Prayer times
Set up for Saudi Arabia in one step
In Settings, choose Umm al-Qura University (Makkah), the method used across Saudi Arabia: Fajr when the sun is 18.5° below the horizon, and Isha 90 minutes after Maghrib (two hours in Ramadan). Awwab starts on the Egyptian method, so pick Umm al-Qura once and every time follows it.
Times are calculated on your phone from your location and work without an internet connection. For Asr, the Hanbali, Shafi'i and Maliki timing (a shadow equal to the object's height) is the default; choose Hanafi for the later Asr.
Islamic occasions in the app follow the Umm al-Qura calendar, the civil Hijri calendar of Saudi Arabia. Dates fixed by sighting the moon, such as the start of Ramadan and the two Eids, can differ from it by a day.
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.
Adhkar, tasbih and the 99 Names
Morning and evening adhkar, a tasbih counter, the Beautiful Names of God, 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.
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.
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 Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, the Qibla lies between east and north-north-west: from 96° to 331° from true north, depending on the city.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to the Kaaba (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | 96° | east | 67 |
| Riyadh | 244° | west-south-west | 793 |
| Mecca | 172° | south | 0 |
| Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah | 176° | south | 339 |
| Dammam | 244° | west-south-west | 1,183 |
| Sulţānah | 176° | south | 342 |
| Buraidah | 219° | south-west | 689 |
| Ta'if | 286° | west-north-west | 63 |
| Tabuk | 156° | south-south-east | 842 |
| Ha'il | 196° | south-south-west | 704 |
The Qibla from every city in Saudi Arabia Open the live compass
Questions
Is Awwab free in Saudi Arabia?
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 Saudi Arabia?
Choose Umm al-Qura University (Makkah) in Settings. Awwab starts on the Egyptian method, so this is a one-time change. You can also set your madhab for Asr at any time.
Does Awwab delay Isha in Ramadan?
Yes. With Umm al-Qura, Awwab adds the 30 minutes to Isha in Ramadan automatically, so Isha comes two hours after Maghrib instead of 90 minutes, from the first to the last day of Ramadan in the Umm al-Qura calendar. Before the update, Isha stays at 90 minutes all year. Either way, follow your local mosque's announcement, especially if Ramadan begins a day apart from the calendar.
Will the dates of Ramadan and Eid match the official announcement?
Usually. Awwab's occasion reminders follow the Umm al-Qura calendar, while the start of Ramadan and the two Eids is announced after the moon is sighted, so it can differ by a day.
Is the app in Arabic?
Yes. Awwab is fully in Arabic, right to left, as well as in English and 12 other languages. 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.