Comparison

Prayer Memory vs Rakaa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Prayer Memory

Features
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Prayer Memory helps Muslims stay focused during salah and Taraweeh with silent haptic guidance and visual rakaa timing on iPhone and Apple Watch. From daily prayers to Ramadan: • Taraweeh mode for night prayers • Silent Apple Watch haptics for each rakaa transition • Prayer Mode with personal rakaa timing calibration • Wudu tracking • Tasbih / dhikr counter • Widgets, watch complications, and iCloud sync BEST EXPERIENCE: Turn on Silent Mode on your Apple Watch before praying. Haptic vibrations still work — you feel every rakaa change on your wrist without any sound. Pair with Do Not Disturb for a fully uninterrupted prayer. HOW IT WORKS 1. CALIBRATE Select your prayer (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, or Taraweeh) and pray normally. Tap or scroll at the end of each rakaa - the app records your personal timing. 2. PRAYER MODE & MANUAL PRAYER Prayer Mode starts a countdown based on your calibration — feel haptic vibrations on Apple Watch at each rakaa transition. The app advances automatically so you never lose count. Manual Prayer lets you count each rakaa yourself with a tap or the Digital Crown — no calibration needed. 3. TRACK View your prayer history, monitor your Wudu status, and see your progress over time. All data syncs across your devices with iCloud. FEATURES - Silent Haptic Feedback - Feel each rakaa change on your wrist - Personal Timing - Based on your own calibration, not generic estimates - Prayer Mode - Advances to the next rakaa based on your calibrated timing - Manual Prayer - Count rakaas with tap or Digital Crown, no calibration required - Taraweeh Mode - Track 12-rakaa prayers during Ramadan - Tasbih Counter - Tap counter for dhikr with light haptic - Wudu Tracking - Quick toggle to track your ablution status - Prayer History - View all completed prayers with stats - iCloud Sync - Data syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - iOS Widgets - Add to Home Screen or Lock Screen for quick access - Watch Complications - Add to any watch face, opens Manual Prayer with one tap - Digital Crown - Scroll to count rakaas on Apple Watch - Siri Integration - 'Hey Siri, start my prayer' - Works Offline - No internet required for core features - Bilingual - Full English and Arabic support AVAILABLE ON IPHONE, APPLE WATCH & IPAD Use Prayer Memory on whichever device suits the moment. All devices sync automatically via iCloud. Apple Watch works standalone. QUICK ACCESS - Add the Watch Complication - one tap opens Manual Prayer from any watch face - Add the Lock Screen Widget - instant access without unlocking - Use Siri - voice activate hands-free PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your devices and syncs only through your personal iCloud. We do not collect any personal information. No account required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.prayermemory.com/en/privacy

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Rakaa

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Rak'aa counts your rak'aat so you can pray without keeping score in your head. Place your phone in front of you and pray. Rak'aa senses each sujood and keeps the count for you - quietly, and entirely on your own device. YOUR WORSHIP STAYS YOURS There is no account and no cloud. Your prayer record never leaves your phone. No analytics, no advertising, no tracking of any kind. The camera is used only as a light sensor: it reads how bright or dark it is near the lens to sense your sujood, and it never takes a photograph or records video. COUNTS FOR YOU • Senses each sujood and tracks your rak'aat as you pray • Correct any miscount instantly with - and + • A warning when the room is too dark for sujood to be sensed • Minimal mode for the mosque: the screen goes dark, the count stays PRAYER TIMES THAT FIT YOUR PRACTICE • Accurate times for your location, calculated on your device • Nineteen calculation methods, suggested by your country • Adhan alerts and an iqama countdown • Choose your madhhab for the Asr time • Traveler mode - qasr and jam' handled properly • A closing-time reminder before a prayer's window ends • Suhur and Fajr can ring like a real alarm, through Silent and Focus YOUR RECORD, HONESTLY KEPT • Fard, Sunnah rawatib, Witr, Duha, Qiyam and Taraweeh • Make-up (qada) prayers tracked so nothing is quietly forgotten • Excused days (hayd and nifas) handled with discretion - no make-up is due • A daily timeline showing how close each prayer was to its adhan • Ask in your own words - "my missed Fajr prayers" - and make them up in a tap • Streaks and charts of your consistency, week by week DHIKR AND LEARNING • Tasbih counter with your own custom adhkar • A lifetime istighfar counter that never resets • Morning and evening remembrance, with their sources • The Islamic year, and Islamic history from the Prophet's mission onward • Qibla compass ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch app showing today's prayer times and the next iqama • Watch complications for your favourite face • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets SIX LANGUAGES Arabic, English, French, Indonesian, Turkish and Urdu - with full right-to-left support. Rak'aa asks nothing of you but your prayer.

Screenshots

Prayer Memory4 screens
Rakaa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rakaa at none against Prayer Memory's 1. Rakaa also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Prayer Memory sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Rakaa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Memory ships an update every 2 months, Rakaa every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Prayer Memory versus Rakaa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer MemoryRakaa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLayth Abo MajdadMohammad Hussni

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prayer Memory

Subscriptions1
  • Memory Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Month
None

Rakaa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Memory free?
Prayer Memory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rakaa free?
Rakaa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prayer Memory or Rakaa have ads?
Neither Prayer Memory nor Rakaa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Memory or Rakaa?
Prayer Memory ships an update every 2 months, and Rakaa every 4 days. Most recently, Prayer Memory was updated on September 14, 2026 and Rakaa on September 15, 2026.

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