# Siddur Pure Intention — Smart Hebrew siddur & zmanim

> Smart Hebrew siddur & zmanim (iPhone/iPad app by Yechiel Ben David.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/siddur-pure-intention/id6777882475 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yechiel Ben David](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863307655)
- Category: Reference, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/siddur-pure-intention/id6777882475/reviews.md

## What is Siddur Pure Intention?

Siddur Pure Intention reads the Hebrew date and the prayer you opened, then shows what is said at that prayer today — and hides what is not.

Ya'aleh V'yavo on Rosh Chodesh, Al HaNissim on Chanukah and Purim, Mashiv HaRuach or Morid HaTal by season, Aneinu on fast days, Sefirat HaOmer, the psalm of the day, Tachanun or its omission. Whole sections follow the same rule: Hallel, Mussaf and Selichot appear on the days they belong to. When the answer is not certain, the printed halachic instruction stays on screen — the app does not guess on your behalf.

IT FOLLOWS THE PRAYER, NOT ONLY THE DATE
• Maariv rolls the Hebrew day forward, so on the eve of Rosh Chodesh it already shows Ya'aleh V'yavo, and on Motzaei Shabbat it shows Ata Chonantanu.
• Sefirat HaOmer is gated on the actual sunset, so someone counting during the day is shown the count they owe.
• Three switches change the text: with a minyan, in Israel or in the diaspora, and walled cities (Purim on 15 Adar).

FOUR NUSACHIM
Edot HaMizrach, Ashkenaz, Sefard and Chabad. Switch at any time and the whole book — including the rules — follows. This version covers weekdays and chol hamoed.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv in a page-flip reader, with a table of contents you can navigate and prune
• Birkat HaMazon, Me'ein Shalosh, blessings over food, Havdalah, Tefilat HaDerech, Kriat Shema al HaMita, and the kaddish texts of each nusach
• 27 halachic times for your location, the next zman on the home screen, and a halachic explanation with the calculation behind each time
• Direction to Jerusalem — a live compass to the Temple Mount
• Tehillim: the full book, by chapter, by the five books, by the 30-day cycle or by the weekly cycle, plus a prayer request you can share
• Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum — the week's parsha with cantillated text and Onkelos, navigable by aliyah

OFFLINE AND PRIVATE
The Hebrew calendar, the halachic times and the compass are computed on your device. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking, and no in-app purchases.

BUILT TO BE READ
Vocalized Hebrew, right-to-left throughout, and an interface in Hebrew or English.

Prayer texts are based on Sefaria. Hebrew calendar by hebcal.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-20

Fixed: the Hebrew date did not refresh until the app was closed and reopened. The date, the holiday and parsha line, the next zman and the highlighted prayer now roll over at midnight and refresh every time you return to the app.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

## More apps by Yechiel Ben David

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All apps by Yechiel Ben David: https://appshunter.io/developer/1863307655

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