Qibla Finder Privacy Policy
Qibla Finder & Prayer Times · Published by AppBurst · Package name: com.appburst.qibla
Last updated: November 10, 2026
This policy covers the Qibla Finder & Prayer Times app for Android, published by AppBurst (Appsplosion GbR). Contact: appsplosion.help@gmail.com.
Short version
Your location is used on your phone to calculate prayer times and the Qibla direction; we never receive it. The compass, prayer times, notifications and tasbih work offline. The app is free and shows ads through Google AdMob (a banner and optional rewarded videos) and uses Google Analytics for Firebase to see how the app is used. Google and its ad partners may collect device identifiers and usage data for these purposes, as described below. Where the law requires it, you are asked for consent first.
Location
If you tap “Use my location”, the app asks for Android's approximate location permission and gets your position once from Google Play services' location provider. If “Update location automatically” is on, it refreshes the position when you open the app. The coordinates, the place name and the country are saved only on your device and are used only to calculate prayer times, the Qibla direction and the distance to Makkah, and to pick the usual calculation method for your country. To show a place name, the coordinates are passed to Android's built-in geocoder (provided by Google on most phones). You can also search for a city instead: the app first looks in its own offline list and then asks Android's geocoder with the text you typed. We do not run any server for this app and never receive your location. The location is not collected in the background.
Compass and sensors
The Qibla compass reads the phone's orientation and magnetic field sensors while the Qibla screen is open. The readings are processed on the device in real time and are never saved or sent anywhere.
Notifications and alarms
With your permission, the app shows a notification at each prayer time and, if you turn it on, a reminder before it. It schedules these with Android's alarm service; if you allow “Alarms & reminders”, they arrive on the minute. The schedule is calculated on your phone and kept after a restart. The notification sound is the one you choose in Android's notification settings.
Settings and tasbih
Your settings (calculation method, Asr time, corrections, Hijri date correction, notification choices, compass design, which features you unlocked) and your tasbih count are stored only on your device and may be included in Android's own device backup, which Google handles under your Google account settings.
Analytics
Qibla Finder uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand how the app is used, for example which screen is open, whether the location was set by GPS or by search and in which country, which calculation method is chosen, whether notifications are turned on, when the phone faced the Qibla, when a tasbih round was completed and whether a rewarded video was watched. Firebase also records an app instance ID, device and app information (such as model, Android version, app version and language), approximate location derived from the IP address, and session and crash diagnostics. We never send your coordinates or place name to analytics. Where the law requires consent (EEA, UK, Switzerland), analytics storage stays off until you agree in Google's consent form, and you can change your choice later under Settings, “Privacy choices”. Google processes this data as described in Privacy and Security in Firebase; analytics data is kept for up to 14 months.
Advertising
Qibla Finder shows ads through Google AdMob: a banner at the bottom of the main screens and optional rewarded videos that you choose to watch to unlock the monthly timetable, prayer reminders or the extra compass designs for 24 hours. There are no full-screen ads you did not ask for. AdMob and its partners may collect and share approximate location, app interactions, the advertising ID or other device identifiers, crash logs and diagnostic information for advertising, analytics, fraud prevention and security. Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland), Google's consent form asks for your advertising choices before ads are requested; you can change them later under Settings, “Privacy choices”. See How Google uses information for advertising and Google's Privacy Policy.
Ratings
The app may show Google Play's in-app review sheet after you have used it a few times. Ratings and reviews are handled by Google Play under Google's terms.
Security and transfers
Ad and analytics data is sent to Google and its partners over encrypted connections and may be processed outside your country. We do not run servers for this app.
Children
Qibla Finder is not directed at children under 13 and does not ask anyone for personal information. If you believe personal information about a child has been sent to us, contact us so that we can investigate.
Deleting your data
Uninstalling the app or clearing its storage in Android settings deletes everything the app stored on your device, including your saved location. You can also withdraw the location permission at any time in Android settings and search for a city instead. For ad and analytics data, use the privacy choices in the app or your device's ad settings, or contact Google.
Policy changes
We may update this policy as the app changes. The date above identifies the current version.