Pray Watch vs The Masjid App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pray Watch
This app provides Islamic prayer times with a modern, privacy-focused interface. It features a unique prayer ring timer, customizable notifications, and a Qibla compass. Designed for ease of use, it offers widgets and Apple Watch integration.
- Automatic prayer times for any city
- Prayer ring timer
- Customizable prayer notifications
- Qibla compass
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch integration
- Masjid locator
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Pray Watch is a simple, privacy-focused app that displays the Islamic prayer times in an elegant, modern interface. Known for its unique green “prayer ring” and other design elements; inspired by Apple’s own native apps. 100% Privacy. Always free. And no ads…ever. We understand the value of a great user experience, so we’ve thoughtfully designed Pray Watch to be quick, easy, and convenient to use…because we use it ourselves! == Features == - Prayer times automatically configured for any city in the world - One-of-a-kind “prayer ring” timer to easily visualize remaining time for prayer - Prayer notifications with option to snooze and remind you later - Set your masjid iqama times to be reminded to join congregational prayers - Set a reminder to pray duha / ishraq prayer - Choose from over 20 calculation methods, or add custom method - Large selection of beautiful adhans from around the world - Wide range of reminder sounds for more discreet notifications - Pre-adhan reminder (to catch current prayer or prepare the for next one) - Variety of Widgets for your Home and Lock Screen - Seamlessly connect to your Apple Watch using iCloud sync - Dynamic Apple Watch face complications - Simple Qibla compass with haptic feedback - on iPhone and Watch - Hijri date displayed on main screens, widgets, and complications - Masjid Locator finds the nearest masjid in your area - Long-press notifications for rich content like qibla compass and timer, without opening the app - Prayer times list includes “Midnight” and “Last Third” to help you plan for tahajjud and qiyam - Monthly Calendar with prayer times table - Islamic Holidays displayed in app, widgets, and watch - Arabic and Turkish language translations - Built-in travel mode to update notifications and calculation method while traveling - without needing to open the app - Optimized for lower data and battery consumption using the latest iOS standards - Optional 24-hour time format - Optional light/dark mode to match your iOS settings - Beautiful colour themes to personalize the app, widgets, and complications - Accessibility support - iPad support
The Masjid App
Receive accurate Adhan notifications directly from your local Masjid, ensuring you pray at the same times as your community. Discover and connect with Masjids globally, accessing their events and donation options. This app prioritizes your privacy by allowing searches without sharing your location.
- Adhan notifications from your Masjid
- Find and connect to local Masjids
- View Masjid events and donation links
- Privacy-focused location search
- Connect with global Masjids
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- Adhan notifications from your own Masjid! No calculation setup needed, pray at the same times as your community. - Find and connect to your local Masjid's worldwide! And some Masjids provided linking to their sites to see their events and donation boxes! - Privacy first. Never give up your location. Search by typing Masjid name or location. Here are recommended apps by trustworthy and privacy-focused brothers: - Everyday Muslim - Get Athan times from anywhere in the world even when no Masjid near you. Read Quran, and all kinds of religious material. - Easy Islam - New Muslim resource.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pray Watch at 9.3K against The Masjid App's 572. Pray Watch also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). The Masjid App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pray Watch against 4.9 for The Masjid App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pray Watch has 9.3K ratings behind it against 572, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Pray Watch's written reviews are positive against 93% of The Masjid App's.
Pray Watch ships an update every 6 weeks, The Masjid App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pray Watch | The Masjid App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.3K ratings) | 4.9 (572 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 572 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IslamiCity | Deeds |
Customer experience
Pray Watch
The Masjid App
User reviews
Pray Watch
From 9.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Must have app
- 🚀 Fast and trusted tool
- 🚀 Wow, perfect prayer watch
- 🚀 Amazing, helps not miss prayers
- 🚀 Best prayer time app
Room to improve
- 🐛 My prayer times are wrong
- 🐛 Doesnt work on my apple watch anymore
- 🐛 It Either Goes off or it Doesn't
- 🐛 Every thing with this is almost perfect but the timing on fajr is wrong
- 🐛 Widget prayer time error
The Masjid App
From 572 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate prayer times
- 🚀 Convenient and user-friendly
- 🔍 Helps find local mosques
- 🔔 Useful reminders and notifications
- 💡 Streamlines event registration and management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues and crashes
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data tracking
- 💻 Lack of iPad support
Bugs and requests
Pray Watch
Reported bugs
5 issues- Fajr time is wrong
- Qibla direction is wrong
- Widget prayer times don't match app
- Countdown and timer not working properly
- Notifications and adhan not working
Requested features
16 requests- Show prayer times in Apple Calendar as time changes through the year automatically
- Prayer tracker
- Ability to ignore asr and isha in the tables and widgets
- Add farsi language
- Cut the time off when the forbidden time for prayer is
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- Add more pray calculation added to the app
- Hijri calendar complication
- Compass on Apple Watch
- Full adhan
- More mu'azzin choices
- Map data for qiblah direction
- Automatic post-prayer notifications
- Countdown to prayer working properly on watch complication
- Complications updating in always on display
- Ability to add custom sound for alerts
- Upcoming Islamic Events tab
The Masjid App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add prayer time widgets
- Implement donation options
- Enhance event management and communication features
- Improve app stability and scalability
In-app purchases
Pray Watch
No in-app purchases
The Masjid App
No in-app purchases






