Comparison

Heed vs Adhkar Lock

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

Head to head
About

Heed

Features
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Heed. is a calm, beautiful companion for remembrance — and a gentle way to take back your screen time. Built privately. Stored locally. Yours alone. Heed never collects your data, never asks for an account, and never sends a single byte off your phone. A new way to use your phone: Lock the apps that pull you in. The next time you open Instagram, TikTok, or anything you've chosen to restrict, Heed steps in with a short dhikr session. Complete it, and your time is yours again. It's a quiet exchange — a moment of remembrance for a moment of screen time. The more you give, the more you receive. Three intensities let you match the ritual to your moment, from a brief breath to a longer pause. Slowly, scrolling becomes something else: a return. Built for the everyday Muslim:     •    App restriction with dhikr — Lock the apps that distract you and earn your time back through remembrance. The first Islamic app to turn screen time into a quiet act of worship.     •    The Qur'an, themed — All 114 surahs, browsable by mood. Curated verses for every state — gratitude, patience, hope, trust in Allah — each with context and deeper meaning, gently presented.     •    Prayer tracking — All five daily prayers with accurate times, gentle reminders, prayer statistics, and a history that grows with you.     •    Qibla finder — A precise compass pointing to the Kaaba, wherever you are.     •    Dhikr companion — A guided library of azkar, a warming counter, gentle haptics, streaks that quietly build, and a reflections journal for the moments you want to keep.     •    Home Screen widgets — See your next prayer, tick off each salah as you complete it, and keep your dhikr count, time remaining, and goal progress visible at a glance. A glimpse of your day, on every screen. Private by design: Your location is used only on your device to calculate prayer times and the Qibla — it never leaves your phone. No sign-up. No tracking. No cloud. Just you and your remembrance. Subscription: Heed is an auto-renewing subscription available monthly or yearly.     •    Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase.     •    Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.     •    Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.theheed.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.theheed.app/terms

About

Adhkar Lock

Build a consistent daily remembrance habit by temporarily locking distracting apps during your prayer sessions. Access to protected apps is automatically restored after your session is complete.

Highlights
  • Lock selected apps during adhkar sessions
  • Authentic Morning, Evening, Bedtime adhkar
  • Automatic scheduling based on prayer times
  • Distraction-free Arabic reading experience
  • Guided audio recitations
  • Progress tracking (Week, Month, Year, Lifetime)
  • iCloud progress syncing
Features
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Adhkar Lock helps you build a consistent daily adhkar habit by reducing distractions during your remembrance sessions. Choose the apps you want to temporarily lock while completing your selected Morning, Evening, or Bedtime adhkar. Once your session is completed, access to your protected apps is automatically restored. Features • Authentic Morning, Evening, and Bedtime adhkar collections • Automatic scheduling based on prayer times or your custom schedule • Temporarily lock selected apps during active adhkar sessions • Beautiful, distraction-free Arabic reading experience • Clear audio recitations to help you recite confidently • Hands-free guided audio with English introductions, automatic repetitions, adjustable playback speed, and lock-screen controls • Journey progress with Week, Month, Year, and Lifetime views • Track completed and partial sessions, adhkar read, and recitation completion • Daily and session-level progress based on the adhkar you complete • Separate recitation and completion streaks • Private iCloud progress syncing across your Apple devices • Local-first design with no account required Premium Subscription Options • Monthly Premium – $2.99/month • Yearly Premium – $19.99/year • Lifetime Premium – $39.99/One-time purchase Premium unlocks • Unlimited protected apps • Full access to all adhkar sessions and premium features • Future premium enhancements as they become available Privacy Adhkar Lock processes app selection and locking locally on your device using Apple’s Family Controls, ManagedSettings, and DeviceActivity frameworks. Selected apps, Screen Time tokens, schedules, preferences, adhkar content, and prayer location data remain on your device and are never included in progress sync. When iCloud is available, session dates, progress counts, completion states, and streak history are encrypted and stored in your private iCloud account, allowing your progress to synchronize across your Apple devices. Naswave Solutions cannot view these private progress records. Limited analytics and crash diagnostics are used to improve app reliability and functionality. No Adhkar Lock account is required. Privacy Policy https://naswavesolutions.com/adhkar-lock/privacy-policy Terms of Use https://naswavesolutions.com/adhkar-lock/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Heed4 screens
Adhkar Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

Heed and Adhkar Lock are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Heed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Adhkar Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heed ships an update weekly, Adhkar Lock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Heed versus Adhkar Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeedAdhkar Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer26LABS LTDNaswave Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Heed

Subscriptions2
  • Heed Premium — Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Heed Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Adhkar Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Heed free?
Heed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adhkar Lock free?
Adhkar Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Heed or Adhkar Lock have ads?
Neither Heed nor Adhkar Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heed or Adhkar Lock?
Heed ships an update weekly, and Adhkar Lock every 4 days. Most recently, Heed was updated on October 12, 2026 and Adhkar Lock on October 5, 2026.

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