Prayer Pause vs Love Salah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prayer Pause
This app helps users focus on prayer and spiritual practices by blocking distracting applications during designated times. It offers various Islamic content and features to build positive habits and reduce phone usage.
- Block distracting apps, categories, and websites
- Islamic unlock methods (dhikr, Quran, quiz)
- Salah Focus modes (Honor, Proof)
- Focus sessions with custom schedules
- Sabr companion and Sabr Score
- Prayer streaks and calendar
- Quran reader and Hadith collection
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The moment your salah begins, Prayer Pause locks the distracting apps pulling at you, then unlocks them the second you finish, so you can pray without your phone whispering in the back of your mind. Build a real habit of dhikr, Quran and intentional time between prayers instead of endless scrolling. Most of us spend 5 to 6 hours a day on our phones, and most of that is mindless scrolling, dopamine loops and distraction. Prayer Pause helps you cut that down and gives your deen the space it deserves. Pick the apps to block. Set schedules around your prayer times. When you reach for a blocked app, Prayer Pause steps in with something better: dhikr, Quran, a quick quiz or a moment of reflection. Break the bad phone habits and build better ones. Your digital detox, powered by your deen. WHAT YOU GET - Block distracting apps, categories and websites during salah or any time you choose - 5 unlock methods rooted in your deen: dhikr, Quran, an Islamic quiz, reflection or dua (turn on several for a different one each time) - Salah Focus with two modes: Honor (pull up when you have prayed) or Proof Mode (scan your prayer spot with the camera to unlock) - Focus sessions that lock your apps for a set time or until the next prayer - Sabr, your camel companion, who thrives when you pray on time and tires when you scroll too much - Sabr Score, a daily focus number that tracks your bypasses, resists, prayers completed and time spent in blocked apps - Custom blocking rules with flexible schedules and daily limits - Islamic presets for Jummah, Tahajjud, Taraweeh and the Last 10 Nights - Brick Mode for deep focus with zero distractions - Screen time trends and prayer history insights - Prayer streaks with built-in grace: one missed prayer will not always end your streak - Prayer Calendar to mark past days, fill in a range and see your consistency - Period Pause holds your streak and stops reminders during menses, so no broken streaks and no guilt - Auto-blocks during all 5 daily prayers using Apple's Screen Time API - Travel Mode with auto-detection, Qasr and prayer combining - Real full-screen iOS alarms for every prayer time, the kind that actually wake you up - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Live Activities on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen - Daily Deeds: a Quran reading, dhikr, dua and hadith for each day - Quran Reader with all 114 surahs (Arabic, transliteration, English) - Full hadith collection (Nawawi's 40 plus Sahih al-Bukhari, 97 books) - Dua from Hisnul Muslim for every occasion - Tasbih digital dhikr counter - Accurate prayer times with prayer notifications (14 methods, auto-detect) - Qibla compass with haptic feedback - In English, Arabic and Urdu, with full right-to-left support ALSO ON MAC Prayer Pause for Mac keeps your prayers in the menu bar, and your Premium carries over automatically. PRIVATE & SECURE Prayer Pause uses Apple's Screen Time API. All blocking runs entirely on your device, and the apps you pick stay private, even from us. No ads. Prayer times, Qibla, Quran, hadith, dua, dhikr, prayer streaks and the Prayer Calendar are free for everyone. Some features require a subscription.
Love Salah
This app is a comprehensive Islamic prayer guide, offering accurate prayer times with live countdowns, Wudu reminders, and a prayer tracker. It also includes Dhikr, Dua, a Qibla compass, and a Quran daily ayah to enhance your spiritual practice.
- 5 daily prayer times with live countdown
- Wudu reminder
- Prayer tracker with streak
- Dhikr and Dua with voice counting
- Qibla compass
- Hijri calendar
- Quran daily ayah
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Salah صلاة is your complete Islamic prayer companion. Never miss a prayer again. • 5 daily prayer times with live countdown • Wudu reminder before prayer • Prayer tracker with streak • Friends leaderboard • 20+ Dhikr and Dua with voice counting • Qibla compass • Hijri calendar • Ramadan mode • Quran daily ayah • Mosque finder • Tasbeeh counter • No ads. Completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Love Salah at none against Prayer Pause's 3. Love Salah also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Prayer Pause's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Prayer Pause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Love Salah asks for nothing beyond the download.
Love Salah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Pause has 137 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.
Prayer Pause ships an update every 6 days, Love Salah every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer Pause | Love Salah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (137 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Prayer Pause LLC | ZAKARIYA HASSAN DHOBLE |
Customer experience
Prayer Pause
Love Salah
In-app purchases
Prayer Pause
- Prayer Pause Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Prayer Pause Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Prayer Pause Premium (Lifetime)$79.99
Love Salah
No in-app purchases









