drawn from the plane's location, showing the Qibla direction. After that, you can see the prayer times at that location as well. Features: - Offline maps with 6 levels of zoom. - The most accurate prayer times by moonsighting.com based on map location and device time zone. - Prayer times notifications. - Compass to find Qibla. - Show prayer times in different locations using various calculation methods at the same time. - Draw Qibla direction on the map. - Detects user location while online. - Widgets for iOS and Apple Watch. This app is a must for every Muslim, whether traveling overseas or going about their daily routine.

About

HHR Train

Book high-speed train tickets to the Holy cities directly from your smartphone. Enjoy a simple, user-friendly booking process with real-time availability, seat selection, and instant ticket delivery via email and SMS. Pay securely with multiple options.

Highlights
  • Real-time service availability
  • Interactive seat selection
  • Instant ticket delivery
  • Multiple payment options
  • Member profile for booking history
  • Station location via Google Maps
Features
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An amazing and unique booking experience to travel to the Holy cites via your smartphone using app HHSR. With Haramain Mobile Applications, passengers can book from anywhere, at any time of day. Passengers have access to a very simple booking process, user-friendly with clear steps, where they can see all options available at a glance. Available services, tariffs and special promotions are immediately displayed in real-time using the integration with the train planner and central booking system. Our passengers do nos have to wait for booking confirmation and they immediately receive their tickets in real-time by email and SMS. FEATURES: - Powerful calendars to check availability of the services - Decide your best location for your seats with quick view of the coach - Check the direction of the travel and your position - Change your seat with just one click - Pay with MADA, Visa or Master Card - Registration as HHSR member to have access to your sales history and access to your profile for an easier booking process - Find useful information such as telephones or email to contact our staff, location of the estation integrated with Google Maps, real-time information of the train services available, fare information, check our Terms & coditions for travelling with Haramain Railway - Select your preferred language to book: Arabic and English.

Screenshots

Sky Prayers4 screens
HHR Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sky Prayers at 76% against HHR Train's 12%. Sky Prayers also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6). HHR Train's advantage is ratings volume (271 vs 44) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sky Prayers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HHR Train has 271 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Sky Prayers's written reviews are positive against 12% of HHR Train's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky Prayers ships an update every 3 months, HHR Train every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sky Prayers versus HHR Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky PrayersHHR Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better2.6 (271 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better11.5% of reviews
Number of ratings44271 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed BukhamsinMINSAIT

Customer experience

Sky Prayers

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative21.4%

HHR Train

All ratings271 ratings
Positive37.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative57.6%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive11.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative83.1%

Bugs and requests

Sky Prayers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HHR Train

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in or create account
  • Booking process gets interrupted or lost
  • Tickets not received after successful payment
  • App crashes when trying to change password

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to save passenger profiles for faster booking
  • Implement loyalty program or discounts for frequent travelers
  • Improve communication during service disruptions
  • Enhance Apple Wallet integration

In-app purchases

None

Sky Prayers

No in-app purchases

None

HHR Train

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Prayers free?
Sky Prayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HHR Train free?
HHR Train is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Prayers or HHR Train?
Sky Prayers is rated higher. Sky Prayers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while HHR Train averages 2.6 from 271 ratings.
Do Sky Prayers or HHR Train have ads?
Neither Sky Prayers nor HHR Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky Prayers or HHR Train?
Sky Prayers ships an update every 3 months, and HHR Train every 2 months. Most recently, Sky Prayers was updated on July 6, 2026 and HHR Train on September 25, 2026.

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