locking Prayer Times behind a paywall/ad-wall.

Salam everyone,

I wanted to share something I woke up to this morning that really rubbed me the wrong way. I actually have a Premium subscription to Muslim Pro, but I guess the app glitched out this morning and didn't recognize my account status. Because of that, I got a glimpse of what the "Free" experience looks like now, and I was shocked. As you can see in the attached screenshots, the widget on my home screen was completely locked with padlock icons. Even the notification drawer had the prayer time blurred out. I understand that developers need to make money, and paying for premium features like Qibla trackers, Quran recitations, or removing ads makes total sense, infact I subscribed because of all the great features and content the app has. But gatekeeping the actual Salah times—the entire purpose of the app—feels exploitative. Since I have Premium, I can fix this by restoring my purchase, but it made me realize that people who can't afford the subscription are being subjected to this. Hiding the time for Fard prayers behind a "lock" or forcing users to watch ads just to see the time on their home screen feels unethical and, honestly, almost haram.

I'm honestly thinking about cancelling my subscription over this. Any one got any good recommendations?

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