An app without an app store
SalatWaqt is a Progressive Web App (PWA). That means the website can be installed like a normal app — with its own icon on your home screen — straight from your browser, without going through an app store. It is fast, lightweight, and works offline once you have visited it.
Why this matters for prayer times
Prayer times are something you need reliably, including when your signal drops — on a train, in a basement, or while travelling abroad. Because a PWA caches the pages you have opened, the times for your city and the monthly timetable remain available even with no internet connection.
Installing on Android (Chrome)
Open SalatWaqt in Chrome, tap the menu (three dots), and choose Add to Home screen or Install app. Confirm, and the SalatWaqt icon appears alongside your other apps. Many devices also show an install prompt automatically.
Installing on iPhone and iPad (Safari)
Open SalatWaqt in Safari, tap the Share button (the square with an upward arrow), scroll to Add to Home Screen, then tap Add. The icon will appear on your home screen and open full-screen like a native app.
Installing on a computer
In Chrome or Edge on a desktop, look for an install icon in the address bar (often a small monitor or "+" symbol), or open the browser menu and choose Install SalatWaqt. It then runs in its own window.
What works offline
- The prayer times and timetable for cities you have already opened.
- The core pages and layout, which load instantly from the cache.
- A dedicated offline page if you reach something that has not been cached yet.
Live features that genuinely need the network — such as searching for a brand-new city or fetching audio you have not played before — will resume the moment you are back online.
Staying up to date
A PWA updates itself quietly in the background whenever you open it with a connection, so you always have the latest version without manual updates. To get the freshest times for a city, simply open its page once while online; it is then cached for offline use.
Troubleshooting
I don't see an install option. Make sure you are using a supported browser (Chrome or Edge on Android and desktop, Safari on iPhone and iPad) and that you have opened the actual website rather than a search-result preview. On iPhone the option lives in the Safari Share menu, not a pop-up.
Offline isn't working. A page can only be served offline after you have opened it at least once while online, which is what saves it to the cache. Visit your city's page and the monthly timetable once with a connection, and they will be available afterwards.
I'm not getting the newest times. Open the app once while online so it can refresh in the background, then continue offline. A hard refresh also forces an update.
Privacy and storage
Installing the PWA does not create an account or ask for personal details. The cache lives on your own device and can be cleared at any time from your browser's site settings, just like any other website's data. Location detection, when you choose to use it, is only to find your nearest city and is not required — you can always pick your city manually instead.
The bottom line
Installing SalatWaqt takes a few seconds and gives you reliable, offline-ready prayer times in one tap — no downloads, no account, and no waiting on a connection when it matters most.