Salat Light: Prayer Times

Salat Light is built on one simple promise: nothing gets between you and your prayer. No social feed, no verse-of-the-day notifications you never asked for, no account wall before you can see today's Maghrib time. Just accurate prayer times, an alarm that actually rings on time, and zero ads at athan time.

WHY SALAT LIGHT IS DIFFERENT

No ads during prayer. Most prayer apps monetize with ads that can appear at any moment, including while the athan is playing. Salat Light suppresses every ad, including banners, in a window around each prayer time.

Your location never leaves your phone. Prayer times and Qibla direction are calculated entirely on your device from your GPS coordinates. There is no account, no sign-up, no server that logs where you are. Prefer not to use GPS? Pick your city manually from a built-in offline list of about 190 cities instead.

Alarms that actually ring on time. Salat Light uses the system's exact-alarm permission, the same mechanism serious alarm clock apps rely on, so the athan alarm fires at the real prayer time even with battery saver on and even after hours of the phone sitting untouched.

EVERYTHING FOR YOUR FIVE DAILY PRAYERS

- All five prayers plus sunrise (Shuruq), with a live countdown to the next prayer
- Calculation methods: Umm al-Qura, ISNA, Muslim World League, Karachi, Egyptian General Authority, and more
- Asr setting for Shafi'i or Hanafi madhab
- A Qibla compass built on an accurate great-circle bearing to the Kaaba
- A tasbih counter with 33 and 99 targets, vibration feedback, and custom presets (Supporter)
- A Hijri calendar with Islamic dates, and during Ramadan a live countdown to Iftar and Suhoor
- Adjustable alarm sound per prayer: athan, beep, vibration, or silent, plus an optional reminder
- A small download that runs fully offline once your location is set

HOW PEOPLE USE IT

Set it once at install: pick your calculation method and Asr madhab, then allow location or choose your city. Salat Light then quietly keeps your five daily alarms and Qibla direction correct in the background. Travelers switch cities in seconds without losing preferences. During Ramadan, the countdown to Iftar sits right on the home screen.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does it work without internet? Yes. Once your location or city is set, prayer times, Qibla, and the Hijri calendar are all calculated on your device, no connection required.

Will ads interrupt the athan? No. Ads are suppressed in the window around every prayer time, including banners.

Does the app track my location? No. Your GPS coordinates are used once, on your device, and never uploaded anywhere. There is no account and nothing to register.

What if I deny the exact-alarm permission? The app still runs, but for the athan alarm to fire at the exact minute, especially with battery optimization on, Android's exact-alarm permission needs to be granted. Salat Light walks you through it once during setup.

SALAT LIGHT SUPPORTER (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)

All five daily prayers, Qibla, the tasbih counter, and the Hijri calendar are included at no charge. A one-time Supporter purchase, not a subscription, removes ads completely and unlocks custom tasbih targets. No recurring charge and no account, ever.

Future Islamic dates such as Ramadan and Eid are estimates based on standard calculation methods and may be adjusted by local moon-sighting authorities.

Recent changes:
Privacy improvement: the app now uses approximate (city-level) location only. Stability fixes.