Comparison

fjr vs Athan

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

Head to head
About

fjr

This utility app automates alarm scheduling for Fajr prayer times, ensuring you wake up on time without manual adjustments. It integrates with system alarms and respects device focus modes.

Highlights
  • Automated Fajr alarm scheduling
  • Adapts to calculated prayer times
  • Uses system alarms
  • Respects Focus/Do Not Disturb modes
  • Single action alarm setup
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fjr helps you wake for Fajr without reconfiguring your alarm every evening. Schedule alarms from calculated prayer times with a single action. fjr keeps upcoming days covered so your routine stays on track when times shift. fjr uses system alarms that behave like the alarms you already rely on, including the ability to break through Silent mode and Focus or Do Not Disturb when iOS allows it.

About

Athan

Features
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Athan - Bilal plays the Athan automatically at every prayer time, even when your phone is locked or the app is closed. Simply open the app once — it calculates prayer times based on your location and schedules the Athan for Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. No setup, no accounts, no configuration required. FEATURES • Automatic Athan playback at every prayer time • Works in the background with screen locked • Stop the Athan from the notification — no need to open the app • Prayer times calculated locally using your GPS location • No internet connection required • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Your location is used only to calculate prayer times and never leaves your device.

Screenshots

fjr4 screens
Athan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: fjr at every 2 days against Athan's every 3 weeks. Athan's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

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

fjr ships an update every 2 days, Athan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
fjr versus Athan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfjrAthan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZACHARIYA IBRAHIM IBRAHIMAbdallah Ammar

In-app purchases

None

fjr

No in-app purchases

None

Athan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is fjr free?
fjr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Athan free?
Athan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do fjr or Athan have ads?
Neither fjr nor Athan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, fjr or Athan?
fjr ships an update every 2 days, and Athan every 3 weeks. Most recently, fjr was updated on October 18, 2026 and Athan on October 25, 2026.

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