Faith 2.0

Sunrise Sunset Lite

Free @ iPhone, iPad

This is a fairly straightforward app, which does only what its name suggests — tells one when the sun will rise and set in one's location, which it detects automatically. Useful, as the sun's movements are pivotal to fasting schedules in Ramzan.

Complete Quran

Free @ Android, iPhone, iPad

As many Muslims religiously recite the Quran in Ramzan, an app for reading the holy book any time, anywhere is a must-download. Complete Quran has special features such as English translation, commentary and explanation of the verses, searching for particular words in the Quran, and sharing via email, Facebook and Twitter. Users can hide English translation to make reading easier, and change the font size. Another useful feature is bookmarks, which do their job well. The app has stability issues on Android, though, and users have complained about it crashing a couple of times

without any trigger.

Ramadan 2012

Free @ Android, iPhone, iPad

The app serves as a handy timetable for the holy month. Its homepage displays timings for the five daily prayers, according to the user's location, which it detects automatically from its database of cities across 250 countries — making it useful during travel as well. Its "times" tab shows a five-day view for sehri (pre-dawn meal) and iftar (the meal with which the fast is broken) timings, and the "dua" tab leads one to important invocations. It also has automatic prayer notifications and alarm options. Some users, though, have reported incorrect timings for their locations.

A Complete Ramadan Guide

Rs 110 @ Android, iPhone, iPad

This is one of the more holistic Ramzan apps, good for those who prefer to have all the information in one place. Besides giving timings for sehri and iftar, it also stocks various duas, information about Islamic teachings, and do's and don'ts related to Ramzan — in an FAQ format.

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