Quran/Dhikr Unlock vs Awwab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quran/Dhikr Unlock
This app helps you build a consistent Quran reading habit by temporarily blocking other apps until you complete your daily reading. Set usage limits for apps, and unlock them by reading Quran or Adhkar for a chosen duration, balancing screen time with spiritual growth.
- Block apps after usage threshold
- Set reading duration (5-60 mins)
- Read Quran with translations
- Access Morning/Evening Adhkar with audio
- Track reading streaks
- Bookmark and share verses
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Dhikr Unlock helps you build a consistent Quran reading habit by temporarily blocking your favorite apps until you complete your daily reading. Set a usage limit for selected apps. Once you reach that limit, those apps become locked. The only way to unlock them is by reading Quran or Adhkar for a duration you choose. Read, reflect, and regain access to your apps. This cycle repeats every time you hit your limit, helping you balance screen time with spiritual growth. Features: - Select which apps to block after a usage threshold - Choose your reading duration (5 to 60 minutes per session) - Read Quran with multiple Arabic font options and English translations - Access Morning and Evening Adhkar with audio recitations - Track your reading streaks and total minutes read - Bookmark and share your favorite verses - All data stays on your device for complete privacy Dhikr Unlock is not about restriction. It is about intention. Transform mindless scrolling into meaningful moments of remembrance. Every unlock becomes an opportunity to connect with the Quran. Built for Muslims who want to prioritize their deen without giving up their devices entirely. Start your journey toward a more balanced digital life today.
Awwab
This Islamic companion app helps users stay consistent with prayer, Quran reading, and dhikr. It offers prayer tracking, full Quran access, a dhikr counter, and a digital wellness feature to lock distracting apps. The app aims to foster spiritual consistency and reduce screen time.
- Accurate prayer times and reminders
- Full Quran with Khatmah tracking
- Digital tasbih and dhikr counter
- App locking for digital wellness
- Daily spiritual milestones and streaks
- Personalized goals and interface
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Awwab turns your phone time into Quran time. Pick the apps that pull you away, and Awwab locks them with Apple Screen Time. To open them again, read Quran or finish your dhikr. When you recite, an AI teacher on your phone follows along word by word. FOCUS: READ TO UNLOCK • Block distracting apps with Apple Screen Time • Unlock by reading Quran or completing your dhikr • Apps lock automatically around the prayers you choose • Blocking is always free AN AI QURAN TEACHER IN YOUR POCKET • Follows your recitation word by word and catches mistakes • Gentle tajweed notes on madd, ghunnah and more • Memorization mode hides each ayah until you recite it • Choose how strict it is, from beginner to hafiz • Runs on your device. Your voice is never uploaded SUB'A: REVISE WITH THE GREAT RECITERS • Famous reciters take turns reciting a surah, juz or page • At moments you can't predict, the turn is yours: the ayat are covered and you recite from memory • The teacher listens, prompts you if you stall, and notes what to review HIFZ FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY • Set up your child's phone with a parent PIN • Kids earn screen time by reciting their surahs • Stars and a simple learning path keep them going • Your app list stays private. Apple never shares it with us A COMPLETE QURAN • Madinah Mushaf, including the printed pages, with colour-coded tajweed • Verse-by-verse view with translation (English, Somali, Urdu) • Tafsir from classical and modern scholars in many languages • Search any ayah by its words, surah or page • Listen to well-known reciters EVERYTHING FOR YOUR DAY • Prayer times and athan reminders • Morning and evening adhkar, tasbih counter and home-screen widgets • Hijri calendar and shareable verse reels • In English, Arabic, Somali, Turkish, Spanish, Indonesian and Russian Awwab is for Muslims everywhere who want less scrolling and more Quran. Start with one surah today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awwab at none against Quran/Dhikr Unlock's 2. Awwab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Quran/Dhikr Unlock's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Quran/Dhikr Unlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Awwab asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awwab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quran/Dhikr Unlock has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Quran/Dhikr Unlock ships an update every 2 weeks, Awwab every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Quran/Dhikr Unlock | Awwab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 755 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | APPSURGE | Ilyas Abdulkadir |
Customer experience
Quran/Dhikr Unlock
Awwab
In-app purchases
Quran/Dhikr Unlock
- Quran/Dhikr Unlock Premium$3.991 Month
- Quran/Dhikr Unlock$24.991 Year
Awwab
No in-app purchases








