# Quran Explorer vs Pray Watch

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pray Watch at none against Quran Explorer's 2. Pray Watch also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Quran Explorer's advantage is ratings volume (55K vs 9.3K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Quran Explorer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pray Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Quran Explorer against 4.8 for Pray Watch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quran Explorer has 55K ratings behind it against 9.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Quran Explorer's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pray Watch's.

Quran Explorer ships an update every 6 months, Pray Watch every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Quran Explorer | Pray Watch |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.8 (55K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quran-explorer/id451133186/reviews) | **[4.8 (9.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pray-watch/id989923828/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **55K** | 9.3K |
| Positive reviews | **92.6% of reviews** | 89.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 112 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Noble Education Foundation, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/451133189) | [IslamiCity](https://appshunter.io/developer/890648694) |

## What reviewers say

### Quran Explorer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quran-explorer/id451133186)

Explore the Quran with a complete, ad-free digital text featuring diacritical marks and English translations. Listen to recitations, bookmark verses, and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and modes. Unlock more features with a one-time purchase.

**Highlights:** Complete Quran with diacritical marks, Side-by-side English translation, Audio recitation by famous Qari, Bookmarking, Scalable font sizes, Portrait and landscape mode, Ayah highlighting

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mishari-Rashid-HQ | Free | one-time |
| Quran Explorer Full Upgrade | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best app
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Wonderful app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Charging for the entire Quran?
- 🐛 Speaker not free!
- 🐛 Useless without purchase!
- 🐛 Problem with reciter
- 🐛 Internet Connectivity Issue

**Reported bugs**

- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Network error when playing some reciters

**Requested features**

- Audio translation switch off option
- Customizable marking for listening from random words
- Customizable listening feature like a MP3 player
- Juz/Sapara search and listen option
- Tajweed version for reading


### Pray Watch

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pray-watch/id989923828)

This app provides Islamic prayer times with a modern, privacy-focused interface. It features a unique prayer ring timer, customizable notifications, and a Qibla compass. Designed for ease of use, it offers widgets and Apple Watch integration.

**Highlights:** Automatic prayer times for any city, Prayer ring timer, Customizable prayer notifications, Qibla compass, Home and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch integration, Masjid locator

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Must have app
- 🚀 Fast and trusted tool
- 🚀 Wow, perfect prayer watch
- 🚀 Amazing, helps not miss prayers
- 🚀 Best prayer time app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 My prayer times are wrong
- 🐛 Doesnt work on my apple watch anymore
- 🐛 It Either Goes off or it Doesn't
- 🐛 Every thing with this is almost perfect but the timing on fajr is wrong
- 🐛 Widget prayer time error

**Reported bugs**

- Fajr time is wrong
- Qibla direction is wrong
- Widget prayer times don't match app
- Countdown and timer not working properly
- Notifications and adhan not working

**Requested features**

- Show prayer times in Apple Calendar as time changes through the year automatically
- Prayer tracker
- Ability to ignore asr and isha in the tables and widgets
- Add farsi language
- Cut the time off when the forbidden time for prayer is


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Quran Explorer free?

Quran Explorer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Pray Watch free?

Pray Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Quran Explorer or Pray Watch?

Pray Watch is rated higher. Quran Explorer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while Pray Watch averages 4.8 from 9.3K ratings.

### Do Quran Explorer or Pray Watch have ads?

Neither Quran Explorer nor Pray Watch shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Quran Explorer or Pray Watch?

Quran Explorer ships an update every 6 months, and Pray Watch every 6 weeks. Most recently, Quran Explorer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pray Watch on October 28, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*