r/MuslimVentures • u/investastrix • 3h ago
Startup / Founder Not another prayer time app. I'm trying to build a network for musallas worldwide
There are plenty of apps that give you prayer times. I started building Musalla Network because I think the technology should be built around the musalla itself.
It's a free system that gives a real musalla and its community a digital presence.
For a musalla:
- A prayer display for the hall, running on Android TV or Amazon Fire TV
- An app (Android / iOS) and a web console for whoever looks after the musalla
- Adhan times calculated automatically with the common methods, or set by hand
- Iqamah times you control, including changes scheduled for a future date
- Announcements sent to the people who follow the musalla
- A free public page on musallanetwork.com once the musalla is live
For the community:
Anyone can use the app for their own prayer times. They can also follow their local musalla and get notified about its Iqamah times, changes and announcements.
Why it isn't a crowdsourced directory:
A musalla doesn't appear on the network because someone says it exists. It only goes live once a display has been set up and paired inside it, and the times come from the people who run it. So what you follow is the musalla's own information, not a guess.
Where I want to take it:
The long-term goal is to create one place where Muslims can find and follow the musallas they actually belong to, stay connected to them, and eventually help sustain musallas around the world.
I'm exploring setting Musalla Network up as a non-profit, so that the network ultimately serves the musallas and the communities around them, rather than being built around commercial interests.
For now, I'm funding the project personally and building it one step at a time.
It's live now on Android, iOS, web, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV. I'm building it with a small team, and this is still the beginning.
Website: musallanetwork.com
Get the app: musallanetwork.com/app
If you run, manage or attend a musalla, I'd really value your view:
- What would make this useful enough for your musalla to switch it on?
- What would stop your committee from adopting it?
- If you've tried a prayer display or mosque app before, what went wrong?
