Belal vs Prayer times!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Belal
This app assists Muslims in fulfilling their daily prayer obligations with accurate timings and Qiblah direction. It offers prayer alerts, a countdown to the next prayer, and the ability to check past prayer times. Features include a live Mecca feed and dual calendar displays.
- Accurate prayer time alerts
- Qiblah direction finder
- Countdown to next prayer
- Query past prayer times
- Live Mecca feed
- Dual calendar display (Hijri & Gregorian)
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Belal app helps Muslims perform their enjoined five-daily prayers and other religious obligations. Always know exactly when to pray with the Belal app for your smartphone/tablet. It’s simple to use, easy to configure and has many helpful features. Exploiting your mobile network data and internal GPS, it will always know your exact location, so you can be guaranteed accurate prayer times. You’ll be also shown Qiblah, which is useful when you’re out and about. Great features include an overview of each prayer and the possibility to query expired prayer times throughout the year. After the Athan, a graphic countdown will inform about the coming of the next prayer. Features • Prayer time alerts (Fajr, Duhr, Asr, Maghrib & Isha) with Athan • Shows prayer times, with a countdown to the next prayer • Special prayer-related alerts (Tahajud, Al Gouwda and Emsak) with the recitation of relevant verses from the Holy Quran • Shurukh Indication • Qiblah direction finder • Unique adage of the day • Mecca live feed • Query Prayer and Prayer related times for any day of the year • Awqaf (Official) Prayer and Shurukh times built-in, for important world cities • Integrates comprehensive methods for calculation of Prayer and Shurukh times using geographical information of a location together with localized prayer time parameters. • Available sources of geographical information: - Built-in location information of selected world cities - Location information obtained from satellites (with GPS) - Manually defined • Dual Calendar Display (Hijri & Gregorian calendar) • Set your own standard and optional prayer alerts • Normal clock times and dates • Multi-lingual user interface - English, Arabic • Choice of audio for Athan • Mute function
Prayer times!
This app provides accurate Islamic prayer times and Qibla direction for Muslims worldwide. It offers customizable settings for prayer calculation methods, notifications, and an integrated Islamic calendar. Users can manually adjust times and set Fajr alarms.
- Accurate prayer time calculations
- Qibla direction finder
- Customizable prayer calculation methods
- Azan notifications and Fajr alarm
- Islamic calendar with Hijri date adjustment
- Multi-location support
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Perform Salah wherever you are! Prayer Times is an iOS / MacOS application for Muslims all around the world. Simple to use, it provides Islamic namaz timetable and the direction of the Qibla. Schedules are calculated based on your location and local convention. Here are some of the features offered by the application. PRAYER TIMES: Get the Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha times for your city. Display time with 12 or 24 hour format. EASY SEARCH: Manually search for your city (for example, by entering "New York", USA) or be automatically located with your GPS and Internet connection. MULTI-LOCATION: Add as many locations as you need for your regular trips. MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS: Adjust the minutes for each Salat time. Set the prayer calculation method (Muslim World League, Egyptian General Authority of Survey, etc.), the twilight angle (for the Fajr and Isha), the juristic school (for the Asr) and the angle based method. AZAN & NOTIFICATIONS: Receive notifications to not miss any Salat. Select from a list of adhans (recited by different muezzins) or tones. FAJR ALARM: Wake up every day before Fajr prayer. QIBLA DIRECTION: Find the Kaaba direction accurately using the compass and the map. ISLAMIC CALENDAR: Get the Islamic calendar. Adjust the Hijri date according to your country. --------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTES: (1) In order to find your city: make sure that your location permission, your internet connection and your GPS are enabled. (2) If the prayer times seem different from those of your mosque: check your settings. (3) Some permissions are required for proper operation of the application. (4) For any questions, suggestions or bug reports: a tutorial, an F.A.Q and a contact form are available in the application. FIND US ON: https://www.facebook.com/muslimtoolbox https://twitter.com/muslimtoolbox https://plus.google.com/u/0/117058153069181744965/posts https://www.pinterest.com/muslimtoolbox/ https://www.instagram.com/muslimtoolbox/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjtaOTwXorbjLo-Fefp7jw --------------------------------------------------------- Thank you in advance for your comments. May Allah (swt) preserve us and guide us all to the right path.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Belal at none against Prayer times!'s shown. Belal also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (73% vs 63%). Prayer times!'s advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 31 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Belal against 4.1 for Prayer times!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Belal's written reviews are positive against 63% of Prayer times!'s.
Belal ships an update every 31 months, Prayer times! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Belal | Prayer times! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (57 ratings) — better | 4.1 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 63.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ipteq S.A. | PXL APPS |
Customer experience
Belal
Prayer times!
In-app purchases
Belal
No in-app purchases
Prayer times!
No in-app purchases









