Free forever. No ads. No tracking. Premium for those who want the full Quran reader and the rest. Free for anyone who asks.
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. Works on iPhone and iPad. Android is on the roadmap, no firm date yet. Until then, every tool you see on barakah.life works on any phone in a browser.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Barakah
Accurate timings for 250+ cities with adhan + visual countdown, plus a magnetic+true-north qibla compass that doesn't lie when you're indoors.
Word-by-word translation, tajweed coloring, 12 reciters with offline download, Hifz mode with SM-2 spaced repetition. The whole mushaf, in your pocket.
Scan a product, get a halal/haram/doubtful verdict with the specific ingredient that triggered it. OpenFoodFacts + 200+ rule library.
Al-Asma ul-Husna with the Quran citation per name. Morning, evening, after-salah, travel, and sleep duas with Arabic + transliteration + meaning.
Per-prayer muezzin choice, customisable reminder lead times, streak tracking for the five daily prayers and your Quran reading.
Calculate zakat in five minutes, track sadaqah jariyah, and time your hawl. Madhab notes when the four schools differ.
Free is genuinely free, forever. Premium covers our hosting and the people who can't pay. If you can't afford it, email support@barakah.life and ask. Sadaqah jariyah for whoever does.
Most of Barakah works in any browser. A few things only work on iPhone because the platform requires it (live activities, home- screen widgets, the barcode camera). Here's the honest comparison.
| Feature | Web | iOS app |
|---|---|---|
| Prayer times for 250+ cities | Yes | Yes |
| Qibla compass | Yes | Yes (live device sensor) |
| Daily verse + daily hadith | Yes | Yes |
| 99 Names of Allah | Yes | Yes |
| Halal barcode scanner | Manual lookup | Camera scan |
| Full Quran reader | Coming soon | Yes |
| Hifz tracker (SM-2) | No | Yes |
| Per-prayer adhan + reminders | No | Yes |
| Tasbih counter | Yes | Yes (with widget) |
| Greeting cards | Browse | Browse + share |
| Live-activity prayer card | No | Yes (Lock Screen) |
| Home-screen widgets | No | Yes |
| Offline reciter downloads | No | Yes |
Barakah is built by Sumit Padoswala, a revert living in Dubai who started this because the apps available when he took his shahada were either selling his data, drowning him in ads, or sectarian in tone. The goal is one quiet place for an English-first Muslim audience that wants tools rooted in the Quran and authentic hadith.
Read the story →One download, the rest of your deen made simpler. Free forever.
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