SilkPass vs PrayerCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SilkPass
This app allows users to recharge their physical BEIJING PASS cards. It enables cashless payments for travel, shopping, and dining by simply tapping the card. Avoid the hassle of carrying cash for everyday transactions.
- Recharge BEIJING PASS card
- Cashless payments
- Travel payments
- Shopping payments
- Dining payments
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SilkPass may be used recharge the physical BEJING PASS card. You may wipe the BElJING PASS card to pay for traveling, shopping or dining without exchanging cash.
PrayerCal
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PrayerCal keeps accurate local prayer times on your iPhone, your Home Screen and your Apple Watch, and reminds you before each prayer. PRAYER TIMES YOU CAN TRUST • Calculated on your device with the same engine as PrayerCal.com and PrayerCal for Mac, verified against thousands of published calendar times. • Moonsighting Committee, Muslim World League, ISNA, Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian, Diyanet, Qatar, Kuwait and Singapore methods. • Standard or Hanafi Asr, with sensible handling for high latitudes. • Today plus the next seven days, and your location updated with one tap. REMINDERS • One or two reminders per prayer, before, at, or after its start time. • Delivered as Time Sensitive notifications so they reach you during Focus. WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH • Home Screen widgets for today's prayers, a live prayer countdown and the full daily timeline. • Lock Screen widgets with the next prayer. • An Apple Watch app with the next prayer and watch-face complications. CALENDAR • One tap opens PrayerCal.com with your settings filled in, ready to subscribe in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. HIJRI TOOLS (OPTIONAL) • Today's Hijri date, significant dates, and Hijri birthdays and ages, working offline with the Umm al-Qura calendar. PRIVACY • No account, no tracking. Your location stays on your device; city search uses Apple Maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SilkPass at 12.0 against PrayerCal's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | SilkPass | PrayerCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Municipal Administration & Communication Card Co., Ltd. | Verge Labs LTD |
In-app purchases
SilkPass
No in-app purchases
PrayerCal
No in-app purchases









