What do you actually want in a prayer/Quran app that most apps get wrong?
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Hey everyone 👋
I've been building Qibla Compass & Prayer Streak solo, and I'm trying to figure out what to prioritize next. The app already covers Qibla direction, prayer times with notifications, prayer streak tracking, and a full Quran reader (Arabic + English/Urdu translations, multi-reciter audio, and reading-progress tracking).
Curious to hear from this community, whether you're Muslim and use apps like this daily, or you've just noticed patterns building similar habit/utility apps:
- What's the most annoying thing about prayer/Quran apps you've used?
- Login walls and paywalls on basic features seem to be the biggest complaint I hear — does that match what you've seen?
- Would a word-by-word Quran translation mode (vs. full-sentence) actually get used, or is that more effort than it's worth?
Genuinely want to build based on real feedback rather than guessing. Appreciate any thoughts! 33 views
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To add a bit more context — right now translations are shown as full sentences (matching how most people naturally read), but I've seen some requests for word-by-word Arabic-to-English mapping too, which is a much bigger undertaking (needs per-word alignment data). Trying to gauge if that's worth the effort before diving in.