Last updated: 5 November 2026
Qibla Finder & Prayer Times ("the App") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information is accessed, how it is used, and your choices when using the App.
Qibla Finder is a Qibla compass and prayer times app. It uses your device's location and compass to show the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and to calculate the five daily prayer times for wherever you are.
No Personal Information
Qibla Finder does not require account creation or login.
The App does not collect or request:
The developer does not collect or store any personally identifiable information. There is no server: the developer operates no backend for this App, and the App sends the developer nothing. The one exception is an email you choose to send yourself: the Send Feedback button in Settings opens your email app with a message addressed to the developer. To help reproduce problems, the message includes the App's version, your Android version and the App's language. You can read and edit the message before sending it, and nothing is sent unless you send it. Feedback emails are used only to reply to you and to improve the App.
To perform its core function, the App needs your device's location. This is the one piece of information the App genuinely depends on, and it never leaves your device.
The App uses location to:
Important:
The App reads your device's magnetometer (compass) to know which way the phone is pointing, so the needle can indicate the Qibla as you turn. Sensor readings are used only to draw the compass on screen. They are not stored and not transmitted anywhere.
If your device supports it, the App briefly vibrates when the phone is aligned with the Qibla direction. The App also tells you when the compass reports low accuracy, so you can calibrate it rather than trust a reading that may be wrong.
Prayer reminders are off by default. If you turn them on, the App will:
All scheduling happens locally on your device. No notification data is sent to the developer or to any third party.
Location (ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
Used to calculate the Qibla direction, the distance to the Kaaba, and your prayer times, as described in section 2. Foreground only — the App does not request background location.
Notifications (POST_NOTIFICATIONS, SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED)
Used only for prayer time reminders, as described in section 4. Requested only when you enable reminders, and the exact alarm permission is optional.
Internet (INTERNET)
Used only to load advertisements, to process purchases through Google Play, and to send anonymous crash reports (see sections 7, 8 and 9).
Advertising ID (com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID)
Used by Google AdMob, as described in section 8.
The App does not request:
The settings the App needs are stored locally on your device and are not transmitted to the developer. This is the complete list:
Android backup. If backup is switched on in your device settings, Android may copy these settings to your own Google account, so that they can be restored when you reinstall the App or set up a new device. That copy belongs to you and is governed by your Google account settings and Google's Privacy Policy; the developer cannot see it or access it. You can turn it off in your device's backup settings.
Qibla Finder is free to use. It offers an optional one-time in-app purchase that removes advertisements. Buying it is entirely your choice, and every feature of the App — the compass, the prayer times, and the reminders — works without it.
All payments are handled by Google Play. The App never sees or stores your payment details — no card number, no billing address, no name. Google Play processes the transaction and tells the App only whether an ad-free entitlement is currently active. The App records that single yes-or-no answer on your device.
There is no account and no server: nothing about your purchase is sent to the developer.
Earlier versions also offered monthly and yearly subscriptions, which are no longer sold. If you hold one, it keeps removing ads while it stays active. It renews through your Google Play account and can be viewed, changed, or cancelled at any time in the Google Play Store under Payments and subscriptions, and the App's Settings screen links directly to that page for the plan you hold. Refunds are handled by Google Play under its own terms; if a purchase is refunded, the App stops treating the ad-free option as active the next time it checks with Google Play.
The App uses Google AdMob to display advertisements.
AdMob may automatically collect certain information including:
This data is collected directly by Google and processed according to Google's Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
The developer does not have access to this data.
The App uses Firebase Crashlytics (a Google service) to detect and diagnose app crashes and stability issues so we can improve the App.
When the App crashes, Crashlytics may automatically collect:
Crashlytics does not collect your location or any personally identifiable information. This data is processed by Google according to Google's Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
For users in regions where privacy regulations apply (such as the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom), the App shows a consent form the first time you open it — before any advertisement is loaded.
Your choice on that form decides which of three kinds of advertising Google serves you:
Where no consent form applies to you, the App requests non-personalized ads unless consent has been obtained.
Where a consent form applies to you, the App's Settings screen shows an Ad privacy options row. You can use it to review, change, or withdraw your choice at any time. Ads already loaded under your previous choice are discarded when you change it.
Aside from Google AdMob (advertising) and Firebase Crashlytics (crash reporting) described above, Qibla Finder does not use additional behavioral tracking or analytics services. The App does not record which features you use, how long you use them, or when you pray.
The developer does not sell or rent your data. Your location and compass readings never leave your device and are never sent to the developer or to anyone else.
The App does use two Google services, and the data those services collect is transferred to Google and processed by Google as a third party:
Google Play processes purchases, as described in section 7. The developer does not control how Google processes any of this data.
Data held on your device — your language choice, madhab, calculation method, reminder settings, and the ad-free flag — stays there until you clear the App's data or uninstall it. Uninstalling the App removes it from your device. A copy in Android's backup (section 6) is not affected; you can delete it, or turn backup off, in your device's backup settings.
The developer operates no server and retains nothing about you. Feedback emails are kept only as long as needed to answer them; write to the address below to have yours deleted.
Crash reports are kept by Google for a limited period; Firebase Crashlytics retains crash data for approximately 90 days. Advertising data collected by AdMob is retained and deleted according to Google's own policies, described in Google's Privacy Policy.
Because the App has no account and sends nothing about you to the developer, the only personal data the developer can hold is a feedback email you chose to send, which you can ask to have deleted. You can reset your Advertising ID, or opt out of ad personalization entirely, in your Android settings at any time.
Qibla Finder is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13. The developer does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
The App does not store personal data on external servers. All location, compass, prayer time, and notification processing happens locally on your device. Advertising, crash-reporting, and purchase data are processed by Google as described above, over encrypted connections.
You may:
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised date.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy you may contact:
Email: [email protected]