Salah Lock
At each adhan, the apps you choose are shielded with Apple's Screen Time until you log the prayer. Free for all five prayers.
Prayer times · Salah Lock · Qur'an · for iPhone
Pray on time, every time.
Mawqut computes accurate prayer times on your iPhone, calls the adhan, and at each prayer gently closes the apps that pull you away until you have prayed. With the whole Qur'an in Arabic and English, Ramadan 1448, qibla and dhikr.
Coming January 2027to the App Store, for iPhone on iOS 17 or later
- Data Not Collected
- No ads
- Works offline
- The whole Qur'an, free forever
مَوْقُوتmawqūt: at its appointed time
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَـٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَـٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا
When ye have performed the act of worship, remember Allah, standing, sitting and reclining. And when ye are in safety, observe proper worship. Worship at fixed times hath been enjoined on the believers.
What it does
Everything around the five prayers, in one calm app.
The home screen is your day's prayer timeline, not a feed. Everything else is one tap away.
Prayer times and adhan
Computed on your iPhone, offline, with every major calculation method, Hanafi or standard Asr, high-latitude rules and a per-prayer adjustment to match your mosque.
The whole Qur'an
The Arabic Uthmani text with Pickthall's English, in a reader with search and bookmarks, and a quiet full-screen ayah feed. Free, all of it.
Ramadan 1448
A Ramadan challenge with a khatm plan by juzʾ, suhoor and iftar times, the Last Ten Nights, and an iftar countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
Qibla
The bearing to the Kaaba from true north, always shown as a number, with a compass arrow when your iPhone's heading is reliable.
Dhikr
A counter for SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu akbar and more, with the 33 · 33 · 34 after salah and a history of what you have done.
Widgets, log and streaks
Next-prayer, today's-prayers, ayah-of-the-day and streak widgets, with a button to log a prayer straight from the Home Screen. Log each prayer as on time, late or made up (qada), and keep a streak without guilt: days you mark as excused or travelling never break it.
In your language
The app speaks English, Arabic, Urdu, French, Turkish, Indonesian and Malay, with right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Urdu. The Qur'an translation is English (Pickthall).
How Salah Lock works
The adhan calls. Your apps wait.
Salah Lock uses Apple's Screen Time to put a quiet pause between you and the apps that pull you in, right when it is time to pray.
Choose your apps
Allow Screen Time and pick the apps or categories to pause. Apple gives Mawqut sealed tokens, never app names or your usage. We suggest leaving Phone, Messages and Maps unlocked.
The adhan sounds
At each prayer you lock, those apps show a shield: the prayer's name, how long is left, and a short ayah.
Pray, then tap “I prayed”
Open Mawqut, log the prayer, and your apps open again. The shield also lifts after 30 minutes by default, or at the next prayer, whichever is first.
Never trapped
“Not now” snoozes for 10 minutes, twice per prayer. There is an emergency unlock, and you can switch Salah Lock off in the app at any time. Excused and travel days pause or combine the lock.
It's time for Asr · العصر
Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah. (2:238)
Mawqut+ adds up to five app selections with a different rule per prayer, “read N ayat” and “N dhikr” unlocks, windows up to 90 minutes and a strict mode.
Privacy
Data Not Collected. No ads. Works offline.
Mawqut has no account, no server and no analytics, and makes no network calls of its own. Your location, your prayer log and your days off stay on your iPhone.
Data Not CollectedThat is our App Store privacy label. There is nothing on our side to collect it into.
No ads, no trackingNo advertising or analytics SDKs, no tracking prompt, nothing sold or shared.
Works offlinePrayer times, the qibla, the full Qur'an and the city search are computed or stored on your iPhone.
Location is optionalUse your location, or choose your city from a list. Either way, it never leaves your device.
Pricing
Your obligations are free. Mawqut+ when you want more.
Free
$0
Forever. No account, no card, no ads.
- The whole Qur'an: reader, feed and search
- Prayer times with every method and setting, adhan notifications and qibla
- Salah Lock for all five prayers, with one app selection, the “I prayed” unlock and a 30-minute cap
- Prayer log, streaks, the qada tracker, and excused and travel modes
- The current Ramadan challenge, with the iftar Live Activity
- The dhikr counter
- Small and medium widgets
- Share cards with the Mawqut mark
More ways to pray on time
$29.99 / year
3 days free for eligible new subscribers, then $29.99 a year.
- Up to 5 app selections, with a different selection and rule per prayer
- Unlock by reading 3 to 20 ayat, or by 33, 99 or 100 dhikr
- Lock windows up to 90 minutes, and a strict mode with no snooze
- All patterns and themes, unmarked share cards and ayah wallpapers
- Hifz decks with spaced review
- A reflection journal
- The challenge archive and alternative khatm plans
- Lock Screen widgets
$6.99 / month$59.99 once, lifetime
Prices are in US dollars; the App Store shows the price in your country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Terms · Privacy · Apple Standard EULA
Questions
Good questions.
Is Mawqut really free?
Yes, and we will never charge for an obligation. Prayer times, adhan, qibla, Salah Lock for all five prayers, the whole Qur'an, the prayer log and qada tracker, the current Ramadan challenge, dhikr and small and medium widgets are free with no time limit and no ads. Mawqut+ adds more lock rules and selections, themes, wallpapers, hifz, a journal, archives and Lock Screen widgets.
Where do the prayer times come from?
Mawqut calculates them on your iPhone from your location or chosen city, using published astronomical formulas. It supports MWL, ISNA, Egyptian, Karachi, Umm al-Qura, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Moonsighting Committee, Singapore, JAKIM, Kemenag, Diyanet, Tehran, Jaʿfari and custom angles, with standard or Hanafi Asr. It picks a sensible default for your country, and you can change it.
Calculated times are estimates. Please check them against your local mosque; you can adjust each prayer by up to 30 minutes either way.
Do I have to share my location?
No. You can choose your city from a built-in list instead, and the list works offline. If you do allow location, Mawqut uses it on your iPhone only, to compute prayer times and the qibla, and never sends it anywhere. Approximate location is enough.
What if I can't pray right now?
If you are driving or at work, tap “Not now” on the shield to snooze for 10 minutes, up to twice per prayer. An emergency unlock is there when you need it, and you can switch Salah Lock off in the app at any time. Days you mark as excused pause the lock and keep your streak; travel mode follows the combined prayer windows.
Can Mawqut see which apps I use?
No. Apple gives Mawqut sealed tokens for the apps you pick, not their names or your usage. Mawqut can ask iOS to shield those tokens, and that is all. Your Screen Time data stays with Apple on your iPhone.
Which Qur'an text and translation does it use?
The Arabic is the Tanzil Uthmani text, shown exactly as published by the Tanzil Project. The English is Marmaduke Pickthall's The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), which is in the public domain. Read-aloud is for the English only; Mawqut never uses a synthetic voice for the Arabic Qur'an.
When does Ramadan 1448 start in the app?
Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin on 7, 8 or 9 February 2027, depending on how your country decides the month. Mawqut follows the Umm al-Qura calendar (8 February), and you can shift it by up to two days either way to match your community. On the evening it may begin, Mawqut asks whether Ramadan has begun where you are.
Do I need an account or internet connection?
Neither. There is no sign-up of any kind. Prayer times, the Qur'an, qibla, the lock and the log all work offline. You only need a connection to buy or restore Mawqut+, which goes through Apple.
What does Mawqut+ cost?
$29.99 a year with a 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers, $6.99 a month, or $59.99 once for lifetime access. Those are US prices; the App Store shows the price for your country. Cancel any time in Settings › your name › Subscriptions.
Is there an iPad or Android version?
Not yet. Mawqut is for iPhone, on iOS 17 or later, and is coming to the App Store in January 2027.
More in Support.
Coming January 2027
Mawqut arrives on the App Store for iPhone before Ramadan 1448. Questions in the meantime: hello@mawqut.app.