Comparison

Noor | نور vs اثر

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

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Noor | نور

Features
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Noor - "light upon light" - is a calm daily worship companion. It is not a generic prayer-times app: Noor unifies your worship in one place with features rarely found together, and real privacy - no accounts, no selling your data. WHAT MAKES NOOR DIFFERENT - Live Activity and Dynamic Island: track the next prayer from your Lock Screen and log salah without opening the app - Journey dashboard: unified streaks for prayer, adhkar, Quran, and sadaqa with a weekly chart and revive hearts - Smart prayer logging: tap circles, qada make-up days, completion modes (on time, jamaah, after time), and legitimate excuse timing for women - Cycle calendar: syncs with automatic prayer-tracking suspension during menstruation - Juz Amma Kids Lab (beta): interactive galaxy map and games for children's memorization - Interactive guides: step-by-step Salah, plus Wudu, Ghusl and Tayammum with custom illustrations - Privacy first: worship logs, streaks, and mushaf position stay on your device only MOMENT - YOUR CALM HOME - Countdown to the next prayer with five logging circles - Daily ayah and Start your day tiles (adhkar, Quran, sadaqa) - Qibla compass and nearest mosques - Quran radio from the listen bar MY PRAYERS - Accurate prayer times (Egypt calculation method via Aladhan) with customizable adhan - Prayer streak, colored weekly log, and qada make-up list - Widgets and Live Activity that auto-refresh with your adhan schedule MY ADHKAR - Morning adhkar (at sunrise) and evening adhkar (one hour after Asr) - Wide catalog: prayer, food, travel, illness, marriage, and more - Tasbih with haptics, search, favorites, and a separate adhkar streak QURAN - Offline Madinah mushaf with tajweed colors - Customizable daily ward (one page, page count, or full juz) - Ayah-by-ayah listening, tafsir, bookmarks, and reading streak MORE - TOOLS AND GUIDANCE - Zakat calculator with live gold/silver prices - Sadaqa tracking and sadaqa streak - 99 Names of Allah, tahara guide, digital tasbih - Daawah library: lectures and podcasts - Unified notification center for adhan, ward, adhkar, and fasting reminders FOR WOMEN - Monthly cycle calendar with reminders - Automatic prayer-tracking pause during legitimate excuse periods - Personalized experience based on your settings choice PRIVACY AND TRANSPARENCY No accounts. No sign-in. Your worship data stays on your iPhone or iPad only. Location is used for prayer times, Qibla, and mosques - revoke anytime in iOS Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

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اثر

This app provides a comprehensive collection of Islamic supplications and prayer times, featuring a Qibla compass, an electronic prayer bead counter, and daily progress tracking. It offers iCloud synchronization without requiring an account and supports Siri shortcuts for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive collection of Islamic supplications
  • Accurate prayer time calculations with alerts
  • Qibla direction compass
  • Electronic prayer bead counter
  • Daily supplication tracking and favorites
  • iCloud synchronization without login
  • Siri shortcuts and voice command support
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أثر رفيقك اليومي للأذكار والعبادة، مصمم بعناية ليجمع لك كل ما تحتاجه في مكان واحد أنيق وسهل الاستخدام — دون أي تسجيل دخول أو حساب. الأذكار (حصن المسلم) مكتبة شاملة من الأذكار الصحيحة موزعة على أقسام فرعية واضحة: أذكار الصباح والمساء، أذكار النوم والاستيقاظ، أذكار الصلاة، وغيرها الكثير، مع إمكانية القراءة الصوتية بصوت النظام. مواقيت الصلاة حساب دقيق لمواقيت الصلاة حسب موقعك، مع تحديث تلقائي عند السفر أو تغيّر المنطقة الزمنية، وتنبيهات في وقتها. اتجاه القبلة بوصلة دقيقة لتحديد اتجاه القبلة أينما كنت. السبحة الإلكترونية عدّاد تسبيح بسيط مع اهتزاز لطيف عند إتمام كل دورة. الورد اليومي والمفضلة تابع تقدمك في الأذكار اليومية، واحفظ أذكارك المفضلة للرجوع إليها بسرعة. مزامنة iCloud بدون تسجيل دخول تُحفظ مفضلتك وتقدمك تلقائياً عبر أجهزتك باستخدام حساب iCloud الخاص بك فقط — دون أي حساب أو كلمة مرور. دعم سيري والاختصارات الصوتية افتح الأذكار، شغّل السبحة، أو تحقق من تقدمك بأمر صوتي واحد عبر سيري. وضع القيادة واجهة مبسطة وآمنة لقراءة الأذكار أثناء القيادة. إتاحة كاملة دعم شامل لVoiceOver وتكبير النص (Dynamic Type)، مصمم ليكون التطبيق متاحاً لأكبر عدد من المستخدمين. اقتراحات ذكية يقترح عليك التطبيق أذكاراً مناسبة حسب حالة الطقس أو موقعك. خصوصيتك أولوية لدينا: التطبيق لا يجمع أي بيانات شخصية، ولا يتطلب أي تسجيل دخول أو إنشاء حساب من أي نوع.

Screenshots

Noor | نور4 screens
اثر4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: اثر at none against Noor | نور's 2. اثر also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Noor | نور's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Noor | نور sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. اثر asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noor | نور ships an update fortnightly, اثر every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Noor | نور versus اثر: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoor | نوراثر
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed Magdy MoharamBatel Mohammad

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Noor | نور

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Support$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Support$5.991 Year
None

اثر

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noor | نور free?
Noor | نور is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is اثر free?
اثر is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Noor | نور or اثر have ads?
Neither Noor | نور nor اثر shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noor | نور or اثر?
Noor | نور ships an update fortnightly, and اثر every 3 days. Most recently, Noor | نور was updated on November 5, 2026 and اثر on October 31, 2026.

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