Best Islamic apps with no ads: prayer times, Ramadan & zakat (2026)

No ads, no account and no location upload are the rules for this list, because the most popular Islamic apps are large, ad-supported businesses and a prayer app knows where you are five times a day. In 2020, a Motherboard investigation found that Muslim Pro, one of the most downloaded, was sending users' location data to the broker X-Mode, whose customers included US military contractors; Muslim Pro said it ended those data partnerships the same week. The big apps still do a great deal, from Quran text and recitation to community features. The four below each do one thing quietly and keep your data on your phone. Waqt calculates the five daily prayer times on the device from your location, works offline, and has a Qibla compass, a choice of calculation method and madhab, and a gentle prayer tracker. Sawm is a Ramadan fasting journal that remembers every qada day still to make up after the month ends. Zakatly holds your assets, liabilities and nisab threshold, calculates the 2.5% due and logs each payment across years. Manasik walks Umrah and Hajj rites in order, with a tap counter for tawaf and sa'i.

How to choose an Islamic app

A prayer app is opened more often than almost anything else on your phone. Four things are worth checking:

1. Where does your location go?

Prayer times need your coordinates. They can be calculated on the phone with no upload at all. Check the privacy label for data shared with third parties, especially location.
2. Can you set your calculation method and madhab?

Fajr, Isha and Asr times vary by method and madhab. A good app lets you choose, so the times match your mosque.
3. Does it work with no signal?

Travel, Umrah and Hajj are exactly when roaming is unreliable. Offline calculation and stored guidance keep working in airplane mode.
4. Does it add pressure you did not ask for?

Streaks and badges can turn worship into a scoreboard. Prefer a tracker that keeps a quiet record, if you want one at all.

FAQ

Is there a prayer times app with no ads? ▾

Yes. Waqt has no ads, no account and no subscription. It calculates prayer times on your phone, so your location never leaves the device and it works without internet.

How do I track missed Ramadan fasts? ▾

Sawm lets you mark each day as kept, missed, qada or exempt, then keeps a list of every qada day after Ramadan ends until you mark it made up.

How does the zakat calculator work? ▾

Zakatly adds your zakatable assets such as cash, gold, silver and business inventory, subtracts eligible liabilities, compares the total with your chosen nisab threshold, and applies 2.5%. Scholars differ on some rules, so check with your local imam or scholar for your situation.

Do these apps work offline, for example during Umrah? ▾

Yes. All four work with no connection. Manasik's guidance and counters are stored on the phone, so it works in airplane mode and inside the Masjid.

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Best Islamic apps with no ads: prayer times, Ramadan & zakat (2026)

How to choose an Islamic app

1. Where does your location go?

2. Can you set your calculation method and madhab?

3. Does it work with no signal?

4. Does it add pressure you did not ask for?

Waqt

Sawm

Zakatly

Manasik

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