Built in the open,
one round at a time

The website now tells the whole story: the app, masjid pages for committees, our values and where we're going, a design case study, and ways to give or get involved.

Batched reads, a database closer to South Asia and photos on our own media domain. Screens open noticeably quicker.

Fewer words for new users, simpler Community tabs and settings, Moments as a single pill, and one set of prayer reminders instead of one per launch.

The map asks for your location only when you tap "Use my location".

Apple Maps opens when Google Maps or Waze isn't installed. Grey patches on the Android map are gone too.

Masjid Finder became First Saff, after the front row of the prayer, and moved to firstsaff.com. The app lives at app.firstsaff.com.

A mihrab arch whose solid half reads as a "1", standing on a gold first row. Now on the app icon, the launch screen and the store art. How we drew it.

Free services you can connect inside the app, always credited: the Quran with translations, duas and adhkar, and a hadith of the day in your Moments.

Groups with roles can run events together, and higher levels need fewer confirmations, so trusted helpers move faster.

A prayer-first layout: the next prayer and nearest jamaah on Home, every masjid on the Map, what's on in Community, and your things in You.

Events, requests and services near you, alerts for a janazah or free food nearby, and tools like the Qibla, Hijri calendar and fasting tracker.

Tap a masjid and its page opens in the map sheet: overview, prayer, facilities, photos, reviews, events and more. Pull it up to read it full screen.

Paste a Google or Apple Maps link, use a photo's location or drop a pin. Photos upload as you pick them, and you can mark an entrance for cars or a masjid inside a building.

One app for iPhone, Android and the web, with a design system from day one, a map of masjids, and prayer times worked out on your phone.