Muslim Pro is the most-installed Muslim app in the world. It's also the app with the most ads in the free tier, the most complicated privacy history, and the busiest UI. If you've been searching for a Muslim Pro alternative, you're not alone, it's the most common starting point for the people who land on FivePrayer.
Here's the short version: install FivePrayer for prayer times, Qibla, reminders, and the gentle adhan lock. If you also use Muslim Pro's Quran reader, install Quran.com for that. Together they cover everything Muslim Pro does for prayer and Quran, free, no ads, no account, no data sold.
Why people switch from Muslim Pro
From our support inbox, the most common reasons we hear:
- The free tier ads. Interstitial ads between sections break the calm of reading Quran or checking times.
- Premium price. The annual subscription is meaningful, and Premium is required to remove ads.
- 2020 privacy reporting. The X-Mode incident permanently shifted some users' trust.
- Busy UI. Many features competing for attention; the home screen feels heavy.
- No phone-lock at adhan. Notifications are easy to swipe away.
Different reasons matter to different people. FivePrayer addresses all five.
Feature-by-feature parity
What you currently get from Muslim Pro, and what the FivePrayer + Quran.com pair gives you instead.
| Feature | Muslim Pro | FivePrayer + Quran.com |
|---|---|---|
| Prayer times | ✓ | ✓ Auto-method, ±1 min accuracy |
| Qibla compass | ✓ | ✓ Offline fallback |
| Quran reader | ~ Bundled | ✓ Best-in-class (Quran.com) |
| Translations | ✓ Broad | ✓ Broadest (Quran.com) |
| Audio reciters | ✓ | ✓ (Quran.com) |
| Duas / dhikr | ✓ Library | ✗ (use a dedicated duas app) |
| Halal restaurant finder | ✓ | ✗ (use Google Maps) |
| Phone lock at adhan | ✗ | ✓ Unique to FivePrayer |
| Family mode | ~ | ✓ FivePrayer Family |
| Free, no ads | ✗ | ✓ Fully |
| No account required | ~ | ✓ |
| Privacy-first | ~ Improved | ✓ On-device tracking |
| Desktop / Chrome | ✗ | ✓ FivePrayer extension + Quran.com web |
What changes: better and worse
What gets meaningfully better
- No ads, ever. Both FivePrayer and Quran.com are completely free with no ads.
- No account. Use both fully without signing up.
- Privacy improves significantly. All FivePrayer tracking is on-device. Quran.com collects the minimum.
- Phone lock at adhan. This is FivePrayer's standout feature, there's nothing equivalent in Muslim Pro.
- Quran reading is actually better. Quran.com beats Muslim Pro's bundled reader on translations, typography, dark mode, and web parity.
- Calmer UI. FivePrayer is intentionally minimal. Five prayers, one screen, no scroll-bait.
What you'll miss
- Halal restaurant finder. We don't bundle this. Google Maps with "halal" as a search term is the workaround most of our users mention.
- Built-in duas library. We don't bundle this either. Hisnul Muslim or Athan apps with built-in duas are options if you need a single source.
- Mosque finder. Google Maps again works well; Salatomatic is another option.
- "One app for everything." The two-app split (FivePrayer + Quran.com) is the trade. Both apps are better at their thing.
How to migrate in 5 minutes
- Install FivePrayer from the App Store or Play Store.
- Allow location once during onboarding. FivePrayer will auto-pick the right calculation method for your country.
- Choose your adhan sound and which prayers you want the lock on (Maghrib and Isha are the most common starting set).
- Install Quran.com from the App Store or Play Store for Quran reading. Or just use the web app.
- Uninstall Muslim Pro (optional). Many users keep it for a week as a backup; nobody we've heard from has gone back.
FivePrayer + Quran.com is the Muslim Pro alternative that 90% of Muslim Pro users actually need.
Free, no ads, no accounts, no data sold. The prayer-lock feature is the new thing, the rest is just better at what Muslim Pro already tried to do.
FAQ
Is FivePrayer really completely free?
Yes. Every feature, times, Qibla, streaks, lock, family mode, Chrome extension, is free forever. No ads. No premium tier.
Will my Muslim Pro history transfer?
No, neither app has an export/import bridge. The good news: FivePrayer doesn't require historical data to be useful. Your streak starts fresh from the day you install.
Does FivePrayer have an Islamic calendar like Muslim Pro?
FivePrayer shows Hijri date next to Gregorian for daily context. The full Islamic events calendar (Ramadan countdown, Eid dates, special nights) is on the roadmap, for now, Hijri date is shown in-app and Ramadan mode auto-activates during the month.
Is there a Chrome extension?
Yes, install the FivePrayer Chrome extension for prayer times in your browser. The full experience (streaks, lock, Qibla) is on mobile.
What about duas and halal restaurants?
We don't bundle these. For duas, Hisnul Muslim's app is excellent. For halal restaurants, Google Maps + "halal" search is what most users use; Zabihah and HalalTrip are dedicated options.
The Muslim Pro alternative is one tap away.
Free on iOS, Android, and Chrome. No ads. No accounts. No data sold. Just a quiet companion for the five daily prayers.