Simply Nur vs Sabeel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Nur
This app offers accurate prayer times, Quran recitations, and Qibla direction. It includes tools for Islamic lifestyle, such as a Tasbeeh counter and Zakat calculator. Premium features unlock an iPad Azan clock and Apple Watch complications.
- Accurate prayer time calculations
- Multiple Azan voices and customizable alerts
- Full Quran text with translations and audio
- Precision Qibla compass
- Tasbeeh counter and daily Azkar
- Zakat calculator
- iPad Azan clock (Premium)
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Simply Nur is your complete Islamic companion — designed to bring your faith into every part of your daily routine with beauty, accuracy, and ease. ACCURATE PRAYER TIMES • Five daily prayers (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha) plus Sunrise and Ishraq • 12 calculation methods including Umm al-Qura (Makkah), Muslim World League, ISNA (North America), Egyptian, Karachi, Moonsighting Committee, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, Turkey, and Tehran • Standard and Hanafi juristic schools for Asr calculation • Accurate year-round — calculated on-device using your precise location, including at high latitudes and above the Arctic Circle THE AZAN, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE • Four beautiful azan voices: Sheikh Mishary Rashid, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the Makkah Haram muezzin, and the Madinah Haram muezzin • Full-length azan plays automatically at each prayer time — even with your phone locked • A reminder 15 minutes before each prayer, adjustable or off in Settings • The azan starts at prayer time and never plays into a phone call — if you're on a call, you get a notice instead • One-tap "Stop Azan" from the lock screen when you're ready iPAD AZAN CLOCK (Premium) • The first prayer app that turns your iPad into a permanent ambient Islamic home clock — like the dedicated azan clocks you'd hang on a wall, but on an iPad you already own • Ambient full-screen display with complete prayer schedule, next-prayer countdown, Hijri date, and Islamic events • 9 handcrafted themes including Makkah Dawn, Madinah Turquoise, Ottoman Parchment, and Laylat al-Qadr — themes rotate naturally through the day • Daily Hadith reminders and Islamic-event awareness on their Hijri dates • Full-screen Azan Focus Overlay when prayer time arrives — a serene call-to-prayer experience • Native iPad layout in both landscape and portrait orientations WIDGETS, LIVE ACTIVITY & APPLE WATCH • Home Screen and Lock Screen prayer widgets in multiple sizes (Premium) • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdown to the next prayer (Premium) • Daily Hadith widget for your Home Screen, free for everyone • Apple Watch complications with prayer-time schedule and Qibla direction (Premium) QURAN • Full Arabic text of the Holy Quran with verse-level navigation • Multiple translations in English, Urdu, and more • High-quality recitation audio from celebrated Qaris • Bookmark verses and resume where you left off QIBLA COMPASS • Precision Qibla direction calibrated to your location using the device's magnetometer • Visual arrow and degree indicator • Works globally, anywhere Salah is valid ISLAMIC LIFESTYLE TOOLS • Tasbeeh counter for dhikr — smooth haptic feedback, persistent counts • Daily morning and evening Azkar with Arabic, transliteration, and translation • Daily Hadith from the authentic collections • Hijri calendar alongside Gregorian, following the Umm al-Qura calendar • Zakat calculator for Nisab and annual obligation • Ramadan mode with Suhoor and Iftar times THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED • A clean, dark emerald-and-gold interface that respects the sacred nature of the content • No ads, no clutter, no distractions — just what you need for worship • Built with privacy as a first principle: your location stays on your device PREMIUM Simply Nur Premium unlocks all four azan voices, Quran recitation audio, iPad Azan Clock ambient display, Apple Watch complications, prayer widgets, and the Live Activity countdown — with a 14-day free trial. CONNECT WITH LIVENUR Follow @liveByNur on Instagram for daily Islamic reminders, Hijri-calendar highlights, and product news. Visit www.livenur.com to learn more about Simply Nur and the rest of the LiveNur family. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.livenur.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.livenur.com/privacy Follow @liveByNur on Instagram www.livenur.com May Allah make this app a means of benefit for you and your loved ones.
Sabeel
This app provides accurate prayer times and an Adhan display, designed for continuous visibility on a mounted device. It offers customizable calculation methods, a live Qibla compass, and a built-in Quran player for offline listening.
- Accurate prayer times calculation
- Customizable prayer calculation methods
- Real Adhan with custom voice recording
- Live Qibla compass
- Hijri and Gregorian calendar
- Hadith of the Day
- Built-in Quran player with offline listening
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Sabeel is a prayer-times display built to live on a mounted iPad or iPhone — always visible, always accurate, with no ads, no accounts, and no tracking of any kind. FEATURES • All six prayer times, calculated on your device — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Tahajjud (the last third of the night) — using the same well-established astronomical method most prayer apps rely on. • Choose your calculation method (Muslim World League, ISNA, Umm al-Qura, Egyptian, Karachi) and Asr school (Shafi'i or Hanafi), or nudge any individual prayer's time to match your local mosque. • A real adhan at the right moment — pick from a library of built-in calls to prayer, or record your own voice, per prayer. • A live qibla compass with a needle that points straight at the Kaaba, using your device's own sensors. • Hijri calendar date, shown alongside the Gregorian date, with your choice of calculation source. • Hadith of the Day — a single, Sahih-graded hadith, refreshed daily. • A built-in Qur'an player — stream any of the 114 surahs, or download them for offline listening. • Power Saver settings so a display left on all day doesn't have to stay at full brightness — dim automatically between prayers and brighten for each adhan, or let the display sleep on its own schedule between prayers. • Set your location automatically from GPS, or type in a place name manually — your choice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sabeel at none against Simply Nur's 3. Sabeel also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Simply Nur's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating and ads 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. Simply Nur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sabeel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simply Nur against 5.0 for Sabeel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply Nur has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simply Nur ships an update every 10 days, Sabeel every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Simply Nur | Sabeel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crescent Enterprises, LLC | Atif Quraishi |
Customer experience
Simply Nur
Sabeel
In-app purchases
Simply Nur
- Nur Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Nur Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Nur Premium Lifetime$49.99
Sabeel
No in-app purchases









