Hurroz vs Deen Lantern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurroz
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Hurroz is social journaling. Write for yourself. Share when you are ready. Read what real people are actually thinking. Most journal apps lock the door and leave you alone in there. Hurroz gives you the room and the door. WHERE HURROZ COMES ALIVE Spotlight Long stories, told in chapters. Write one. Read many. Follow a writer and come back for the next chapter. Real writing, not hot takes. Anonimo Say the hard thing with no name attached. Ask the question you cannot ask anywhere else. Comments are reviewed before they post, and anything unkind can be reported and removed. MoodStatus One photo. One feeling. A few honest words. Your day as a card you can share. These three are the heart of Hurroz. A COMMUNITY THAT WRITES TOGETHER Club8 A small club. Up to eight writers, eight weeks together. You see who showed up this week. You cheer them on. League Weekly writing groups. Show up, write more, move up. Points for depth, for kindness, and for helping new writers. Embassy Your writing home. Invite friends and family with a code. A circle that keeps you going when motivation runs out. Writing alone is hard. Writing with people is not. THE PRIVATE SIDE IS STILL HERE Daily5 Five minutes of writing a day. The small habit that starts everything. Personal Notes End to end encrypted. Locked with Face ID or Touch ID. Even Hurroz cannot read it. Sol AI A reflective companion. It asks better questions about your own day. Verve AI Stuck for words? Verve hands you a prompt and a first line. Write privately today. Share publicly tomorrow. Same app. THE PAGE STAYS CLEAN No ads while you write. No noise on the page. Just you and the words. Entries save as you type and sync across your devices. Search inside every space and return to any moment. Sort entries into channels. Channels work like folders, so nothing gets lost. Add photos in Daily5, Personal Notes and Anonimo. No streaks to break. Milestones quietly mark the days you showed up. WHAT HURROZ IS NOT Not a scrapbook. Not a wall of pretty pictures. A scrapbook is for keeping. Hurroz is for thinking, and then for being heard. A photo can start the entry. You still write the feeling behind it. WHY PEOPLE STAY Writing clears a busy head. It names a big feeling. It shows you a pattern you kept missing. Use Hurroz as a gratitude journal, a mood practice, a place to think out loud, or a stage for your best story. This is daily writing for mental wellness, focus, and a clearer sense of purpose. Hurroz complements, but does not replace, professional care. If you are in crisis, please visit findahelpline.com.
Deen Lantern
This app offers daily Islamic guidance, including accurate prayer times, Quran recitation with translation, authentic duas, and a Qibla compass. It also features a prayer tracker, hands-free tasbih counter, and customizable widgets for easy access to religious practices.
- Accurate prayer times with multiple calculation methods
- Full Quran with audio recitation and translation
- Authentic duas with hadith citations
- Qibla compass
- Prayer tracker with heatmap and streak counter
- Hands-free tasbih counter
- Home and lock screen widgets
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Deen Lantern is a free, ad-free daily companion for Muslims — built as sadaqah for the ummah. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. Just everything you need to keep up your prayer and remembrance, in one quiet, beautifully designed app. PRAYER TIMES Accurate prayer times for your location, with multiple calculation methods (ISNA, MWL, Egyptian, Karachi, Umm al-Qura, and more) and both Standard and Hanafi Asr options. Sunrise time is shown between Fajr and Dhuhr so you always know when Fajr's window ends. Set your location automatically by GPS or enter your city manually. ADHAN AT PRAYER TIME Hear the call to prayer at the exact moment each prayer enters. Per-prayer toggles let you choose which adhans play. When the app is closed, a notification fires with the first 28 seconds of the adhan. When open, the full adhan plays. Beautifully recited by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Hadaad. PRAYER TRACKER Mark each of the five daily prayers as you complete them. A 12-week heatmap shows your consistency at a glance, with per-prayer percentages and an all-five-prayers streak counter. Missed a day? The built-in date picker lets you backfill prayers from the last 30 days. FULL QUR'AN WITH AUDIO The complete Qur'an with English translation and transliteration alongside the Arabic. Beautiful audio recitation from seven world-renowned reciters — Mishary Alafasy, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdurrahman As-Sudais, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, and Hani Ar-Rifai. Ayah-level highlighting follows the audio. Auto-advance through entire surahs. Adjustable playback speed and ayah repeat. Lock screen controls and background playback let you listen anywhere. SEARCH THE ENTIRE QUR'AN Search across the full Qur'an by English translation or transliteration. Type any word and instantly see every matching ayah with the search term highlighted. Tap any result to jump to that ayah. CONTINUE READING Pick up right where you left off. A "Continue reading" card appears at the top of the Qur'an tab with the option to resume in Surah view or Juz view. BOOKMARKS Save any ayah for quick return. Open bookmarks in either Surah or Juz view. AUTHENTIC DUAS A curated collection of daily and situational duas, each with hadith citations from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and other trusted sources. Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation. QIBLA COMPASS A precise qibla compass that points you toward the Kaaba from anywhere in the world. HANDS-FREE TASBIH Count tasbih without unlocking your phone — press your volume buttons to count, or say "Hey Siri, count one tasbih." Track multiple dhikr in sequence with auto-advance. Set daily goals, track streaks, and feel haptic feedback with each count. HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Multiple widget sizes show your next prayer and the countdown, always at a glance. Lock screen widgets keep prayer times one tap away. Prayer Tracker Widget lets you update your prayer tracking without opening the app. PRIVACY-FIRST All data stays on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No iCloud sync that could leak your prayer history. Your relationship with Allah is between you and Him. DARK MODE A beautifully designed dark mode that's easy on the eyes for night prayers and pre-dawn Qur'an reading. FREE FOREVER No paywalls, no premium tiers, no ads. The full app is free for everyone. An optional tip jar is available if you'd like to support development, but every feature is unlocked from the moment you install.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hurroz at none against Deen Lantern's 4. Hurroz also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Deen Lantern's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Deen Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hurroz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hurroz ships an update every 3 weeks, Deen Lantern daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurroz | Deen Lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sulabh Rastogi | Maaz Iqbal |
In-app purchases
Hurroz
No in-app purchases
Deen Lantern
- Sadaqah tip$1.99
- Generous gift$4.99
- Sustained support$9.99
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- Patron$19.99









