gTalk HotDial vs Athan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
gTalk HotDial
This app allows gTalk® customers to make international calls and send texts using a "Hot Number" feature. Easily manage and dial contacts directly from your phone's address book after logging in with your gTalk® account.
- International calling
- International texting
- Hot Number feature
- Direct dialing from contacts
- Add/edit Hot Numbers
- gTalk® account login
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gTalk® is a premium quality enhanced prepaid pinless calling service for making international calls and sending texts. “gTalk HotDial” can be used by gTalk® customers to make calls using gTalk® “Hot Number” feature. It enables customers to add/edit “Hot Numbers” and makes it easy to dial directly from the user's phone contacts. After installation, user needs to enter his/her gTalk® account phone number and password.
Athan
This app provides accurate prayer times based on your location, with customizable alarms for prayer and eqama. It also includes a Zakat calculator and a monthly calendar of prayer timings. Users can personalize the experience with dark/light modes and choose from various Athan voices.
- Accurate prayer timings
- Customizable Athan alarms
- Eqama time alarms
- Zakat calculator
- Monthly prayer calendar
- Dark/Light mode
- Multiple Athan voices
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Full Athan: - Get the full Athan experience even if the iPhone is locked. - Multiple Athan voices are available to choose from. Home Extension: - Get all the details you want from your home screen. - Easy and simple design. Accurate timings: - Get accurate timings from your location. - Multiple calculation methods. Calendar: - Find all the timings for the current month. Dark/Light Mode: - You can choose from Dark or Light mode. Zakat Calculator: - Calculate your annual zakat payable. - Cash, gold, and animals. Eqama Alarm: - Set an alarm to remind you of the eqama time of any prayer. Before Athan Alarm: - Set an alarm to remind you before any Athan alarm. Support Email: contact@applabps.com Terms of Use: https://athan.applabps.com/resources/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Athan at 4.6 against gTalk HotDial's 1.8. Athan also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). gTalk HotDial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Athan sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. gTalk HotDial asks for nothing beyond the download.
Athan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athan has 2.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of gTalk HotDial's written reviews are positive against 65% of Athan's.
gTalk HotDial ships an update every 2 months, Athan every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | gTalk HotDial | Athan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (16 ratings) | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Genusys Inc. | Mohammed Alnabhani |
Customer experience
gTalk HotDial
Athan
Bugs and requests
gTalk HotDial
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Athan
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not working after iOS 18 update
- Athan stops before completion
- Athan playing before set time
- Widget not updating prayer times
Requested features
4 requests- Add Hanafi Asr calculation option
- Provide option to disable Athan text display
- Improve Fajr Athan recitation
- Add 24-hour clock for prayer time visualization
In-app purchases
gTalk HotDial
No in-app purchases
Athan
- Premium / Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium / Month for Family7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium / Year7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Premium / Year for Family7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Unlock All Features$2.99
- All Features with Support 1$4.99
- All Features with Support 2$9.99
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- Donate $9.99$9.99
- Donate $19.99$19.99
- Donate $49.99$49.99
- Donate $99.99$99.99
