# Quba: Quran, Adhan & Qibla

> Quba is a free Quran, recitation, prayer-times and Qibla app for iPhone and Android. Every
> feature is free with no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no account and no
> tracking, and it works offline. Named after Masjid Quba, the first mosque in Islam.

## At a glance

- Price: free forever. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, nothing locked.
- Platforms: iOS (iPhone) and Android.
- Account: not required. Offline: the Quran, translation, tafsir, prayer times and Qibla all work without a connection.
- Privacy: no analytics, no advertising, no third-party trackers, no personal data collected. Location is used on the device only.
- App languages: English, Swedish, Arabic.
- App Store (iPhone): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6815371981
- Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naserkakadost.quran

## Quran

- Full Quran in clear Uthmani script, verified by the Tanzil Project.
- Modern English translation by the Rowwad Translation Center, with explanatory footnotes.
- Tafsir under every verse: Al-Mukhtasar in English, Turkish, Indonesian, French, Bengali and Persian; Al-Muyassar in Arabic. All bundled, so all offline.
- Read verse by verse, or page by page exactly as in the printed Madani mushaf.
- Browse by surah or juz; search in Arabic or English; optional transliteration.
- Bookmarks, adjustable Arabic and translation text size, and it remembers where you stopped.

## Recitation

- Six reciters: Mishary Alafasy, Abdul Basit, Al-Husary, Al-Minshawi, Al-Sudais and Maher Al-Muaiqly.
- The verse being recited is highlighted as you follow along.
- Download surahs for offline listening; playback continues with the screen locked.
- Slow to 0.75x or 0.5x; repeat a verse or a range; sleep timer that fades out.
- Audio from EveryAyah.com.

## Prayer times and Qibla

- Prayer times calculated on the device from your location, with adhan or a gentle notification.
- 12 calculation methods, selected automatically by country, plus Hanafi Asr.
- Any prayer time can be adjusted by a few minutes to match a local mosque.
- Optional reminders before each prayer.
- Qibla compass using a great-circle bearing, with the distance to the Kaaba.

## Also included

- How to pray salah step by step, with illustrated positions and audio to pray along with.
- A gentle 30-day path for people new to Islam: short lessons, everyday phrases, first surahs.
- Memorisation: verse and passage repeat, hide-and-reveal reading, memorised-surah progress.
- Tasbih counter, Hijri calendar and zakat calculator.
- Light and dark themes.

## Pages

- [Home](https://qubaquran.com/): features, screenshots and download links.
- [Support and FAQ](https://qubaquran.com/support): common questions and how to get in touch.
- [Privacy policy](https://qubaquran.com/privacy): what is collected, which is nothing.
- [Blog](https://qubaquran.com/blog): app news and short guides.
- [Full text for language models](https://qubaquran.com/llms-full.txt): this file plus the FAQ and every blog post.

## Blog posts

- [Introducing Quba](https://qubaquran.com/blog/introducing-quba): Why we built a Quran and prayer app with no ads, no account and nothing locked, and where the name comes from.
- [How prayer times are calculated](https://qubaquran.com/blog/how-prayer-times-are-calculated): The sun, a few angles and a shadow. What the 12 calculation methods in Quba mean, and how to match your mosque.
- [Private by design](https://qubaquran.com/blog/private-by-design): Quba has no account, no analytics and no tracking. Here is what stays on your phone and the few times the app goes online.

## Attribution

Quran text from the Tanzil Project (CC BY 3.0). English translation by the Rowwad Translation
Center and tafsir via QuranEnc.com. Recitations from EveryAyah.com.