Comparison

Rak'ah vs iQibla Prayer

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

Head to head
About

Rak'ah

Features
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Rak'ah keeps your prayers in order: when to pray, which way to face, and how many rak'ahs you've prayed. PRAYER TIMES • Accurate times for wherever you are, or for a city you choose • The calculation method used in your country, with Hanafi and Shafi'i Asr • A monthly timetable and the Hijri date • A reminder at each prayer, and another twenty minutes before its time runs out ON YOUR APPLE WATCH • Counts your rak'ahs from the movement of your wrist while you pray • A tap on your wrist when each prayer comes in, with one tap to start counting • The qibla on your wrist, and a complication for your watch face DHIKR • Tap anywhere on the card to count, with no button to aim for • Swipe between adhkar, each keeping its own count ALWAYS IN VIEW • The next prayer counts down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen QIBLA • A compass pointing towards the Kaaba from wherever you are PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Prayer times and the qibla are worked out on your device. Your location never leaves it. • No ads, no tracking, no analytics. • Your prayer history is kept under an anonymous account so it follows you to a new phone, and you can delete it from Settings at any time. In English and Arabic.

About

iQibla Prayer

Find the direction of the Kaaba with a precise compass and map. Discover nearby mosques with driving directions and utilize augmented reality features. Works offline and prioritizes user privacy.

Highlights
  • Qibla direction compass
  • Nearby mosque finder with directions
  • Augmented reality Qibla pointer
  • Offline functionality
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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iQibla shows you the direction of the Kaaba from anywhere in the world, in a clean design that feels right at home on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. COMPASS • Turn until the Kaaba slides under the top marker: a golden glow and a gentle vibration confirm you are facing the Qibla. • Live accuracy, level bubble, coordinates, city and altitude. • Vibration guidance: pulses get closer as you approach the Qibla. One pulse: turn right. Two: turn left. MAP • Satellite or standard map that follows you and turns with your device, with the golden line to Mecca. • Mini globe to see the whole route at a glance. • Nearby mosques, sorted from nearest to farthest, with driving directions in Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze. CAMERA • A large arrow points to the Qibla over the camera view and turns into the Kaaba when you are aligned. IPAD AND APPLE WATCH • On iPad, a larger dial that stays accurate in every orientation. • On Apple Watch, the Qibla on your wrist: the dial turns gold and taps your wrist when you face the Qibla. WORKS WITHOUT NETWORK OR GPS • Keeps your last known location. When the signal drops, an approximate location and the nearest city take over, and precise GPS comes back automatically. • True north computed on your device with the World Magnetic Model (WMM2025). • Compass disturbed by metal? The gyroscope keeps the direction for up to 15 minutes. • Built-in list of more than 150 cities. PRECISE BY DESIGN • Shortest path on the Earth's surface (geodesic on the WGS84 ellipsoid), identical to reference geodesic libraries to within a thousandth of a degree. PRIVATE • No account, no ads, no tracking. No data is collected. Available in 10 languages: English, French, Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali, German and Spanish.

Screenshots

Rak'ah4 screens
iQibla Prayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iQibla Prayer at every 3 days against Rak'ah's every 9 days. Rak'ah's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rak'ah ships an update every 9 days, iQibla Prayer every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rak'ah versus iQibla Prayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRak'ahiQibla Prayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHRIVE LLCHarith Zorgati

In-app purchases

None

Rak'ah

No in-app purchases

None

iQibla Prayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rak'ah free?
Rak'ah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iQibla Prayer free?
iQibla Prayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rak'ah or iQibla Prayer have ads?
Neither Rak'ah nor iQibla Prayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rak'ah or iQibla Prayer?
Rak'ah ships an update every 9 days, and iQibla Prayer every 3 days. Most recently, Rak'ah was updated on October 31, 2026 and iQibla Prayer on October 31, 2026.

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