Azan - Prayer Times is a religious utility app for iOS that provides prayer alerts, Quran access, and Qibla direction.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the cognitive friction of tracking multiple daily prayer times and religious obligations by centralizing them into a single, customizable interface.
For Muslims seeking a daily digital companion for prayer schedules and religious practice.
What does it look like?
Key features
Manual selection of methods like MWL and ISNA to ensure regional prayer time accuracy.
Automated alerts for daily salah based on user location.
Directional tool using device sensors to point toward the Kaaba.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently offered as a free utility without explicit subscription or IAP gates, which serves as a low-friction acquisition lever.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentUX improvementsperformanceShow more...
Azan - Prayer Times maintains a maintenance-level cadence, with only one release recorded in the analyzed window. The latest update, shipped 54 days ago, provided only generic improvements without introducing new features or content. Development appears focused on stability rather than active feature expansion. The current release frequency suggests a long-term support model rather than active, iterative development.
Who built it?
Omer Xhaferi
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Kur’an-i KerimUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Azan - Prayer Times.
How's the Utilities market?
Azan - Prayer Times operates in the crowded religious utility category. With a 3.4-star rating across 9 reviews, the app lacks the social proof and scale of category leaders, suggesting it currently serves as a niche utility rather than a market-dominant tool.
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Key takeaways for Azan - Prayer Times.
Where is it heading?
The religious utility market is consolidating around apps that offer high-frequency updates and social features. Azan - Prayer Times remains in a stable but stagnant state, and without a shift toward active development, it will likely lose share to competitors that better serve the daily habit.
- The maintenance-only release cadence suggests the app is not currently prioritizing growth or feature expansion.
The SWOT
- Calculation method customization enables regional accuracy
- Monetize via premium ad-free Quran reading
Next best moves
Audit stability because the 3.4-star rating suggests technical friction → improve rating baseline
The counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is a liability, not an asset: without revenue…
Read the full takeSince the last report: Feature documentation expanded to include secondary utilities like the digital tasbih and Hijri calendar, while the SWOT analysis now explicitly identifies monetization opportunities and competitive threats.
Bottom line
The app's utility rests on calculation customization, but the maintenance-only cadence risks obsolescence against more active rivals. Prioritizing stability will defend the current user base until a monetization strategy is defined.
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