Kids lost in a game? The screen pauses at the adhan
When prayer time comes, Prayer Reminder plays the adhan and covers the whole screen with its “Screen Freeze” window: a countdown and a Quran verse that can't be closed before the time you choose is up.
To lock a child's computer at prayer time, install Prayer Reminder and set the alert type to “Screen Freeze” for 1 to 10 minutes. At every adhan the screen is covered until the countdown ends, so your child gets up to pray — no arguing, and no program is closed.
What happens every day
- Games swallow the time
Hours in a game with headphones on — they never hear the mosque or you calling.
- “After this round”
Verbal reminders repeat every time, and prayer becomes a daily argument.
- Small notifications get ignored
A corner notification is dismissed with one click, unread.
What Prayer Reminder does
- A full screen freeze
A window covers the screen with a countdown and a Quran verse, and stays on top until the time is up — no close button.
- A clear adhan
The adhan plays in chosen muezzins' voices — right into the headphones they're wearing.
- A heads-up before the adhan
A few minutes' notice so they can finish and get ready calmly.
Suggested settings for parents
Settings we suggest — change any of them at any time.
- Alert typeScreen Freeze
- Freeze duration5 minutes
- Pre-adhan alert5 minutes
- Hadith before adhan
- Start with the computer
Set it up once
- 1Install it on the kids' computer
From the Microsoft Store on Windows, or the Mac App Store soon.
- 2Choose “Screen Freeze”
In Settings → Notifications, and pick a freeze duration that suits your child's age.
- 3Turn on start with the computer
So it runs every day without anyone having to remember.
Can my child close the freeze window?
No. The freeze window has no close button and stays above other windows until the countdown you chose (1 to 10 minutes) ends.
Does it close the game or lose progress?
Prayer Reminder closes no program; the window only covers the screen, and when the time is up everything is as it was.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once your location is set, the times are calculated on the computer itself, so the freeze comes on time even without internet.
Start today with Prayer Reminder
Your daily prayer companion on Mac and Windows.