Support

Which devices does the app run on?

iPhone with iOS 18 or later. It comes with an Apple Watch app (watchOS 11 or later) that installs along with the iPhone app; if it does not appear on the watch, open the Watch app on your iPhone and install it under Available Apps. The watch shows today's prayers, marks a prayer with a tap and adds complications to your watch face. Open the iPhone app once before using the watch app. There is no iPad, Mac or Android version.

Do I need an account?

No. There are no accounts and nothing to sign in to.

How do I report a problem or suggest something?

Settings → Send feedback, inside the app. Pick a category, write the message, and leave your email if you would like a reply. "What's sent" on that screen shows exactly what goes with your message; the app details block goes only if you switch it on. You can also just email support@prayertrackerapp.com.

Does the app work offline?

Yes. Prayer times, the qibla and the qada counter are computed on the phone and need no connection. The network is used for Apple's services — naming or searching for a city, iCloud backup and the subscription, which RevenueCat also records — and for two things that reach us: usage statistics (in the EU, the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and Albania only if you allow them; elsewhere on, with a switch in Settings → Backup & data), and anything you send through Send feedback.

How are prayer times calculated?

On your iPhone, from your coordinates and the calculation method you choose, using the open-source adhan-swift library. Nothing is looked up on a server. Details are on the methodology page.

Which calculation method is chosen for me?

By country: United States, Canada and Mexico → ISNA; the Gulf states → Umm al-Qura; Egypt, the Maghreb and the Levant → Egyptian General Authority; Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan → University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi. Elsewhere, the Americas get ISNA and the rest of the world Muslim World League. You can change the method at any time in Settings → Prayer times → Calculation method.

The times are a few minutes off from my mosque's timetable.

Mosques use different conventions for the Fajr and Isha angles, so first check the calculation method and the Asr madhab in Settings → Prayer times. Then use Settings → Prayer times → Adjust prayer times to shift each prayer by up to ±30 minutes. Far north or south, choose a high-latitude rule. If you use the middle-of-the-night rule above about 50° north, on the shortest summer nights it would leave almost no time for Isha before Fajr, so on those nights the app moves Isha earlier, to the end of the first seventh of the night. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

Do the prayer times follow me when I travel?

Yes, if your city came from your location: open the app more than 20 km (12 miles) away and the prayer times move to where you are, with a note on the Prayers tab. A city you picked by hand is never changed on its own — the app asks whether to use where you are instead. You can change the city at any time in Settings → Location.

The Hijri date is one day off.

Months are announced by sighting, so the tabular date can differ by a day. Settings → Hijri adjustment shifts the date by up to ±2 days.

Why does the compass ask me to calibrate?

The phone's compass needs a fresh reading. Move your phone in a figure 8, away from magnets, metal desks, magnetic cases and car mounts.

Why does the app want my location, and what leaves my phone?

Prayer times and the qibla are computed on the device from your coordinates. To show a city name, the app sends your coordinates to Apple's geocoding service; if you search for a city instead, the text you type goes to Apple Maps. Nothing is sent to us. See the privacy policy.

What is qada, and how does the counter work?

Qada is a prayer made up after its time has passed. Each prayer has a window: Fajr until sunrise, Dhuhr until Asr, Asr until Maghrib, Maghrib until Isha, Isha until the next Fajr. When a window closes and the prayer was not marked, the app adds one to that prayer's count. Counting starts when you finish setup — nothing earlier is counted. The Qada tab is a calendar: a past day is red if a prayer was missed and green if all five were marked; from today on, a gold day is a planned fast or a day of Ramadan you are fasting. Two buttons above it, "Prayers to make up" and "Fasts owed", show the totals; tap one to see the details.

I prayed but forgot to mark it.

Mark it on the Prayers tab — tap the prayer, then Mark as prayed — and the qada count goes back down. On the Qada tab, tap the red day to see its five prayers and tap the check mark next to the prayer you prayed on time. To log a prayer you made up later, open "Prayers to make up" and tap the round check mark next to that prayer; Undo stays on screen for five seconds. Tap a prayer's row there to set its number directly.

What is "Fasts owed"?

The number of fasts you still have to make up, shown at the top of the Qada tab; tap it, then tap the number to change it. To plan a make-up fast, tap today or a later day outside Ramadan on the calendar (tap it again to cancel); the day turns gold, and on that day the app tells you when suhoor ends and asks at iftar whether you completed the fast. You can plan as many fasts as you owe. The same screen lists the days you planned, with their suhoor and iftar times and a ✕ to cancel, and on a planned day, after iftar, offers "Log it". Once a year the app asks whether you are fasting this Ramadan; if you answer no, you can change it during Ramadan from the "Fasts owed" screen.

No reminder came at the prayer time.

On iOS 26 or later each prayer has two switches, Alarm and Notification, each with its own time, and both can be on. The alarm needs its own permission — check Alarms in the iPhone's Settings → Apps → Prayer Tracker — and the notification needs notifications to be allowed. On iOS 18–25 there is no alarm: every reminder is a time-sensitive notification. You can change each prayer in Settings → Reminders, which also tells you when the iPhone does not allow them.

Alarm or notification — what is the difference?

An alarm (iOS 26 or later) rings through silent mode and Focus and shows the system alarm screen. A notification is a time-sensitive banner with the phone's notification sound. On iOS 26 or later each prayer can have an alarm, a notification or both, each at its own time; on iOS 18–25 every reminder is a notification. Both can be snoozed for 10 minutes.

Can it remind me before the window ends?

Yes. For each reminder choose: at the prayer time, a set number of minutes before the window ends, or an exact time. An evening summary an hour after Isha lists the prayers you have not marked. During the free trial the app also sends one reminder two days before the trial ends.

How do I add the widgets, the Lock Screen widget, the Dynamic Island card and the Control Center button?

Home Screen: touch and hold the wallpaper → Edit → Add Widget → Prayer Tracker. Lock Screen: touch and hold the Lock Screen → Customize → Lock Screen → tap the widget area → Prayer Tracker. Dynamic Island: in the app, Settings → Widgets & Siri → "Prayer at the Dynamic Island"; on an iPhone without one the same card shows on the Lock Screen, switched in the iPhone's Settings → Apps → Prayer Tracker → Live Activities. Control Center: touch and hold Control Center → Add a Control → Qibla. Settings → Widgets & Siri in the app shows each one live with its steps.

Can I use Siri or Shortcuts?

Yes. Say "Mark Asr in Prayer Tracker" to mark a prayer whose time has started, "How long until Maghrib in Prayer Tracker" to hear when it begins, or "Next prayer in Prayer Tracker". They are also actions in the Shortcuts app.

How much does it cost? Is there a free version?

7-day free trial, then a subscription. The current price is shown in the app. The free trial is available once per Apple Account. There is no free version: after the trial the app requires a subscription.

How do I cancel?

Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Cancel in the app — Settings → Subscription → Manage in App Store — or in the iPhone's Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Prayer Tracker. Step by step: Cancel your subscription.

Can I get a refund?

Refunds are handled by Apple, not by us: reportaproblem.apple.com.

I have a new iPhone. How do I get my subscription and data back?

Sign in with the same Apple Account and install the app. The subscription is recognized by itself; if it is not, tap Restore purchases on the subscription screen. If iCloud backup was on, your settings, prayer marks, qada and fasts come back from your iCloud account. Family Sharing is not enabled for this subscription. To remove your data instead, see Your data.

Is the app a religious authority?

No. Prayer times and the qibla are astronomical computations from the method you select, not religious rulings. The app does not replace your local mosque, imam or religious authority. The full disclaimer is in the terms of use.