Sawm vs MyRamadan 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sawm
Track your fasts from suhoor to iftar with prayer times calculated for your location. Features include countdowns to iftar, year-round Sunnah fast tracking, and makeup fast logging. Learn through illustrated articles and stay informed with customizable widgets.
- Suhoor and Iftar tracking
- Customizable prayer times
- Sunnah fast calendar
- Makeup fast (Qada) logging
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Illustrated learning articles
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Sawm keeps your fast in view from suhoor to iftar. Prayer times are worked out on your iPhone or iPad for where you are, a ring counts down to iftar, and widgets show the same times on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. All year, Sawm marks the Sunnah fasts on a Hijri calendar and counts your makeup fasts (qada). SUHOOR AND IFTAR, WHERE YOU ARE • Times are calculated on your device, so they work without a connection • 14 calculation methods, from Umm al-Qura and ISNA to Diyanet and Jafari, set for your country until you choose one • High-latitude rules, with a noted fallback where the sun doesn't rise or set • Stop eating up to 20 minutes before Fajr, match your mosque's Fajr and Maghrib, and choose Standard or Hanafi Asr • Use GPS or search for a city TODAY, ON ONE SCREEN • A scene that follows the day and one clear next step • Niyyah: set your intention, with the Arabic • Patience moment: three slow breaths, then a verse or hadith on patience • Iftar: the du'a in Arabic, transliteration and meaning, then a reflection on what you guarded today • In the last ten nights, the Laylat al-Qadr du'a A CALENDAR FOR THE WHOLE YEAR • Sunnah fasts marked: Mondays, Thursdays, the White Days, Six of Shawwal, the first days of Dhu al-Hijjah, Arafah, Tasu'a and Ashura • Eid and the Days of Tashreeq shown as days not to fast • Log past fasts and plan new ones up to 60 days ahead • Move the Hijri date up to two days to match your local moon sighting MAKEUP FASTS (QADA), COUNTED FOR YOU • Missed or broken Ramadan days are added automatically • Add days owed from past years • Log or plan each one and see how many remain LEARN • 35 illustrated articles in 7 paths, with verses and hadith in Arabic and English and sources for every article • A suggested reading for each day of Ramadan WIDGETS AND REMINDERS • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets with a live countdown to iftar or suhoor • Suhoor and iftar reminders on the days you fast, and an optional reminder the evening before a Sunnah fast IPHONE AND IPAD • iPad layouts for portrait and landscape • 8 themes, each in light and dark • VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your fasts, reflections and settings stay on your device. City search and place names use Apple's services and need a connection. "Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting: it is for Me, and I shall reward it." (Sahih al-Bukhari 1904; Sahih Muslim 1151)
MyRamadan 2026
This app serves as a comprehensive companion for observing Ramadan. It helps users track prayers, fasting, Quran reading, and good deeds, while also providing prayer times, Qibla direction, and daily spiritual content. It includes goal setting, progress tracking, and mini-games for an engaging experience.
- Daily prayer, fasting, and Quran tracking
- Prayer times and notifications
- Qibla direction finder
- Daily hadiths and spiritual stories
- Ramadan goals and progress tracking
- Kid-friendly and safe design
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My Ramadan is your interactive Ramadan companion for daily worship, learning, and fun. Features: Track daily prayers, fasting, Quran reading, and good deeds. Prayer times and next prayer notifications. Qibla direction finder with a simple interface. Daily hadiths, supplications, and spiritual stories for all ages. Ramadan goals, progress tracking, and light mini-games for fun. Kid-friendly, colorful, safe, and works without an account. Make your Ramadan meaningful, organized, and enjoyable with MyRamadan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MyRamadan 2026 at every 4 days against Sawm's every 8 months. MyRamadan 2026 also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sawm against 5.0 for MyRamadan 2026. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Sawm ships an update every 8 months, MyRamadan 2026 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sawm | MyRamadan 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPER SIMPLE LEARNING LTD | ESLAH ABDULFATAH,ALI ALOWDI |
Customer experience
Sawm
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In-app purchases
Sawm
No in-app purchases
MyRamadan 2026
No in-app purchases
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