App shows direction of Makkah in airplanes

05 Nov, 2013

With all the time-zone differences and changing directions, it's not hard for a devout Muslim to get confused during prayers on an airplane. The Singapore-based company Crescent Rating has came up with help in the form an app. The Inflight Prayer Times Calculator keeps up with time zones and points the direction to Makkah. The Crescent Trips app, which works in airplane mode, is available so far for Apple's iOS devices only, according to the company.

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