Comparison

Nour vs Hodoo2

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

Head to head
About

Nour

This app provides accurate prayer times, a customizable adhan, the full Quran with recitation, and daily Islamic practices like adhkar and tasbih. It offers a Qibla compass and widgets for easy access to prayer countdowns, all while prioritizing user privacy with no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Accurate prayer time calculations
  • Customizable adhan recordings
  • Full Quran with recitation and translation
  • Daily adhkar and duas
  • Tasbih counter with haptic feedback
  • Qibla compass
  • Home and lock screen widgets
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Nour is a calm, beautiful companion for the five daily prayers: accurate prayer times, a real adhan, the Quran with recitation, and your daily adhkar. No account, no ads, no tracking. THE ADHAN, ON TIME • Choose from 11 adhan recordings, including Makkah, Madinah and Al-Aqsa • For each prayer, pick the adhan, a short chime, silent or off • Send yourself a test alert to hear exactly how it will sound • At prayer time the adhan opens full screen with the dua after the adhan PRAYER TIMES YOU CAN TRUST • Calculated on your phone for your exact location • Muslim World League, ISNA, Egypt, Umm al-Qura, Karachi and more • Hanafi or standard Asr • Reliable summer times in the UK and northern Europe • Adjust any prayer by a few minutes to match your mosque • No location? Search for your city, even offline WIDGETS • Home screen and lock screen widgets with a live countdown to the next prayer THE QURAN • All 114 surahs in Uthmani script with the Saheeh International translation • Listen to the whole surah recited by Mishary Alafasy • Today's verse, with its tafsir • Bookmark your place and continue where you left off DAILY PRACTICE • Morning and evening adhkar and everyday duas, with sources • Tasbih counter with haptic feedback • The 99 Names of Allah with their meanings • Qibla compass with the distance to Makkah • Mark each prayer as you pray it and keep your streak • Hijri date IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Arabic, French and Urdu, with a full right-to-left layout for Arabic and Urdu. Light and dark themes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your settings and prayer log stay on your phone. Nour has no account, no ads and no analytics.

About

Hodoo2

Features
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Hodoo2 is your calm companion during difficult moments. When you receive bad news, feel anxious, or experience emotional stress, Hodoo2 helps guide you toward a calmer state of mind. With simple and supportive features designed to ease overwhelming emotions, Hodoo2 provides a safe space to pause, breathe, and reset. Because sometimes all you need is a moment of calm.

Screenshots

Nour4 screens
Hodoo24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hodoo2 at daily against Nour's every 3 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nour ships an update every 3 months, Hodoo2 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Nour versus Hodoo2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNourHodoo2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerryan HaddaouiCOREGAME TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

In-app purchases

None

Nour

No in-app purchases

None

Hodoo2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nour free?
Nour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hodoo2 free?
Hodoo2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nour or Hodoo2 have ads?
Neither Nour nor Hodoo2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nour or Hodoo2?
Nour ships an update every 3 months, and Hodoo2 daily. Most recently, Nour was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hodoo2 on October 25, 2026.

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