Misri Calendar vs Waterloo Athan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Misri Calendar
This app provides accurate conversions between the Gregorian and the fixed Fatimid Islamic Hijri (Misri) calendar. View both calendars side-by-side to easily plan around important Hijri dates.
- Gregorian to Hijri conversion
- Hijri to Gregorian conversion
- Side-by-side calendar view
- Verified accuracy
- Standard calendar format
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This app converts dates between the Gregorian (Western) calendar and the fixed Fatimid Islamic Hijri calendar (also known as the Misri Calendar) which is used by Dawoodi Bohras and other Muslim communities. You can also view both the Gregorian and Misri calendar month by month in familiar standard calendar views with the corresponding dates appearing as you click on dates. The accuracy of the conversion has been independently verified and tested using a number of Dawoodi Bohra religious and academic sources as well as continuous testing using well known date conversions. You can now better plan your schedule around important Hijri dates without the need for complicated religious apps or paper calendars.
Waterloo Athan
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Waterloo Athan is a prayer times tool which designed exclusively for Waterloo, ON, Canada. The App will provide you with the exact times for the five prayers and will let you track the islamic events through the new hijri calendar. The App will also help you to determine the right direction for your prayers. With an easy way to use, Qiblah is designed to show the right direction in a very intuitive way. Wither fasting specific days of the week or fasting the whole month of Ramadan, Suhoor Alarm is a smart tool that keeps watching the changes in Fajr time and will wake you up at any desired minutes before Fajr.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Misri Calendar at every 4 months against Waterloo Athan's every 31 months. Waterloo Athan's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Misri Calendar ships an update every 4 months, Waterloo Athan every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Misri Calendar | Waterloo Athan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shehzaad Nakhoda | Ahmad Abdullah |
In-app purchases
Misri Calendar
No in-app purchases
Waterloo Athan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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