Comparison

Athan Pro vs Essential 8 Knowledge Base

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

Head to head
About

Athan Pro

This app provides accurate Muslim prayer times, the Holy Quran, Qibla direction with AR, and an Islamic calendar. It also features Tasbeeh, Azkar, dynamic wallpapers, and notifications for prayer times and religious holidays.

Highlights
  • Accurate prayer times (Suhur, Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Iftar, Maghrib, Isha)
  • Holy Quran recitation
  • AR-enabled Qibla direction finder
  • Islamic calendar with holidays
  • Tasbeeh counter with phonetic support
  • Daily dashboard and prayer reminders
  • Dynamic wallpapers and Azan sounds
Features
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Known as the best mobile app for Athan and prayer times, our app is used by millions of Muslims around the world. Athan brings you the most accurate prayer times and many other features such as Quran, Tasbeeh, Islamic Calendar, Compass to locate the Qiblah, Ramadan 2027. + You can now visualize the Qibla using Augmented Reality. We are hamdolilah the first Islamic application to offer this feature to our users + Full Athan: Athan Pro is the only app on the store to offer this important and unique feature Use Athan Pro to: - View your daily dashboard for Ramadan 2025: Contains all the prayer times for the day in addition to the remaining time for each of them. - Accurate time such as Suhur, Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Iftar, Maghrib and Isha. - Listen to the Holy Quran - Qibla: Either you’re at home or traveling this feature will help you locating the Qibla direction with less effort. Thanks to the integrated compass. See the distance between your location and the Kaaba. You can also now use Qibla with ARKit and a choice of different prayer mats. - Dynamic wallpapers that change according to the time of the next prayer. - Wallpapers: We selected stunning backgrounds (Mosque, Minaret, Gradient colors, Sunset etc.) to apply to the app or to save to your photo album. Each picture has been selected to deliver a high-quality res to fit all your devices. - Azan sounds: Listen to the most beautiful azan from all around the world. - Today’s Extension (Widget): Designed to give you an overall view of your daily prayers without having to open the app constantly. - Apple Watch: Install the Apple watch version & enjoy having the prayer times on your wrist​. - Use 3D touch shortcuts to quickly accomplish tasks such as accessing ​your daily prayers dashboard or locating the Qibla direction - Iftar and tarawih time (Iqama) - Hadith & Picture of the Day - Calendar with of religious holidays - Islamic greeting cards - Monthly schedule (imsakiye) for prayer time - Send funny Halal Muslim Emojis (Hijab etc.) to your friends & family. - Tasbeeh with phonetic support, French & English - Azkar before, during & after the prayer - Display of 99 names of Allah. - Mosque and Halal places Please send us your feedback/remarks by email to our support. You will find the email in the app.

About

Essential 8 Knowledge Base

Features
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Essential 8 Knowledge Base is an offline quick-reference app for administrators and cyber security teams implementing the ASD Essential Eight in Windows-based environments. Designed for practical use beside a console, the app helps you quickly review each Essential Eight mitigation, understand maturity-level expectations, and access implementation-focused guidance without needing an account, internet connection, or external service. Features include: Coverage of all eight ASD Essential Eight mitigation strategies ML0, ML1, ML2 and ML3 reference content for each control Windows-focused implementation notes using built-in administration tooling Practical references for Group Policy, registry settings, PowerShell, Windows Defender, AppLocker, WDAC, Windows Update for Business, backups and related controls Optional Microsoft 365 additional controls view for E3, Entra ID P1/P2 and E5 environments Copy-friendly technical blocks for paths, commands and configuration values Built-in About, Privacy and reference links Fully offline operation No analytics, tracking, account sign-in or user data collection The app is intended as a technical reference for enterprise administrators, cyber security engineers and IT operations teams working through Essential Eight uplift activities. Content should always be validated against the current ASD Essential Eight Maturity Model and relevant Microsoft documentation before implementation in production environments.

Screenshots

Athan Pro4 screens
Essential 8 Knowledge Base4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Essential 8 Knowledge Base at none against Athan Pro's 10. Essential 8 Knowledge Base also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Athan Pro's advantage is device support (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. Athan Pro sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Essential 8 Knowledge Base asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athan Pro ships an update monthly, Essential 8 Knowledge Base every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Athan Pro versus Essential 8 Knowledge Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthan ProEssential 8 Knowledge Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings82K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuanticapps LtdDavid Warner

Bugs and requests

Athan Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notification issues
  • Qibla compass errors
  • Juristic method reset
  • Syncing problems across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable Adhan options
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Fasting/Ramadan tracking
  • Expanded Islamic content
  • Better customer support

Essential 8 Knowledge Base

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Athan Pro

Subscriptions5
  • Prayer Times Athan - Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Athan Pro Premium$9.991 Month
  • Athan Pro Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription Discount1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription for Family1 Year trial$79.991 Year
One-time5
  • Customization$6.99
  • Essential Pack$7.99
  • Full Premium$12.99
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  • Athan Pro Premium$59.99
  • Athan Pro Premium$99.99
None

Essential 8 Knowledge Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Athan Pro free?
Athan Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Essential 8 Knowledge Base free?
Essential 8 Knowledge Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Athan Pro or Essential 8 Knowledge Base have ads?
Athan Pro shows ads; Essential 8 Knowledge Base does not.
Which is updated more often, Athan Pro or Essential 8 Knowledge Base?
Athan Pro ships an update monthly, and Essential 8 Knowledge Base every 8 days. Most recently, Athan Pro was updated on November 9, 2026 and Essential 8 Knowledge Base on October 31, 2026.

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