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A compass arrow that points directly toward the city of Mecca

A compass arrow that points directly toward the city of Mecca

Vote: (4 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Sharpsol

Version: 7.0

Works under: Android

Vote:

Program license

(4 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Sharpsol

7.0

Works under:

Android

It does what it promises to quite well. Most Islamic apps I’ve tried before, sadly, come bloated with ads and slowed down my phone. This one was pleasantly simple and effective.

The user interface isn’t too fancy and it hasn’t crashed on me yet. I would’ve liked for it to have some other features, like showing prayer times based on your location, since it already asks for that. Maybe that’s what’s keeping it from slowing down my phone, though.

I like that it also functions as a regular compass, showing both North and the direction of the Qibla. What surprised me is that it can show the qibla inside a Google maps 3D street view. For those of us who don’t miss a prayer and travel a lot, it lets us add the Qibla compass as a lock screen widget. That’s always useful for Maghreb prayers specifically since you’re always in a hurry to pray on time.