Athar Baq vs Shabbos!!שבת
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Athar Baq
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Athar Baq is a religious and devotional app for Muslims. It helps users with daily worship by providing prayer times based on location, Quran reading with bookmarks and last-page resume, Qibla direction using device sensors, and collections of supplications (duas), prophetic traditions (ahadith), and athkar (adhkar). A digital sebha (tasbih) is also included for counting dhikr. The app supports Arabic and English and can show prayer-time reminders via optional notifications. The app is built with Flutter. Most content and user preferences are stored locally on the device. Some content (for example, "about app" information) is loaded from the internet when available. Push notifications use Firebase Cloud Messaging when the user has granted notification permission. Key Features : - Prayer times based on device location, with optional adhan and reminder notifications - Quran reading with page navigation, bookmarks, and resume from last opened page - Qibla direction using compass and device sensors - Supplications (duas) with search - Prophetic traditions (ahadith) by book and chapter - Athkar (morning and evening adhkar) with repetition counts - Digital sebha (tasbih) for counting dhikr - Arabic and English interface - Dark and light theme - Optional in-app actions: share app, rate app, contact (e.g. WhatsApp)
Shabbos!!שבת
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Inspired by the Shabbat alerts in Jerusalem, the Shabbos App brings the thrill of Shabbat and Yom Tov arrival to your phone. Music starts 40 minutes before Shabbat and Yom Tov. A Shofar sounds at candle lighting and alerts you with the exact time of Issur Melacha (18 minutes after candle lighting) for over 100,000 cities. Shofar and the Arrival of Shabbat In the times of the Beit HaMikdash, Shabbat was announced publicly. The Gemara (Gemara Shabbat 35b)* describes how the shofar was blown on Friday afternoon: first to call workers in from the fields, then to stop labor in the city, to close shops, and finally to signal the official beginning of Shabbat. These blasts ensured that the entire community entered Shabbat together, prepared and aware — a reminder that Shabbat is not only kept, but welcomed. With Hashem’s help, speedily in our days, may the Beit HaMikdash be built, and may we once again hear the shofar announcing the arrival of Shabbat in Jerusalem. בהשראת התרעות השבת בירושלים, אפליקציית השבת מביאה את ההתרגשות של כניסת השבת ויום טוב אליך המוזיקה מתחילה 40 דקות לפני שבת או יום טוב, ובזמן הדלקת הנרות נשמע קול שופר, יחד עם התראה על הזמן המדויק של איסור מלאכה (18 דקות לאחר הדלקת הנרות), עבור למעלה מ־100,000 ערים ברחבי העולם השופר וקבלת השבת בימי בית המקדש, השבת הוכרזה בפומבי. בגמרא (שבת ל״ה ע״ב)* מתואר כיצד היו תוקעים בשופר שש תקיעות בערב שבת: תחילה כדי לקרוא לפועלים שבשדות לשוב לביתם, לאחר מכן להפסיק את המלאכה בעיר, לסגור את החנויות, ולבסוף להודיע על כניסתה הרשמית של השבת. תקיעות אלו הבטיחו שכל הציבור ייכנס לשבת יחד — מוכן ומודע — תזכורת לכך שהשבת אינה רק נשמרת, אלא מתקבלת בעזרת ה׳, במהרה בימינו, יבנה בית המקדש, ונשמע שוב את קול השופר המבשר את כניסת השבת בירושלים * Gemara Shabbat 35b - שבת ל״ה ע״ב
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Athar Baq at every 2 weeks against Shabbos!!שבת's every 6 weeks. Athar Baq also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Athar Baq ships an update every 2 weeks, Shabbos!!שבת every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Athar Baq | Shabbos!!שבת |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmed Abdelwahed | Abraham Venismach |
In-app purchases
Athar Baq
No in-app purchases
Shabbos!!שבת
No in-app purchases









