The best Ramadan apps

In an increasingly connected world, there's no reason why you should miss out on the most important aspects of the holy month. Here's our round-up of the best applications for a variety of mobile platforms

After announcing the launch of its own apps store, South Korean giant LG this week released two versions of its most successful touch phones embedded with Islamic features. Now available, the GD335 (Dh599) and KP500N (Dh899) feature, among other things, a Qiblah indicator, Adhan and Salah prayer time alarm functions as well as a Koran software and Zakat calculator.


iZakaH: Free

Once entered, iZakah will calculate instantly your Zakah payment based on your revenues and income

iPray pro: $2.99

Check your local prayer timings along with Qibla direction and also Adhan


iSubha: $1.99

iSubha offers you an intuitive interface for doing Tasbeeh whilst keeping track of their counts and times


iQuran: Free

iQuran offers its users the Complete Koran in Arabic along with its various translations

As the most successful applications store with more than 1.5 billion downloads in just over a year, Apple's App Store boasts a massive selection of apps for Islamic users.

Featuring both free and paid for apps by independent developers, these Islamic applications are sure to make life easier for those always on the move.

Download these apps using your iPhone or iPod touch or directly from iTunes.

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker led the way when it introduced its hugely successful Ramadan apps last year. After more than 2.5 million downloads, an updated version is back, with a host of new features optimised for touch-phone usage.

To download, visit the ever-growing Ovi Store at ovi.com.

Muslim book pack: $2.99

A collection of books including The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Good for anyone, anywhere


Prayer Times: $2.99

Get prayer times and Qibla directions for hundreds of cities worldwide

Halal food guide: Free

Search for an ingredient, find out whether it's halal or haram in Islam


Salat: $3.99

Salat computes prayer times based on your location. It will update prayer times automatically as you travel from one location to another

After going live in April, Research In Motion (RIM) has also been steadily building its BlackBerry App World store. A number of Islamic applications are also now available. Considering the way BlackBerry devices have taken off in the UAE, we suspect these apps are going to be a hit especially during Ramadan.

To download App World on your device or to your desktop, go to blackberry.com.

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