Comparison

Misri Calendar vs Waterloo Athan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Gregorian to Hijri conversion
  • Hijri to Gregorian conversion
  • Side-by-side calendar view
  • Verified accuracy
  • Standard calendar format
Features
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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.

About

Waterloo Athan

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Misri Calendar4 screens
Waterloo Athan4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Misri Calendar versus Waterloo Athan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMisri CalendarWaterloo Athan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShehzaad NakhodaAhmad Abdullah

In-app purchases

None

Misri Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

Waterloo Athan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Misri Calendar free?
Misri Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waterloo Athan free?
Waterloo Athan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Misri Calendar or Waterloo Athan have ads?
Neither Misri Calendar nor Waterloo Athan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Misri Calendar or Waterloo Athan?
Misri Calendar ships an update every 4 months, and Waterloo Athan every 31 months. Most recently, Misri Calendar was updated on October 8, 2026 and Waterloo Athan on October 10, 2026.

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