Support

Yes. Deen Coach is free, with no ads and no subscription, and offers no in-app purchases: no feature is kept behind a payment. The Support the project page explains why, and how to help without money.

Yes, for the essentials: the Quran text, prayer times, the Qibla compass, supplications, hadiths and learning tracks work offline. Recitations, translations of the meanings and supplication audio are downloaded once, then stay available without a connection. The internet is used for downloads, update checks, gold and silver prices for zakat (which you can also enter yourself) and some phone services, such as speech recognition or place search.

The latest published version is 1.2.3. When a new version is available and you are online, the app lets you know; you update it from the App Store or Google Play. Your version and what is new in it are under More › About, and the notes for each version are on the site's Release notes page.

It depends on your device and on what you download. The App Store or Google Play listing shows the install size; recitations and other downloaded content then take extra space, which you can free up under More › Downloads.

On iPhone and iPad from the App Store, and on Android from Google Play; the Download page has the links. On a tablet, navigation moves to a side bar. There is no web or desktop version: the website presents the app.

The search icon on the Home screen, and the one in the Quran tab, open Search: it looks through the Quran, hadiths, adhkar, supplications, the names of Allah, the glossary and learning. Every feature is also listed under More › All Features.

Yes: 4 widgets on iPhone, in several sizes, and 9 on Android. They show prayer times (Deen Pulse), the verse of the day, a shortcut to resume your reading, and fasting tracking. To add one, touch and hold your phone's home screen, open the widget list and choose Deen Coach. They only show data already on your device.

Open More › Notification settings. The Reminder delivery health card at the top shows whether the system is blocking or delaying reminders and offers the setting to fix, such as “Alarms & reminders” access on Android. Notifications you have already received are listed under the bell on the Home screen.

Deen Coach follows the path of Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah, as understood by the Salaf, the first three generations: the Companions, their Successors and those who followed them. Its sources are, in order, the Quran, the authentic Sunnah, consensus (ijma') and analogy (qiyas) consistent with the texts. The Methodology page sets out this framework.

First the six reference collections (al-Kutub as-Sitta): the Sahih of al-Bukhari and of Muslim, and the Sunan of Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah; to these are added the Muwatta' of Imam Malik and the Musnad of Imam Ahmad. Every hadith is tied to its collection, with its grade, and no weak narration is presented as proof of a religious ruling. For tafsir, the references include Ibn Kathir and as-Sa'di.

Among scholars of past centuries: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim and Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. Among contemporary scholars: 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibn Baz, Muhammad Nasir ad-Din al-Albani, Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, Salih al-Fawzan, and the fatwas of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. Every citation points to an identifiable book or fatwa; an inaccurate reference that you report is checked, then corrected.

Deen Coach follows a single path, that of Ahl as-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah according to the Salaf. It therefore does not include: innovations in worship (bid'ah), such as rhythmic collective dhikr that is not reported, venerating graves or invoking intermediaries placed between the servant and Allah; the doctrines of philosophical Sufism, including the oneness of existence (wahdat al-wujud); Shi'i positions, which differ on the oneness of Allah (tawhid), the status of the Companions and the sources; kalam where it opposes the texts; weak or fabricated narrations presented as proof; customs with no basis in the texts. Detachment from the world (zuhd), purification of the soul (tazkiyat an-nafs) and excellence in worship (ihsan), concepts of the Quran and the Sunnah, have their full place in it.

Deen Coach states clearly which path it follows, but stays out of polemics and does not condemn individuals. Questions on which scholars differ are presented with the recognized positions of Ahl as-Sunnah. The app issues no personal fatwas: for a decision that concerns you, consult a qualified scholar.

Your profile, settings and progress stay on your device, and the app contains no ads and no advertising tracking. Automatic bug reports, sent to the Sentry service, are sent only if you turn them on in Settings. Some phone services, such as speech recognition or place search, may use the internet; the privacy policy describes these cases.

The website uses no advertising or tracking cookies; its host processes the technical data needed for operation and security. The app contains no advertising tracking. The privacy policy gives the details for both.

On your device: profile, settings, favorites, notes and progress. There is no account sync; to keep a copy or change phones, the app offers an encrypted backup (see “What happens if I change phones?”).

For a request for access, correction or deletion, write to [email protected], the address reserved for personal data. Please say whether your request concerns the app, the website or the newsletter.

Simple reading and the Madinah Mushaf page by page, color-coded Tajwid (26 rules), bookmarks, highlighting and notes on verses. To download: 13 recitations by 11 reciters, 5 translations of the meanings and 2 tafsirs. Verse Search works in Arabic, and voice search relies on the phone's speech recognition. The site's Quran page covers the rest.

18 methods: 5 historical ones (Muslim World League, ISNA for North America, Egyptian Authority, Umm al-Qura, University of Karachi) and 13 regional ones (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Gulf, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Portugal, Russia). When you change country, the app applies that country's usual method and lets you undo it. The Ja'fari method of Tehran is not offered. Times are calculated on your phone, and the compass shows the Qibla direction, whose accuracy depends on the phone's sensors.

The Adhkar module offers 10 routines (morning, evening, after prayer, sleep, travel…) with a repetition counter. Supplications follow the Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim) by Sa'id ibn 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani: 267 supplications in 131 chapters, in vocalized Arabic, with French and English translation, transliteration and reference. A downloadable audio pack covers 97 of these supplications. The 40 Rabbanas are included too, with audio by 3 reciters.

The Hifz module organizes Quran memorization and review: memorization and review sessions, spaced repetition (the interval before the next review adjusts after each one), an error journal, review plans, a quick session of the day and a surah map. It complements follow-up by a qualified teacher without replacing it, especially for pronunciation and Tajwid.

17 tracks and 108 lessons, from new Muslims to advanced students: belief and the oneness of Allah (tawhid), pillars, prayer, purification, reading Arabic, Tajwid, adhkar, conduct, practical hadiths, Ramadan, zakat and Hajj. Some lessons end with a quiz, and the zakat and Hajj tracks with a final test. The site's Learning page presents them.

No. You use the app without an account: your profile, settings and progress stay on your device.

The profile (More › Profile) holds your name if you enter it, your religious level and goals, your personal statistics and the Data and deletion section. Everything stays on your device.

Your data does not move to the new device on its own: make a backup first. Open More › Data and deletion › Export data and choose a password. The app creates an encrypted backup (.dcb file) that you save wherever you like, for example in your files or in an email to yourself. On the new phone, install Deen Coach, open More › Data and deletion › Import data, choose the file and enter the password. Keep this password: it cannot be recovered. Importing replaces the data on the new device, and downloaded content (recitations, translations) needs to be downloaded again.

Open More › Data and deletion › Delete all my data, then confirm by typing the requested word. Profile, progress, bookmarks, sessions and settings are erased from the device and cannot be restored: export a backup first if you want to keep them. For data related to bug reports or the newsletter, write to [email protected].

In the app, open More › Contact us, choose a category (Report a bug, Request a new feature, Improvement suggestion or Other) and write your message. The app prepares an email that already includes the useful technical information (version, device, system, language); you review it before sending. Outside the app, write to [email protected] with your device, your system version, your Deen Coach version (More › About), the screen concerned and, if possible, a screenshot.

Give the exact screen or page, the text in question and, if you know it, the reference you think is correct with its source. The report is reviewed by a student of Islamic knowledge before any correction, which is then published in a future version.

We read every message. When a fix is needed, it is published in a future version of the app, on the App Store and Google Play; the site's Release notes page says what changed.

Write to [email protected], in English, French or Arabic, or use More › Contact us in the app. For a question about your personal data, the dedicated address is [email protected].

The Teacher Mode page explains how the app is used in a halaqah (Quran study circle), at a Quranic school and at home. For any question, write to [email protected] and tell us about your organization. There is no paid partnership: the app is the same, and free, for everyone.

The Press kit page gathers a short description, verified facts and visuals. For a request, write to [email protected] with the subject “Press”.

The app is available in English, French and Arabic. To review one of these languages or suggest a translation into another (Urdu, Turkish, Indonesian, Fula, Wolof, Bambara…), write to [email protected] with the language, your background and, if possible, a sample of your work. Any contribution that touches a religious text is reviewed by a student of Islamic knowledge.