Comparison

Khatma App vs Niyyah

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

Head to head
About

Khatma App

Organize shared Quran readings with family, friends, and communities. Track progress, assign portions, and communicate with participants. Supports English and Arabic with right-to-left functionality.

Highlights
  • Group Quran readings
  • Juz or Surah mode
  • Invite participants
  • Track progress
  • Assign/complete portions
  • Notifications
  • English/Arabic support
Features
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Khatma helps families, friends, and communities organize group Quran readings from start to finish. Create a khatma, choose Juz or Surah mode, invite participants with a private code or share a public khatma, and track progress as each portion is assigned and completed. Features: - Create public or private khatmas - Organize readings by Juz or Surah - Invite participants with shareable links and codes - Assign, unassign, and complete reading portions - Follow progress across the whole khatma - Leave comments for participants - Receive in-app, email, and mobile notifications - Use the app in English or Arabic with full right-to-left support Khatma is built for simple, respectful coordination. It helps everyone know what to read, what has been completed, and what remains.

About

Niyyah

Features
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Niyyah helps you keep your five daily prayers — and clear the ones you've missed — gently, privately, on your phone. Built for Muslims who want a calm prayer habit without ads, accounts, or guilt. WHY NIYYAH • Tap to mark Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. • A streak that rewards istiqāmah (consistency), kept private. • A gentle "Did you pray?" reminder after each prayer so you never forget to log it. • Qada calculator: estimate your missed-prayer backlog and clear it, in order, with no shame. • Sunnah, witr and tahajjud tracking when you're ready to go further. • Accurate prayer times for your location and a qibla compass, on-device. • Home Screen widget for the next prayer at a glance. WHO IT'S FOR Muslims rebuilding a lapsed habit, reverts learning the prayers, anyone who wants a private record of their salah without a leaderboard or social feed. PRIVACY Niyyah works without an account. No ads. No analytics. No third-party tracking. Your prayer history lives on your device and syncs only to your own private iCloud — we cannot read it. Location is used on-device for prayer times and qibla and is never transmitted to us. Full policy: https://theniyyahapp.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ RESPECT Niyyah tracks — it never issues religious rulings. Follow your own madhhab and scholars. The five daily prayers will always be free. PRO Niyyah is free to start. Niyyah Pro adds the qada planner, full history and insights, sunnah & tahajjud tracking, and widgets. Worship is between you and Allah.

Screenshots

Khatma App4 screens
Niyyah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Khatma App at none against Niyyah's 3. Khatma App also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Niyyah sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Khatma App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Khatma App ships an update every 6 days, Niyyah fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Khatma App versus Niyyah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKhatma AppNiyyah
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdul Rahman Chehababiodun oyetomi

In-app purchases

None

Khatma App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Niyyah

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Khatma App free?
Khatma App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niyyah free?
Niyyah is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Khatma App or Niyyah have ads?
Neither Khatma App nor Niyyah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Khatma App or Niyyah?
Khatma App ships an update every 6 days, and Niyyah fortnightly. Most recently, Khatma App was updated on October 31, 2026 and Niyyah on October 31, 2026.

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