We were studying at university in late 2020 when we learned that the location data of Muslims using a popular prayer app was being sold on. That’s when we decided enough was enough. We got together and built the prayer app we wanted for our own families and friends: beautiful, ad-free, and with your privacy first. Built by Muslims you know and trust.

A few years on, Pillars is used by nearly 2 million Muslims across the globe. But our vision is to be more than just a prayer app. Our mission is to build tools that empower every Muslim to improve their own condition, in every part of life. Join us on this journey inshaAllah, and please keep us in your duas.

Founders of Pillars

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How it works

Prayer times for your exact location

Pillars works out Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha on your phone from the position of the sun where you are, fresh every day. Travel somewhere new and the times follow you.

The right calculation method, chosen for you

Fajr and Isha depend on the twilight angle a method uses, which is why two apps can disagree. Pillars picks a valid method for your location, such as the Moonsighting Committee, ISNA or the Muslim World League, and you can switch method or choose Hanafi Asr in settings. How prayer times are calculated

Your mosque's times next to yours

Choose your local mosque to see its prayer and jama'ah times alongside your own, now rolling out across the UK, USA and Canada.

Your location never leaves your phone

Because every time is calculated on your device, your GPS location is never sent to us. No account, no ads and no tracking.

Questions

The best prayer times app is accurate for your exact location, lets you match the calculation method your mosque uses, and never interrupts your prayer with ads. Pillars does all three for free, and is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 23,819 ratings on the App Store and Google Play.

Yes. Prayer times, the athan, the Qibla, widgets and the prayer tracker are all free. An optional supporter plan adds extras such as the Apple Watch app, PrayFirst and the Fajr Smart Alarm, and keeps Pillars ad-free for everyone.

Yes. Pillars shows no ads at all and never sells your data. It is paid for by supporters, not advertisers, so nothing interrupts the moment you check the time for salah.

Pillars calculates each prayer time on your phone from the sun's position at your exact location, for every day of the year. It picks a valid calculation method for where you are, such as the Moonsighting Committee, ISNA or the Muslim World League, and you can change the method and Asr time (standard or Hanafi) in settings.

Yes. Choose your mosque and Pillars shows its prayer and jama'ah times alongside your own. This is rolling out now across the UK, USA and Canada.

Yes. For each prayer you can choose the full athan or a simple notification.

No. Prayer times and the Qibla are calculated on your phone, so your GPS location is never sent to us. You do not need an account either.

Yes. Because prayer times and the Qibla are calculated on your phone, they keep working offline. Your mosque's times need a connection to update.

Yes. Pillars is on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and on Google Play for Android.

Yes. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the next prayer at a glance, and Live Activities count down to it.

Yes. The tracker lets you mark each prayer as prayed or late (made up), with a 7-day trend. There is a fasting tracker for Ramadan too.

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How it works

Prayer times for your exact location

The right calculation method, chosen for you

Your mosque's times next to yours

Your location never leaves your phone

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