# Shabbat Shalom - שבת שלום — Candle Lighting Times

> Global Jewish Shabbat candle lighting and Havdalah times with weekly Torah portion. (iPhone/iPad app by RustyBrick, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shabbat-shalom/id291083594 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [RustyBrick, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/286478370)
- Category: Utilities, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 23 App Store ratings · 114 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English, Hebrew
- Released: 2019-02-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shabbat-shalom/id291083594/reviews.md

## What is Shabbat Shalom?

The Shabbat application will allow you to quickly check the candle lighting times, havdalah times and parsha for the week in any location in the world. This comes in handy when you quickly want to know when Shabbos is or if you want to know if it is too late to call your in-laws in Israel. Just flip through the different cities and countries, to see what the local time is and what time they start or finish Shabbos.

Enjoy this free Jewish application by downloading it on iTunes for your iPhone or iPod Touch. The application requires an internet connection only when you use the search feature, to locate a location. Otherwise, it can run without an internet connection.

Hope you enjoy, and we at Rusty Brick will love to hear your feedback!

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אפלקציה לשבת יאפשר לכם לבדוק במהירות את זמני כניסת ויציאת השבת, ואת פרשת השבוע לכל עיר בעולם. דבר זה יכול להיות לתועלת כאשר אתם רוצים לדעת במהירות מתי נכנס שבת בטיול – נסיעת עסקים הרחק מבתיכם. כאשר אתם לא יודעים אם מאוחר מדי להתקשר לומר שבת שלום להורים בחו"ל.
פשוט דפדפו הערים והמדינות השונות לדעת מה השעה ומתי נכנס שם שבת!
תהנומהאפלקציה הזו ללא תשלום ע"י הורדה מ"אי טונס". ההורדה טעונה חיבור לאינטרנט רק כאשר משתמשים באפשרות החיפוש לאתר מיקום, אחרת אינו טעון חיבור אינטרנט.
אנו מקווים שתהנו ונשמח לקבל תגובתכם!

## Key features

- Candle lighting times
- Havdalah times
- Weekly Parsha
- Global location search
- Offline functionality (except search)

## What do users think of Shabbat Shalom?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🎯 Accurate Shabbat and candle lighting times
- 🌍 Multi-location support for worldwide cities
- 💰 Free application with no cost
- ⚡ Quick and convenient access to information
- 📱 Works like native iPhone weather app
- 🎨 Clean and visually appealing design
- 🕐 Shows multiple time formats (Havdalah, R' Tam, etc.)
- 📅 Displays parsha information
- 🌐 Useful for travelers and those with relatives worldwide
- 💬 Responsive customer service

**Cons**

- 📍 Location selection functionality unreliable
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 📺 Excessive advertisements
- 🔤 Text readability issues with transparent backgrounds
- 🎨 Cluttered interface in newer versions
- ⏰ Timing accuracy issues in some locations
- 🔄 Inconsistent app behavior across iOS versions
- 📱 Screen compatibility problems with different devices
- 🌐 Limited to Jerusalem as default location
- 📊 Confusing location management system

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on iOS 4 and later versions
- Location saving functionality doesn't work
- App freezes when searching for new locations
- Screen compatibility issues with iPhone 5
- Hebrew text displays in reverse/corrupted
- Local time field doesn't refresh after loading
- App closes immediately after launch
- Location button fails to function
- Cannot add custom locations despite UI allowing it
- Timing accuracy off by 3-4 minutes in some areas

**Most requested features**

- Ad-free paid version option
- Push notifications/alerts before Shabbat
- View Shabbat times weeks or months in advance
- Holiday (Yom Tov) candle lighting times
- Custom background image selection
- GPS-based automatic location detection
- Alarm/reminder functionality
- Haftarah readings with chapter/verse numbers
- Parsha chapter and verse references
- Real-time time zone difference display
- Minyonim (prayer service) locations and times
- Ability to view past Shabbat times
- English date display
- Better location organization by country/timezone

## Recent user reviews (10 of 114)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shabbat-shalom/id291083594/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2024-11-22*

It only shows times in Jerusalem, but I live in Los Angeles. When I add my city, it allows to add locations but then doesn’t actually show you times for other places. Only Jerusalem

### 1/5 — Disappointing

*2024-06-28, version 4.2.0*

The app opens to the location Jerusalem IL. I don’t know if that’s Israel or Illinois!  When I enter my U.S. zip code or city and hit Save nothing happens.  It must be a dead app.

### 5/5 — Been using for years

*2023-09-15*

I’m a non-religious guy with observant friends and relatives. I’ve been using this app for years to ensure that I arrive be for Shabbos, don’t call after Yom Tov candle lighting, etc.

It’s a single use case experience that has always been there for me!

### 3/5 — It lacks a possibility to change the language

*2019-10-05*

At the beginning it only showed Hebrew letters. There is no possibility to change this within the app
The displayed language can only be changed by removing hebrew as language from your device.
The hebrew language is active as soon as you add the hebrew keyboard 
If you do this for learning Ivrit you have to switch off the hebrew language afterwards 
The Hebrew keyboard will remain 
Dear developers 
I can imagine some simpler solution for this problem

### 2/5 — Location button

*2019-04-19*

Does not work most of the time

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2018-10-26*

Use it all the time. Would prefer to pay for it and not have the ads. Is it possible to add alerts based on the times?

### 5/5 — Use it every week ,very convenient

*2016-11-06*

Best customer service . I had a question about an additional function and got an answer within 15 minutes referring me to a function within the Siddur app.which I have as well.

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2015-05-13, version 4.0.1*

This is rlly beautiful it's amazing to use what HaShem put into the world for the good. I wld love to b able to select a picture of my own for the background like on WhatsApp. otherwise I love thank u so much

### 5/5 — When does Shabbat start?

*2015-02-06, version 4.0.1*

This is great, no matter where you are you will know when to light your candles!

### 3/5 — It's ok

*2014-08-30, version 4.0*

It's applicable & handy, 
 but there's room for improvement. =)

## Frequently asked questions about Shabbat Shalom

### What does the Shabbat Shalom app do?

The app provides quick access to candle lighting times, Havdalah times, and the weekly Torah portion for any location around the world. It's designed to help users stay informed about Shabbat observance timings, especially when traveling or away from home.

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

Key features include checking candle lighting and Havdalah times globally, viewing the weekly Parsha, and searching for specific locations. The app also offers offline functionality for most features, only requiring an internet connection for the location search.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is completely free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, making it a free Jewish application.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The application is available for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. It requires an internet connection primarily for the search feature to locate a specific place.

### When would I use this app?

You would use this app to quickly find out when Shabbat begins and ends in your current location or any other city worldwide. It's also useful for knowing when it's appropriate to call family or friends observing Shabbat, especially if they are in a different time zone.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.2.0 — 2023-12-06

Fixed a bug with adding locations

### 4.0.4 — 2019-02-12

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

iPhone X Compatibility

### 4.0.3 — 2016-11-03

Fix for hebrew text

### 4.0.2 — 2016-11-02

iOS 10 Compatibility

### 4.0.1 — 2014-09-18

Bug Fixes

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