BarberKSA vs منار | Manar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarberKSA
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The Barber app makes booking barber appointments quick and easy. You can choose the right barber based on reviews and portfolios, and flexibly select the day and time, with the option to modify or cancel. The app offers a full range of services, including haircuts, beard trims, coloring, and skincare, all with a clear price list. It also features smart reminders for appointments and special offers, secure in-app payment, exclusive deals, and loyalty programs. You can also find the nearest salon on a map and rate the service afterward, all through a simple and user-friendly interface
منار | Manar
This app provides accurate prayer times based on your location and offers a Hijri calendar. It features a beautiful bilingual design with light and dark themes, and includes a shortcut for charitable donations.
- Accurate prayer times
- Live prayer countdown
- Hijri and Gregorian calendar
- Bilingual Arabic/English interface
- Light and dark themes
- Integrated donation shortcut
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Manar (منار) is your elegant Islamic companion, designed to keep your daily worship close at hand. PRAYER TIMES • Accurate prayer times based on your GPS location, using the Umm al-Qura calculation method. • A live countdown to the next prayer, so you always know how much time remains. • Your full daily schedule: Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and the Islamic midnight. HIJRI CALENDAR • See the Hijri and Gregorian dates together at a glance. BEAUTIFUL & BILINGUAL • A calm, modern design crafted in both Arabic and English, with full right-to-left support. • Light and dark themes that adapt to your device. GIVE WITH EHSAN • Support charitable causes quickly through the integrated Ehsan donation shortcut. MORE ON THE WAY We are building Manar into a complete Islamic companion. Future updates will bring the Holy Quran, Adhkar, a Qibla compass, Tafseer, Hadith, and more — in shaa Allah. Your privacy matters: your location is used only to calculate prayer times and is never shared. We would love to hear from you: support@nabeacreative.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: منار | Manar at every 3 days against BarberKSA's every 5 weeks. منار | Manar also leads on device support (4 vs 2). BarberKSA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
BarberKSA ships an update every 5 weeks, منار | Manar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BarberKSA | منار | Manar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (311 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 311 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyena | MUATH ALGHAMDI |
In-app purchases
BarberKSA
No in-app purchases
منار | Manar
No in-app purchases
