Global Maps vs Athan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Maps
Explore countries and cities with this application. It provides a way to discover different locations around the world.
- Explore countries
- Discover cities
- World exploration
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Global Maps - Explore countries and cities
Athan
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Athan - Bilal plays the Athan automatically at every prayer time, even when your phone is locked or the app is closed. Simply open the app once — it calculates prayer times based on your location and schedules the Athan for Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. No setup, no accounts, no configuration required. FEATURES • Automatic Athan playback at every prayer time • Works in the background with screen locked • Stop the Athan from the notification — no need to open the app • Prayer times calculated locally using your GPS location • No internet connection required • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Your location is used only to calculate prayer times and never leaves your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Athan at every 3 weeks against Global Maps's every 15 months. Global Maps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Global Maps ships an update every 15 months, Athan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Maps | Athan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hagens Media, LLC. | Abdallah Ammar |
In-app purchases
Global Maps
No in-app purchases
Athan
No in-app purchases
