Iqamah vs MAQWS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iqamah
This Islamic companion app provides accurate prayer times, including congregational times for local mosques. It features a full Quran with translations and audio, Hadith, a Zikr counter, Qibla compass, and an Islamic calendar.
- Congregational prayer times for local mosques
- Full Quran with translations and audio
- Hadith collections
- Zikr and Tasbih counter
- Qibla compass
- Islamic calendar
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Iqamah is an Islamic companion app that shows prayer times (Azaan times) for your current location together with the congregational prayer times (Iqamah times) at your neighborhood mosque. It also includes a full Quran with downloadable translations and audio recitations, Hadith, a Zikr and Tasbih counter, a Qibla compass and an Islamic calendar. Available in English, French, Turkish, Indonesian and Malay. MOSQUES AND PRAYER TIMES • Iqamah times for your neighborhood mosque, updated dynamically • List of nearby mosques, sorted by distance from your location • Map display of mosques in a region • More information for each mosque: phone number, address, web site • Azaan times calculated based on your location • Customizable azaan time calculation methods • Qibla compass • New mosques being added regularly QURAN, HADITH AND ZIKR • Full Quran with highlighted Tajweed rules • 90+ translations in various languages, multiple full Tafseer available • Zikr/Dua feature with Tasbih counter • Hadith collections (40 Nawawi, others coming soon) • Islamic calendar • Daily Ayah and Hadith reminders • Azaan time widget and Apple Watch support
MAQWS
This app provides community notices, reminders, and prayer times for a religious organization. It also offers social media links, Qibla direction, and newsletter announcements to keep members informed and connected.
- Community notices and reminders
- Salah time updates
- Qibla direction finder
- Social media links
- Newsletter announcements
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Masjid Ahlul Qur’aan Wa Sunnah is a 501(c) religious organization located in South Ozone Park, NY. A community of believers adhering to the Qur’aan and Sunnah and the way of the rightly guided predecessors. Please download our app to receive important community notices and reminders, salah time and other important information. Our App features other benefits such as social media links, Qibla direction, Newsletter announcements etc. Masjid Ahlul Qur’aan Wa Sunnah is committed to practicing Islaam according to ways of the Prophet and we strive to teach our community the authentic teaching of Islaam. We adhere to all local and federal laws and regulations as we practice our region in peace and respect for all faiths.
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Verdict
Iqamah and MAQWS both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Iqamah's written reviews are positive against 50% of MAQWS's. Iqamah also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). MAQWS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for Iqamah against 5.0 for MAQWS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Iqamah's written reviews are positive against 50% of MAQWS's.
Iqamah ships an update every 8 days, MAQWS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iqamah | MAQWS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shakil Langha | Swaleha Inamdar |
Customer experience
Iqamah
MAQWS
In-app purchases
Iqamah
No in-app purchases
MAQWS
No in-app purchases









