# iShia

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071621433](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071621433)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1071621433`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Seyed Mohsen Hosseini-Milani
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,429 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-21
- **First published:** 2016-02-20
- **Size:** 95 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ishia/id1071621433)
- **Website:** [http://iShia.org](http://ishia.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://ishia.org/](http://ishia.org/)

## Description

iShia is an attractive yet simple iOS app delivering essential Islamic information for practicing Shia Muslims. It supports Arabic and Persian (English coming soon) and includes daily acts of worship, seven standard prayer times, a GPS-enabled database of 3000+ cities, and a sacred library of five key texts: Quran, Nahj al-Balagha, Sahifa Sajjadiya, Mafatih al-Jinan, and Kamel al-Ziyarat. The app also offers a translation lock for reading the original and translated texts, intuitive navigation, and precise Hijri calendar calculations with automatic DST handling. Apple Watch support is included.

Designed for easy access to trusted religious content on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, iShia provides historical Islamic events and practical guidance for daily worship, making essential knowledge readily available in multiple languages.

## Rankings

- #47,753 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise iShia as a useful, comprehensive, and functional app with positive developer sentiment, but repeatedly cite readability/color issues, update/OS stability problems, date/calendar inaccuracies, and missing features (widget, adhan, translations) as recurring downsides.

### Pros

- Very useful and comprehensive (all-in-one) app that covers many needs in one place.
- The app is generally functional and reliable.
- Users express positive sentiment and gratitude toward the developers.
- The app is well-received and frequently recommended by users.

### Cons

- Text color readability issues and lack of user-controlled color themes (white text on bright backgrounds).
- OS compatibility and update stability issues, including update prompts causing crashes and problems with iOS versions (e.g., iOS 16).
- Date/calendar display inaccuracies, such as incorrect Arabic dates and lunar month display.
- Missing features or limitations (e.g., widget/adhan support, upgrade purchases, and translations).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1071621433)