Comparison

Herkul vs Mizan

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

Head to head
About

Herkul

Access a comprehensive archive of written, audio, and video works from a prominent spiritual figure. This app offers organized content, including religious texts, devotionals, prayer times, and a radio station, all within a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Written, audio, and video works archive
  • Organized religious texts collection
  • Prayer times and Qibla compass
  • Herkul Radio access
  • Advanced voice search
  • Apple Watch app integration
Features
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Herkul.org mobile app was developed by the Herkul Foundation to bring the written, audio, and video works of the Honorable Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi together with users under a single roof. With the app, you can access all of Hocaefendi's works in an organized, systematic, and easy way; follow the comprehensive content archive anytime through your mobile device. Main sections in the app: • The Holy Qur'an • Risale-i Nur Collection • Pırlanta Collection • Devotions and Prayer Books • Prayer Times and Qibla Compass • Herkul Radio • Communal Prayer Circles • Advanced Voice Search Feature • Apple Watch App In addition, a rich digital library is offered with continuously updated content and an enhanced user experience. Thanks to its clean, modern, and user-focused interface, it provides fast, secure, and practical access to spiritual content.

About

Mizan

This app provides accurate prayer times, a full Quran with multiple reciters, and a Qibla compass. It also includes Hadith, Duas, Islamic lessons, and a private journal, all designed for offline use and privacy.

Highlights
  • Accurate prayer time calculations
  • Full Quran with 11 reciters
  • Qibla compass with live correction
  • Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith collection
  • Private journal with Face ID lock
  • Offline functionality for core features
  • Islamic lessons with quizzes
Features
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Mizan is a prayer companion that asks nothing of you. No account, no ads, no analytics, no server of ours. Prayer times are calculated on your device from your location, and your prayers, dhikr, reading position, and journal never leave it. THE FIVE PRAYERS • A live countdown to the current prayer, not the next one. A prayer stays current until its window closes. • The full day at a glance: each prayer's start and end, sunrise, and the karahat windows. • A real muezzin at prayer time, with the dawn call kept separate because the Fajr adhan is different. • 22 calculation methods plus custom angles, both Asr conventions, high-latitude rules and per-prayer minute offsets. Your region's own authority is adopted automatically. • Prayer log and streak, Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdown, Home Screen widgets, and a full Apple Watch app. THE QUR'AN • The complete text with the 604-page Madinah mushaf, pages turning right to left the way a printed one does. • Eleven reciters, verse by verse or continuous, downloadable for offline listening. • Word-by-word breakdowns, classical tafsir, reasons of revelation, and translator notes. • Memorization with spaced review and a listening mode that follows your recitation and tells you where you are. • Car Mode: large controls, gapless playback, and transport from the Lock Screen while you drive. FOCUS ON YOUR PRAYER • Prayer Lock uses Screen Time to hold your chosen apps closed for the minutes you set aside to pray. It is yours alone, works only on your own device, and always lets you out. • Prayer Guide with an animated demonstration of wudu and salah, step by step. BEYOND THE OBLIGATORY • Qibla compass with live declination correction. • Tasbih with curated dhikr collections and a custom set editor, and the 99 Names of Allah. • Sahih al-Bukhari, all 7,589 hadith across 97 books, in English and Turkish. • Duas and adhkar from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, Cevşen with bookmarks, and the stories of 25 prophets. • Learn Islam lessons with quizzes and a For Kids reading mode. • Hijri calendar with observances and special days, exportable to your Calendar. • A private journal you can lock with Face ID. • Ramadan Mode: a whole season that arrives with the month and leaves without trace, with imsak and iftar, fasting and tarawih trackers, a khatm plan and Laylat al-Qadr. THE GARDEN Every prayer, page and dhikr grows a tree. Seven species, five of them named in the Qur'an, from seed to fruit. MADE TO BE TRUSTED • English and Turkish, fully at parity. • Six themes, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion throughout. • Works offline: prayer times, the mushaf, hadith, duas, lessons, and downloaded recitations need no connection. • Backups you own: export and import an encrypted file, optionally with a passphrase. • Siri Shortcuts for the next prayer and today's times. Mizan is free and will stay free. The name means balance, the scale. It is what the app is for.

Screenshots

Herkul4 screens
Mizan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Herkul at 425 against Mizan's 1. Mizan's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Herkul against 5.0 for Mizan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Herkul has 425 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Herkul's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mizan's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Herkul versus Mizan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerkulMizan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (425 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings425 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHerkul.orgEnes Kirgil

Customer experience

Herkul

All ratings425 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.4%

Mizan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Herkul

No in-app purchases

None

Mizan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Herkul free?
Herkul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mizan free?
Mizan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Herkul or Mizan?
Mizan is rated higher. Herkul averages 4.9 out of 5 from 425 ratings, while Mizan averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Herkul or Mizan have ads?
Neither Herkul nor Mizan shows ads.

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