Azangoo vs ShamsiCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Azangoo
Accurately find the Qibla direction globally and calculate prayer times for your city. Features a multilingual calendar with event reminders and customizable prayer time notifications.
- Precise Qibla direction finding
- Global prayer time calculation
- Multilingual calendar with event reminders
- Customizable prayer time notifications
- Multiple prayer time calculation methods
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--------------------------- Supporting Language: • English • فارسی • عربی • Russian Azangoo provides you with an easy tool to precisely determine the direction of the qibla from any location around the world and calculate the prayer times for your city. Features: 1. Prayer Times based on your calculation method & location (detects automatically and ). 2. Calendar with 4 languages, without time limit, the ability to record user events and reminders, jump to the desired date in two solar and gregorian base, also have a lunar calendar with the ability to change days different between lunar dates. 3. Prayer Times Notifications based on all prayers. 4. Notification for remain to Azan 5. Find the Qibla direction from any address. 6. It also allows you to find Prayer Times for the following calculation methods: -Ja'fari Ithna Asheri -University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi -Islamic society of North America (ISNA) -Muslim World League (MWL) -Umm al-Qura, Makkah -Egyptian General Authority of Survey -Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran
ShamsiCal
Easily view and manage the Persian calendar with accurate date conversions and official holidays. Get instant access to daily and monthly views through home and lock screen widgets. Enjoy a clean, native iOS design with full dark mode support.
- Accurate Persian calendar engine
- Gregorian to Persian date conversion
- Official holiday tracking
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Dark Mode support
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ShamsiCal keeps the Persian calendar within reach, from your Home Screen to your wrist. See today’s Persian date at a glance, browse the full month, and convert between Persian and Gregorian dates. Keep track of occasions and calendar events with widgets that fit naturally into your day. Key Features: - Persian calendar with official holidays and easy month navigation - Calendar events alongside Persian occasions - Built-in Persian and Gregorian date converter - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including larger month and agenda layouts - Siri and Shortcuts actions for quick access to calendar features - Keyboard shortcuts on iPad for common actions - Native design with Liquid Glass on supported versions - Dark Mode support On Apple Watch: - Today’s date with a background inspired by the current season - Digital Crown scrolling from today’s details to the full month - Easy navigation between months - Widgets with seasonal backgrounds and complications for quick date checks Your Persian calendar, always within reach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Azangoo at 21K against ShamsiCal's 176. Azangoo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). ShamsiCal's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 76%) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Azangoo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Azangoo has 21K ratings behind it against 176, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Azangoo's written reviews are positive against 85% of ShamsiCal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Azangoo ships an update every 2 months, ShamsiCal every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Azangoo | ShamsiCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21K ratings) — better | 4.4 (176 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 176 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEOIO INC. | Alireza Khoddam |
Customer experience
Azangoo
ShamsiCal
User reviews
Azangoo
From 21K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Ads-free app
- 👍 Useful features
- 👍 Accurate prayer times
- 👍 Reliable app
- 👍 Great user experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Azan not playing properly
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 App not compatible with newer devices
- 🐛 App freezing or crashing
- 🐛 Issues with the latest update
ShamsiCal
From 176 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and minimalist design
- ⚡ Lightweight and fast performance
- 🎨 Beautiful and clean UI
- 📱 Excellent widget functionality
- 🔄 Regular updates and quick fixes
Room to improve
- ❌ Lacks full calendar month view
- ❌ Cannot navigate between months/years
- ❌ No event or holiday highlighting
- ❌ Limited customization options
- ❌ English widget option removed in recent update
Bugs and requests
Azangoo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App stuck on update page, unable to access main features
- Qibla compass not working
- Prayer times not accurate for certain locations
- Azan player stopping abruptly
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to enter calendar and location from main page
- Show Lunar date in main page
- Add ability in calendar to show Athan times for all days
- Compatibility with Apple Watch
- Dark mode option
ShamsiCal
Reported bugs
8 issues- Islamic calendar displays dates one day ahead
- Widget doesn't appear on iPhone homescreen for some users
- App doesn't update date on homescreen without opening app
- Widget sizing issues in notification center
- Installation fails on some devices
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- Widget not visible in notification center
- Scrolling/jumping issues on iPhone 6
- Settings cannot be changed on some devices
Requested features
16 requests- Add Iranian holidays and events display
- Add Afghan/Dari language support for month names
- Implement full calendar month view with all days
- Add Apple Watch app and watch face complications
- Allow navigation between months and years
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- Highlight holidays in red color
- Add Persian digital clock widget
- Implement widget color customization
- Add font customization options
- Support for Farsi digital fonts (e.g., B Nazanin)
- Restore English language widget option
- Add live widget that updates without opening app
- Include more widget design variations
- Add feedback/contact section in app
- Fix Islamic calendar date accuracy
- Add Afghan cultural events and occasions
In-app purchases
Azangoo
No in-app purchases
ShamsiCal
No in-app purchases
