Al vs Quick Dial Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Al
Set precise reminders for prayer and remembrance at specific times. Customize repetition intervals and utilize a "Do Not Disturb" feature to silence notifications during inconvenient periods.
- Set prayer and remembrance reminders
- Customize repetition by hour and minute
- Enable 'Do Not Disturb' mode
- Silence notifications during specific periods
- Precise timing for reminders
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Al Zakirin helps you remember Allah throughout your day, gently and at the right moments. Set when your day starts and ends on a 24-hour dial and choose how often you'd like to be reminded. Al Zakirin then sends a dhikr that fits the time of day (waking up, morning, after prayer, evening or before sleep), each with its recitation. Add a Do Not Disturb window and reminders stay quiet when you need them to. HISN AL-MUSLIM Browse and search every chapter of Fortress of the Muslim. Read one dhikr at a time, tap to count its repetitions, listen to the recitation, and keep your favorite chapters at the top. TASBIH Count SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar, 33 each, in the app or right from a widget. LET'S GO TO JANNAH TOGETHER A good deed for every day: read a surah, call someone you haven't spoken to in a while, check on your neighbours, and share good with your family and friends. WIDGETS Dhikr of the Moment, Next Reminder, Tasbih and Today's Good Deed, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. APPLE TV A calm ambient mode with rotating azkar for your living room or masjid, and Hisn al-Muslim on the big screen. Designed Arabic-first, with beautiful Arabic typefaces, the Hijri date, dark mode, larger text and VoiceOver support. No account and no ads. "...and the men and women who remember Allah often, for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward." (Al-Ahzab 33:35)
Quick Dial Widget
Instantly call, text, or FaceTime your favorite contacts directly from your Notification Center. This utility app allows you to add contacts to a widget for quick access, eliminating the need to navigate through other applications.
- Quick dialing from Notification Center
- Texting from widget
- FaceTime calls from widget
- Add favorite contacts
- All features are free
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Quick Dial provides you with the fastest and easiest way to make a call no matter what apps you are using. On any screen including Home Screen, just swipe down Notification Center and tap one of your favourite contacts. That's it!!! In addition to call, you can text and make a FaceTime directly on the widget. Please, refer to the help in the app which describes the details how to do this. All the features are free without any hidden cost. [Usage] 1. Launch the app. 2. Choose your favourite contacts from Address Book. 3. Add Quick Dial Widget to Today in Notification Center. 4. The contacts added will be shown on the Quick Dial widget in Today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Al at 92% against Quick Dial Widget's 0%. Al also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Quick Dial Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Al holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Al's written reviews are positive against 0% of Quick Dial Widget's.
| Parameter | Al | Quick Dial Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ibrahim Qraiqe | BlueFinger Apps |
Customer experience
Al
Quick Dial Widget
In-app purchases
Al
No in-app purchases
Quick Dial Widget
No in-app purchases
