SPLWylie vs Waqfa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPLWylie
Access your library's collection and services from your mobile device. Browse items, place holds, manage your account, and check for upcoming events. You can also scan barcodes to check item availability.
- Browse library collection
- Place holds on items
- Link to digital platforms
- Manage your account
- Check events calendar
- Scan item barcodes for availability
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SPLWylie is the library at your fingertips! Features: Browse the collection, Place Holds, Link to digital platforms, Manage your account, Check the events calendar, Scan any item's barcode anywhere and see its availability in your library, Notify the library you are on your way to pick up your holds via the drive-thru window
Waqfa
This app helps you focus on your daily prayers by temporarily blocking distracting applications. It provides accurate prayer times, a Qibla compass, and daily reflections. Designed for privacy, it operates entirely on your device without accounts or servers.
- App blocking during prayer times
- Accurate local prayer times
- Qibla compass
- Daily reflections and verses
- Prayer streaks
- Privacy-focused design
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Waqfa turns each of your five daily prayers into a real pause. When prayer time comes, Waqfa locks the apps that pull you away — until you've prayed. No willpower battles, no timers. Just a gentle gate, opened by your intention. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps you want paused. • At each prayer's time, Waqfa raises a calm shield over them. • Set your niyyah, pray, then tap "I prayed" to unlock — or check in any prayer right from your Home screen. BUILT FOR THE PRAYER, NOT JUST THE CLOCK • Accurate prayer times for your location (your madhab + calculation method) • Sunrise, a Qibla compass, and the Hijri date • A quiet verse or reflection on every shield • Streaks to keep your days connected PRIVATE BY DESIGN Waqfa has no account and no servers. It uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to block apps — entirely on your device. Your location is used only to compute prayer times locally and never leaves your phone. No tracking, no ads, nothing collected. Pause the dunya. Meet your prayer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waqfa at 100% against SPLWylie's 50%. Waqfa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). SPLWylie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Waqfa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SPLWylie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waqfa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SPLWylie's written reviews are positive against 100% of Waqfa's.
SPLWylie ships an update every 3 weeks, Waqfa every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPLWylie | Waqfa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rita & Truett Smith Public Library | Zafer Layik |
Customer experience
SPLWylie
Waqfa
In-app purchases
SPLWylie
No in-app purchases
Waqfa
- Waqfa Plus / Waqfa'yı destekleyin$9.99
