What's New

Follow our journey as we continuously improve and expand DuaPlayer. Here's a timeline of the major features and milestones we've shipped.

Our journey of continuous improvement

March 2026

Prayer Times & Moon Sighting

View daily prayer times based on your location with a full monthly calendar. Choose from multiple calculation methods and explore moon sighting information — all localized for your language.

Prayer Times & Moon Sighting

Loved Ones Feature

Dedicate your prayers and recitations to loved ones. A simple way to keep the people closest to you in your spiritual journey.

Browse Page Redesign

Completely redesigned the browse page with a fresh modern look, improved navigation, and better mobile responsiveness.

Browse Page Redesign

Suggest Translation Edits

Spot a translation that could be improved? You can now suggest edits directly from the player, helping improve content quality across all languages.

Suggest Translation Edits

Scroll View Reading Mode

Read duas and surahs in a continuous scroll view as an alternative to the slide-by-slide experience, with customizable display settings.

Scroll View Reading Mode

21+ Language Support

We now support over 21 languages including Arabic, English, Spanish, Persian, French, Russian, Urdu, Turkish, Chinese, and more — with country flag icons and a redesigned language selector.

21+ Language Support

New Intro Experience

A beautiful new intro screen with smooth slide animations to welcome you to the app.

December 2025

Auto-Play Audio Preview

New visitors can now hear a sample recitation right away, showcasing the full audio experience before signing up.

March 2025

Donation Page

A new donation page with credit card and PayPal support, monthly recurring options, and a live progress tracker showing how close we are to our goal.

Donation Page

User Profiles & Account Management

Manage your profile, update your information, and control your account settings all in one place.

Mobile Apps (iOS & Android)

DuaPlayer is now available as a native app on the App Store and Google Play, so you can take your duas and recitations on the go.

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August 2021

Audio Recording

Record your own recitations slide-by-slide directly in the app. Submit them for review and share your voice with the community.

Audio Recording
July 2021

Reciter Profiles

Browse reciters with profile pictures and listen to their recordings. Find the voice that resonates with you.

May 2021

Quick Facts

Discover interesting facts and contextual information displayed alongside your Quran readings.

Quick Facts

Audio Playback with Slide Sync

Listen to recitations that follow along with the text — the slides advance automatically as the audio plays, with full volume and seeking controls.

April 2020

Search

Quickly find any dua, surah, or ziyarat with a powerful search that works across all content and languages.

Search
February 2020

Multi-Language Content

Every dua and surah now supports translations in multiple languages, so you can read alongside the original Arabic in the language of your choice.

Custom Backgrounds

Personalize your reading experience with customizable background themes for the player.

July 2019

Browse & Discover

Explore our growing library of duas, surahs, and ziyarats through an easy-to-navigate browse page with categories and search.

May 2019

DuaPlayer is Born

The very beginning — DuaPlayer launched as a modern platform for reading and listening to Islamic prayers and supplications.

November 2018

Second Concept

A refined second round of wireframes that iterated on the original vision — rethinking layout, content hierarchy, and the overall user experience before development began.

Second Concept
June 2018

Early Concept

The very first rough wireframes sketching out what DuaPlayer would look and feel like — mapping the core screens, navigation flow, and overall vision for the app.

Early Concept
Early Concept
Early Concept