# Kol Yaakob — Official Sephardic Siddur

> Official Sephardic daily Siddur with prayer orientation and times. (iPhone/iPad app by Sephardic Heritage Foundation Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kol-yaakob/id405278063 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sephardic Heritage Foundation Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/405278066)
- Category: Books, Reference, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.35/5 from 115 App Store ratings · 69 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 11 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2010-12-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kol-yaakob/id405278063/reviews.md

## What is Kol Yaakob?

Kol Yaakob is a weekday Siddur app built around the Kol Yaakob Siddur and the Aram Soba (Aleppo) tradition, redesigned with a clean book-style interface for faster daily use.

Browse the Siddur by organized sections, switch between Hebrew-style and English-style book lists, and open the original scanned pages in a focused reader. The reader supports PDF, horizontal or vertical reading, full-height page display, page scrubbing, a section picker, fullscreen double tap, and page bookmarks.

Find what you need quickly with search across section names, Siddur text, and page numbers. Keep important pages saved in the dedicated Bookmarks tab, and use customizable home-screen shortcuts for Zemanim, Search, Bookmarks, and common Siddur sections such as Shacharit, Mincha, Arbit, Birkat Hamazon, Bedtime Shema, Counting the Omer, and Hallel.

Kol Yaakob also includes a full Zemanim tab based on your current location or a fixed location. View the Hebrew date, Perasha, Shabbat and holiday times, candle lighting, Shabbat end, and morning, afternoon, and evening zemanim. Today's Prayers guidance shows practical reminders for Tachanun, Hallel, Al HaNissim, Ya'aleh VeYavo, seasonal Amidah changes, Sefirat HaOmer and a new jump to Torah feature that takes you right to the Perasha of the week when appropriate.

Tap many zmanim and prayer rules for short explanations, and export the current Zemanim page as a PDF. Fixed-location settings include ZIP lookup, current-location autofill, latitude, longitude, altitude, Israel/Diaspora mode, and candle-lighting offset. Settings also show upcoming candle-lighting times.

Additional tools include a direction-to-Jerusalem compass, light/dark/system appearance options, and reader controls for the way you prefer to use the Siddur.

This app is intended for weekday use and should not be used on Shabbat or Yom Tov.

## Key features

- Official Sephardic Siddur
- GPS prayer orientation
- Sunrise & sunset times
- Full table of contents
- Prayers for all occasions
- Aleppo, Syria customs

## What do users think of Kol Yaakob?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for Sephardim
- 👍 Useful for travel
- 👍 Daily use
- 👍 Community service
- 👍 Familiar layout
- 👍 Visually pleasing

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashing frequently
- 🐛 New UI not user-friendly
- 🐛 Old UI was better
- 🐛 Losing place after swipe
- 🐛 Text too small
- 🐛 No zoom function
- 🐛 Inconsistent scrolling
- 🐛 Dark mode issues
- 🐛 Missing Tehilim
- 🐛 Incompatible with iOS 13 (historical)
- 🐛 App not opening (historical)
- 🐛 Landscape mode issues (historical)
- 🐛 Navigation menus reappear (historical)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- New update crashes
- New update loses place
- Bookmark issues
- Added pages not available
- Missing words in birchat hamazon
- App crashes after loading
- App crashes when turning page
- App crashes on opening
- Dark mode has lines of non-dark mode
- App stops working after update
- Page turning bug (historical)
- Index and bookmarks not referred to correctly
- Index is off
- Hebrew/English translation of index is off
- Bookmark titles incorrect
- Swipe to turn page doesn't work well
- Text blurry when zoomed
- Text doesn't wrap around screen when zooming
- No rotation for biggest screen
- No magnification option

**Most requested features**

- Add Tehilim
- Open amida at designated time
- Use microphone for live cursor
- Add tefillah times
- List of shuls and prayer times
- Shabbat times
- More sections for daily prayers
- Option for pinch zoom
- Landscape mode support
- Larger text option
- Sub-sections in index
- Copy index from Keter Shelomo

## Recent user reviews (10 of 69)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kol-yaakob/id405278063/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 1 of the best Sephardic Siddur App

*2026-06-26, version 3.0.1*

Great Siddur App! Hazaq u Baruch! Thank you for this great app! Been using it daily for alone years now! The new update Juno’s to Shabat all the time needs a minor fix…

### 1/5 — New App Stinks! Please go back!

*2026-06-09, version 3.0*

GO BACK TO THE OLD VERSION. THIS NEW AI VERSION IS HORRIBLE. GO BACK TO THE BASICS.

### 2/5 — App update

*2026-05-14, version 3.0*

I think the app got updated recently and you have to scroll up instead of side to side. I think the old way was so much better. I’m not liking this new update at all. Is it possible to get the old update back but like a different version?

### 3/5 — Not a fan of new UI

*2026-05-12, version 3.0*

The new UI isn’t very user friendly, I miss the turning pages and the default should be horizontal scrolling similar to
Turning a page. An issue is that sometimes when turning a page you can go back to home menu if your finger is placed too close to the left during the swipe. I think the old UI wasn’t broke and didn’t need fixing. Thank you guys for everything you do this has been an extremely helpful app for me and I appreciate all that you do, but I miss the old UI

### 5/5 — New update

*2026-05-06, version 3.0*

Love the app. New update ruined my tefila, 1 swipe left or right you loose your current place. Mid amida this was rough

5 stars of course but really 3 with the new update - please fix 🙏🏼

### 3/5 — Keeps crashing

*2025-09-05, version 2.7*

I used to use the app a lot bit recently about 2 seconds after I load up the app it just crashes developers pls respond and fix THANK YOU!

### 5/5 — Kol yaakob

*2025-08-26, version 2.7*

This is a great app 10/10

### 5/5 — Overall Great App

*2025-02-27, version 2.7*

They need to fix the bookmarks. When I bookmark birkat Hamazon it bookmarks a different page than the one which I clicked.

### 4/5 — Larger text

*2025-01-27, version 2.7*

Please add option to make text larger

### 5/5 — Back pages

*2024-12-10, version 2.6*

This has been an excellent app. However, the last update is messed up. The new added pages in the back of the siddur are not available. There is some sort of glitch with them. Please check and correct.
Otherwise, a great Community service!
Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Kol Yaakob

### What does the Kol Yaakob app do?

The Kol Yaakob app is an official Sephardic daily Siddur based on the customs from Aleppo, Syria. It provides a full table of contents with all prayers for the entire year, including weekdays, holidays, and special occasions. It also uses GPS to help users face East toward Jerusalem when praying and displays local sunrise and sunset times.

### What are the key features of this Siddur app?

Key features include its status as the official Sephardic daily Siddur following Syrian customs, GPS-enabled prayer orientation towards Jerusalem, display of local sunrise and sunset times, and a comprehensive table of contents with prayers for all yearly occasions.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Kol Yaakob app is available for free. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, making it a completely free resource for users.

### When should I NOT use the Kol Yaakob app?

It is strictly forbidden to pray from, operate, or reference the Kol Yaakob Siddur App on Shabbat and all other religious observant holidays. This restriction ensures adherence to religious observances.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is designed for individuals who follow Sephardic traditions, specifically those with customs from Aleppo, Syria. It serves as a daily prayer guide and a tool for prayer orientation and timing.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.1 — 2026-06-24

• Bug fixes and improvements

### 3.0 — 2026-04-28

Kol Yaakob has been completely redesigned with a cleaner, book-style interface built for faster Siddur use.

What's new:

- A redesigned Siddur home with Hebrew/English section browsing and classic page-leader navigation.
- A refreshed reader with PDF and text modes, horizontal or vertical reading, full-height page display, page scrubber, section picker, and fullscreen double tap.
- Search across section names, Siddur text, and page numbers.
- Page bookmarks with a dedicated Bookmarks tab.
- A Zemanim tab with Hebrew date, parasha, Shabbat and holiday times, morning/afternoon/evening zmanim, and Today's Prayers guidance for Tachanun, Hallel, Al HaNissim, Ya'aleh VeYavo, seasonal Amidah changes, and Sefirat HaOmer.
- Tap many zmanim and prayer rules for short explanations.
- Export the current Zemanim page as a PDF.
- Fixed-location setup with ZIP lookup, current-location autofill, coordinates, Israel/Diaspora mode, and candle-lighting offset.
- Upcoming candle-lighting times in Settings.
- Direction-to-Jerusalem compass for prayer.
- Customizable home-screen shortcuts for Zemanim, Search, Bookmarks, and common Siddur sections.
- Light, dark, and system appearance options, plus Hebrew or English book-list style.

As always, Kol Yaakob is for weekday use and should not be used on Shabbat or Yom Tov.

### 2.7 — 2024-12-23

We've optimized the code for iOS 18 and made stability updates.

### 2.6 — 2024-11-26

We've made some performance improvements to Kol Yaakob and optimized the code for iOS 18.

### 2.5 — 2024-05-24

Performance improvements

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