SimplyAdhan vs Athan Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplyAdhan
This app provides accurate prayer times and Qibla direction with a minimalist design. It focuses on essential information without unnecessary features or advertisements, ensuring a distraction-free experience for daily prayers.
- Accurate prayer times based on location
- Qibla direction with compass
- Minimalist and user-friendly design
- Ad-free experience
- Fast and instant access to information
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SimplyAdhan is the clean, accurate, and ad-free prayer times app you’ve been looking for. Many Adhan apps overload you with features you don’t need and ads you don’t want. SimplyAdhan is different. It tells you exactly when to pray and where to face — nothing more, nothing less. - created by Umar Hasan & Usman Hasan Features: - Accurate prayer times calculated based on your location and preferred calculation method - Qibla direction with a built-in compass for quick orientation - Minimal, user-friendly design for instant access to essential information - No intrusive ads — just a clean, distraction-free experience - Whether you’re at home, traveling, or at work, SimplyAdhan helps you stay on top of your daily prayers without fuss. Why Choose SimplyAdhan? - Built for speed — open and get prayer times instantly - Accurate and reliable calculations - Focused on one purpose: helping you pray on time created by Umar Hasan & Usman Hasan
Athan Mobile
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Athan brings accurate Islamic prayer times and a beautiful Qibla compass to your iPhone - everything you need for your daily prayers in one app. Your prayers, always in sight See the current prayer, time remaining, and next prayer at a glance. Track your five daily prayers with completion checkmarks that reset each day at Fajr - the Islamic day boundary. View both Gregorian and Hijri dates. Qibla compass A beautifully designed compass that points you toward Mecca in real time. The compass rotates with your device so the Qibla direction is always at the top. Haptic feedback lets you know when you're aligned within 3 degrees. Displays precise bearing, distance, and direction to Makkah al-Mukarramah. Smart calendar booking Book prayer time slots directly into your calendar. Athan intelligently schedules around your existing meetings and lets you drag-and-drop to fine-tune. Perfect for busy professionals who want to protect their prayer time during the workday. Accurate worldwide calculations Choose from 12 prayer calculation methods used across the globe — ISNA, Muslim World League, Umm Al-Qura, and more. Athan auto-detects the right method based on your location, with both Shafi and Hanafi Asr calculations. Thoughtful notifications Get notified when a prayer starts or set a reminder before it ends - 15, 20, or 30 minutes - so you never miss your window. Features: - Five daily prayers with real-time countdown - Real-time Qibla compass with haptic feedback - 12 international prayer calculation methods - Shafi and Hanafi madhab support - Prayer completion tracking - Gregorian and Hijri calendar dates - Calendar booking with drag-and-drop scheduling - Friday Jumu'ah prayer support with fixed time option - Optional Sunrise, Sunset, and Sunnah times - Available in English, Arabic, French, and Turkish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Athan Mobile at daily against SimplyAdhan's every 6 months. Athan Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). 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.
SimplyAdhan ships an update every 6 months, Athan Mobile daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplyAdhan | Athan Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Usman Hasan | Cedric Van Labeke |
In-app purchases
SimplyAdhan
No in-app purchases
Athan Mobile
No in-app purchases









