Prayer times
Set it up for Kazakhstan in two steps
Prayer times in Kazakhstan are published by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (QMDB). Awwab has no method named after Kazakhstan. The closest is Islamic Society of North America (ISNA): despite the name, it uses Fajr and Isha at 15°, the same angles as QMDB's tables. Awwab starts on the Egyptian method, so open Settings → Calculation method once and choose it.
Then choose Hanafi as your madhab. Asr then comes when a shadow is twice the object's height, as in QMDB's tables.
Compared with QMDB's 2026 tables for Almaty and Astana, Fajr and Isha match within about a minute for most of the year. Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib come about 2 to 5 minutes earlier, because QMDB adds a few minutes after midday and after sunset and Awwab does not.
So the lock can start a few minutes before the mosque's azan. Pray with the azan, and in Ramadan break your fast with your mosque, not with the app.
The north in summer
Astana and the north, from May to August
In the centre and north (Karaganda, Astana, Oral, Aktobe, Semey, Oskemen, Pavlodar, Kostanay, Petropavl), summer nights are so short that the sky barely gets dark, and from about May to early August QMDB's tables follow their own summer rule. Awwab keeps to the real 15° dawn and nightfall, so in those weeks its Fajr comes earlier, and its Isha later, than QMDB's: by up to about 40 minutes in Karaganda and about 75 minutes in Astana. Further north, in Pavlodar, Kostanay and Petropavl, the sky does not get dark enough for 15° at all for a few weeks around the June solstice. On those nights Awwab uses a seventh of the night, which puts its Fajr about 45 minutes later and its Isha about 45 minutes earlier than QMDB's.
In those weeks, keep to QMDB's Fajr time to end suhur when fasting, and to its Isha time. From mid-August to early May the app matches the tables within about a minute. Ramadan falls between January and March for the next few years, outside this window.
Inside the app
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Peace at each prayer, contentment through the day, and the joy of returning — gently, and on your own terms.
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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.
Adhkar, tasbih and the 99 Names
Morning and evening adhkar, a tasbih counter, the Beautiful Names of God, and duas from the Sunnah.
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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.
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 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 the time you set, from 1 to 30 minutes.
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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.
Reminders for Ramadan, Eid and the other occasions follow the Umm al-Qura calendar. QMDB announces its own dates in advance, and the two can differ by a day; follow QMDB.
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Qibla in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, the Qibla lies between south-south-west and west-south-west: from 201° to 247° from true north, depending on the city.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 247° | west-south-west | 4,193 |
| Astana | 231° | south-west | 4,292 |
| Shymkent | 239° | west-south-west | 3,614 |
| Aktobe | 212° | south-south-west | 3,551 |
| Karaganda | 235° | south-west | 4,294 |
| Taraz | 241° | west-south-west | 3,772 |
| Kyzylorda | 230° | south-west | 3,506 |
| Oral | 201° | south-south-west | 3,466 |
| Pavlodar | 237° | west-south-west | 4,672 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 245° | west-south-west | 4,895 |
The Qibla from every city in Kazakhstan Open the live compass
Questions
Is Awwab free in Kazakhstan?
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 Kazakhstan?
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), in Settings → Calculation method. It uses 15° for Fajr and Isha, like QMDB's tables. Then choose Hanafi for Asr.
Why a North American method?
Awwab has no Kazakhstan preset yet. The ISNA preset happens to use the same Fajr and Isha angles as QMDB, so it is the closest of the app's 11 methods.
Do the times match the muftyat tables exactly?
Fajr and Isha match within about a minute for most of the year; Dhuhr, Asr and Maghrib come 2 to 5 minutes earlier. In the centre and north from about May to early August, Fajr and Isha can differ by up to about 75 minutes, so keep to QMDB's tables there.
Can I add or subtract minutes from a prayer time?
Not yet. Manual minute adjustments are not in the app today, so follow your mosque when the times differ.
Is the app available in Kazakh or Russian?
Awwab is in Russian, but not yet in Kazakh. It is in 14 languages in all, and you can change the language at any time in Settings → Language.
Does it work without the internet?
Yes. Prayer times and the Qibla are calculated on your phone, so they work offline.
Do I have to allow Screen Time?
Only for the lock. It is built on Apple's Screen Time, which you allow once. You can skip it during setup, and everything else in the app works without it. The list of apps you choose stays on your phone.
Is there an Android version?
Yes. Awwab is on Google Play for Android, and on the App Store for iPhone and Apple Watch.