Better Muslim vs Qarib Athan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better Muslim
Track daily prayer times, receive timely notifications, and journal your spiritual practice. Gain insights into prayer quality and habits through statistics and graphs. Suitable for all levels of prayer experience.
- Prayer time tracking
- Prayer notifications
- Spiritual journaling
- Prayer quality tracking
- Prayer location logging
- Prayer habit statistics
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Stay on top of your daily prayers and improve your spiritual practice with our iOS app designed for Muslims. With our app, you can easily track your prayer times and get notified when it's time to pray. Plus, you can journal your thoughts and track your prayer quality to improve your focus and overall experience. Whether you're at home or at the mosque, you can choose the location you prayed in, and our app will record it for you. You can also look at the calendar to see your past prayer logs and notes, and plan for future prayers. Our app features insightful statistics and graphs that provide you with valuable insights into your prayer habits. You can track the time you took to pray, how focused you were, and any distractions that you encountered. With this information, you can identify patterns, learn, and improve your prayer quality over time. Our app is user-friendly, and it's suitable for all levels of prayer experience. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced practitioner, you'll find our app helpful in improving your prayer practice. Download our app now and take the first step towards a more fulfilling spiritual journey!
Qarib Athan
This app provides accurate prayer times and a gentle call to prayer. It features a private prayer tracker, a Qibla compass, and a special mode for children. All data is processed locally for enhanced privacy.
- Accurate prayer times
- Gentle adhan notifications
- Qibla compass
- Private prayer tracker
- Kids mode
- Local data processing
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Qarib is a calm, beautiful prayer-times companion - quiet, private, and entirely yours. PRAYER TIMES, KEPT SIMPLY - Accurate daily times for your location, with a gentle countdown to the next prayer. - Calculation methods including Umm al-Qura, ISNA, MWL, Egyptian and Karachi, plus Standard/Hanafi Asr. - A clear day view with the next prayer highlighted, and per-minute fine-tuning if you need it. A GENTLE ATHAN - Prayer notifications with a calm "Allahu Akbar" call on your lock screen. - Play the full adhan in the app, choose how early to be reminded, or keep it silent. QIBLA, WHEREVER YOU ARE - A precise compass to the Kaaba, with a soft cue the moment you are aligned. STEADINESS, ONLY FOR YOU - A quiet, private way to keep your prayers: a gently growing lantern and a simple week or month view. No leaderboards, no guilt, and no one else ever sees it. KIDS MODE - A simpler, warmer view for children, behind a parent PIN. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no cloud, and no tracking or analytics. - Your location is used only to calculate prayer times and qibla. It never leaves your phone. - Back up and restore your data with a file you control. Qarib is free, supported by a small, non-intrusive, family-friendly banner. Prefer none? A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase turns them off for good, with no subscription. May it help you draw near.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qarib Athan at 5.0 against Better Muslim's 3.7. Qarib Athan also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). Better Muslim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Qarib Athan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Better Muslim asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qarib Athan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Better Muslim ships an update every 6 days, Qarib Athan daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better Muslim | Qarib Athan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kushtrim Abdiju | Ayaz Bhaiyat |
Customer experience
Better Muslim
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In-app purchases
Better Muslim
No in-app purchases
Qarib Athan
- Qarib Athan$4.99
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