Prayer times
Set up for Indonesia in two steps
In Settings → Calculation method, choose MUIS Singapore — the app shows “Singapore · 20° / 18°” under it. The name says Singapore, but it uses the same angles as the timetable of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag): Subuh when the sun is 20° below the horizon, Isya at 18°. Awwab starts on the Egyptian method, so change it once and every time follows.
Then check your madhab for Asr. Most Muslims in Indonesia follow the Shafi'i school, which is also Awwab's standard Asr: it begins when a shadow equals the object's height. Choose Hanafi only if you follow that school.
Times are calculated on your phone from your location, from Aceh to Papua, and work without an internet connection. Kemenag's published tables add a few minutes of caution (ihtiyat) to the times. Awwab shows the calculated times without those minutes and has no manual adjustment yet, so expect a difference of a few minutes. For imsak and the end of sahur, follow your local timetable or mosque.
Some timetables use an 18° angle for Subuh instead of 20°. If your mosque's schedule does, the Univ. of Islamic Sciences (Karachi) method (18° / 18°) will be closer. Compare a few days and keep the one that matches.
Adzan and iqamah
The lock starts with the prayer time, not the iqamah
Awwab's lock begins the moment the prayer time begins, with the adzan. If you pray a little later — with the congregation at the mosque, for example — the apps you chose simply wait until you've prayed and marked it. If you truly need one first, a short snooze opens them for the time you set, from 1 to 30 minutes.
Inside the app
A companion for the whole day
Peace at each prayer, contentment through the day, and the joy of returning — gently, and on your own terms.
Prayer tracking, honest stats
Log the five prayers, keep a streak, and see your real consistency over weeks and months.
Qibla
A live compass that points to the Kaaba from wherever you are.
Dhikr, tasbih and the 99 Names
Morning and evening adhkar, a tasbih counter, the Beautiful Names of God (Asmaul Husna), and duas from the Sunnah.
Knowledge quiz
Questions on creed, the Qur'an, the prophets and the Seerah, each answer shown with its source. Also free to play at awwab.app/play.
Heal
Private recovery programs for habits like smoking, without shame, locked with Face ID or Touch ID.
Period mode
For women: prayers are marked as excused and the lock pauses, kept especially private.
Islamic occasions
Reminders for Ramadan, the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, the Day of Arafah, both Eids, Ashura and the White Days, with a note the evening before fasting days.
Apple Watch and widgets
Your next prayer and today's prayers on your wrist and Home Screen, marked with a tap.
The Shield (optional)
Want a little help staying present?
Completely optional. Awwab calls it the Shield: when it's time to pray, the apps you choose rest with you — and come back the moment you've prayed.
Choose the apps that can wait
Pick them through Apple's Screen Time. The choice stays on your phone, and Awwab never sees which apps they are.
They rest while you pray
When a prayer time begins, those apps lock. Open one and you see a verse of the Qur'an and a way to your prayer, not a harsh “Blocked”.
Pray, and they come back
Mark the prayer as prayed and everything opens. If you truly need an app first, a short snooze lifts the lock for a few minutes.
Ramadan and Lebaran
The moon and the dates
In Indonesia, the government sets the start of Ramadan and both Eids at the sidang isbat, after the new moon is sought, and some organisations announce their own dates from calculation; the two sometimes differ by a day. Awwab's occasion reminders follow the Umm al-Qura calendar used in Saudi Arabia, which can also differ from the date in Indonesia. Treat them as an early heads-up, and go by the date you follow for fasting and Eid.
Awwab has no imsak time or imsakiyah schedule yet. Subuh and Maghrib in the app mark the end of sahur and the time to break the fast; for imsak, use your local timetable.
Free and private
No paywall, no ads, no tracking
Every feature is free. There is an optional supporter subscription for people who want to help the work continue; it unlocks nothing extra.
There is no account and no sign-in. The app shows no ads and has no analytics or tracking. Your prayers and settings live in your own private iCloud, and we never receive them.
Awwab is on the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch, and on Google Play for Android.
Qibla in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the Qibla is roughly west-north-west: from 290° to 295° from true north, depending on the city.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | 295° | west-north-west | 7,920 |
| Surabaya | 294° | west-north-west | 8,561 |
| Bekasi | 295° | west-north-west | 7,936 |
| Bandung | 295° | west-north-west | 8,030 |
| Medan | 293° | west-north-west | 6,645 |
| Depok | 295° | west-north-west | 7,926 |
| Tangerang | 295° | west-north-west | 7,897 |
| Palembang | 295° | west-north-west | 7,555 |
| Semarang | 295° | west-north-west | 8,315 |
| Makassar | 292° | west-north-west | 9,148 |
The Qibla from every city in Indonesia Open the live compass
Questions
Is Awwab free in Indonesia?
Yes. Every feature is free and the app has no ads. An optional supporter subscription exists for people who want to support the work; it unlocks nothing.
Which prayer-time method should I choose in Indonesia?
Choose MUIS Singapore in Settings → Calculation method. It uses Subuh 20° and Isya 18°, the same angles as Kemenag's timetable. Awwab starts on the Egyptian method, so this is a one-time change.
Why is the method called Singapore?
Awwab has no preset named for Indonesia yet. The Singapore preset uses the same Subuh and Isya angles as Kemenag, so the result is close; the difference is the few minutes of ihtiyat that official tables add.
Will the times match my mosque exactly?
Usually within a few minutes, not to the minute: official tables add ihtiyat minutes, and the app has no manual adjustment yet. For imsak and sahur, follow your local timetable.
Does the lock start at the adzan or at the iqamah?
At the start of the prayer time. If you pray later at the mosque, the apps you chose wait until you've prayed and marked it, or you can snooze the lock for 1 to 30 minutes.
Is the app in Indonesian?
Yes. Awwab is in Indonesian, as well as in English, Arabic and 11 other languages. It starts in your phone's language; you can change it at any time in Settings → Language. You can also read this page in Indonesian.
Does it work without the internet?
Yes. Prayer times and the Qibla are calculated on your phone, so they work offline.
Is there an Android version?
Yes. Awwab is on Google Play for Android, and on the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch.