# The Sabbath App — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of The Sabbath App by Damian Cox, rated 3.60/5 from 61 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sabbath-app/id446053110/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-sabbath-app/id446053110.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 33 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of The Sabbath App? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎶 Pleasant reminder music - ✅ Accurate Sabbath times (historically) - ✨ Simple and clean interface (historically) - 👍 Useful for Sabbath keepers - 🌟 Historically good and reliable **Cons** - ❌ Incorrect Sabbath day/time - ❌ Cannot add/select locations - ❌ Distracting orange color - ❌ Reminders are off - ❌ App is broken/useless after update - ❌ Sunset/sunrise times are nonsensical - ❌ New version is inferior - ❌ App is confusing and not user-friendly - ❌ No settings menu visible - ❌ App is slow and drains battery - ❌ App is not geared towards Orthodox Jews - ❌ App is not updated for newer iOS versions - ❌ Charging without user knowledge **Commonly reported bugs** - App shows wrong Sabbath day (Thursday instead of Friday) - App shows nonsensical sunset/sunrise times (e.g., 11 AM sunset) - Reminders are 12 hours off - Cannot add or select a city/location - App shows incorrect countdown to Sabbath (e.g., 100+ hours) - App shows Thursday night as Sabbath - App is not adjustable or user-friendly - App does not detect location - App is not working after iOS update - App is slow and slows down the phone - App is not geared towards Orthodox Jews - App is not updated for the newest version of iOS - App does not notify consistently - App freezes when adding location - App shows Austria as default location after iOS upgrade **Most requested features** - Restore previous version - Fix incorrect Sabbath day/time - Allow adding/selecting locations - Change app logo color - Add Bible verses to the app - Allow choosing background or rotating backgrounds - Set warning times before Sabbath starts - Allow picking different reminder sounds - Update app for newer iOS versions ## Newest reviews (11 of 58) ### 3/5 — Timing *2025-07-05* Like the app, but the reminders are 12 hours off. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 4/5 — Home Screen Sabbath Dare *2025-07-02* Same as Bliz **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 2/5 — What happened? *2025-06-29* The app was perfect. I have used it for years. Now there is an update and the app is calling Thursday night Sabbath? I did the update and it’s worse. Please fix it. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 3/5 — Thanks *2025-06-28* Thank you for fixing the problems with the app. I hope I love it just as much as the previous version. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review and yes we hope you love it as much as we do also :-) ### 1/5 — Ruined the app… purposely….? *2025-06-28* What kind of update ruins an app? Has to be sabotage…. Only other choice is stupidity…. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Help! *2025-06-28* This app used to be really good! We used it all the time. With the new updates we are not able to use it at all. So very sad! ### 1/5 — Broken? *2025-06-27* Loved having this app to show me what time sunset was at my location. But just noticed today that my information location of City has been erased??? And no longer can I see the correct time of sunset for my location. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 3/5 — SABBATH App *2023-04-14* On IPhone 14 pro it will not let you set warning times before Sabbath starts Please advice how to correct this issue **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 4/5 — Essential Apps *2020-06-17, version 1.3* Ugly icon ### 1/5 — Not worth having!!! *2020-02-07* This app will not let me set my location In December, I e-mailed the developer, asking for help. Needless to say, I am still waiting I mind as well uninstall it It needs a update badly... ### 1/5 — Stop stealing money *2019-12-27* Why am I paying for this without knowing about it you can’t steal someone money like this ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Wrong day *2025-08-02, version 2.0.4* This upgrade app kept giving me me a wrong the Sabbath day every Thursday instead of Friday. Can you fix it, thank you. ### 1/5 — Wrong day *2025-07-27* This upgrade app kept giving me me a wrong the Sabbath day every Thursday instead of Friday. Can you fix it, thank you. **Developer response:** Hello. Thanks for your review. Are you still experiencing this issue? Can you please send a screenshot to thesabbathapp@gmail.com so we can resolve for you. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2025-07-12* This is an awful app. It was pretty good until they revamped it. You can enter a city or town, but then it won’t let you select it as a location to find out sunset and sunrise times. It also shows nonsensical things like sunset times 11:00 AM or sunrise at 9:00 AM (maybe in Alaska) in the lower 49 states. If you look closely, even their example app is pretty bad and has those same ridiculously listed times. I received an email from the creator of this app that the problem had been taken care of and to reload their app. It still doesn’t work correctly. Save yourself some trouble and don’t try this app. Here’s hoping someone else creates a better one that actually works. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-07-05* The previous version of this app was really good however the current version is useless. It doesn’t have my city as an option and consequently can’t give the correct Sabbath sunset times. The app needs to be revised. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — App shows Thursday for Sabbath begging date and Friday for Sabbath end date?🤔 *2025-07-04* Please correct to Friday Sabbath begin day and Saturday Sabbath end date! Thxs… **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Update *2025-06-29* This new change is terrible. I can’t add a location. And instead of just the date it will be 100+ hours to the next Sabbath. You ruined a great app **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — What happened? *2025-06-29* I liked this app, but the latest update is weird and confusing. I have one count down mentioning Thursday as Sabbath. The Sabbath is still in where I am, but it is only giving me information for next weekend and some of the times are off. I’m not sure whether I’ll keep the app because it really doesn’t have anything that makes it adjustable or user friendly and right now it isn’t really doing what it is supposed to be doing by letting me know when the current Sabbath ends only to shifting when it has ended. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Maybe get the day accurate *2025-06-28* Maybe get the date right before assuring me the sunset times are accurate. Today was on Sabbath, June 28, it’s telling me the date is Thursday, July 3. We’re not even in the right month! Giving 1 star because 0 is not an option. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Wrong day and time *2025-06-28* So my app was saying that Sabbath started on Thursday in 127 hours and ended on Thursday in 127 hours. Something is wrong. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 1/5 — Sabbath app *2025-06-28* The app switched on me to a yellow background and I can get any cities to load. Do for now I would give it a zero **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please Restore Previous Version *2025-07-18* This version has no locations added still; therefore, one is unable to share or notify someone in another locale about their Sabbath sunset times. I have families and individuals who look forward to me sharing this information. I have notified the developers, yet nothing has changed. Also, the glaring orange for this app is very distracting. Individuals with sight sensory issues do want to open this app. Please, restore the previous version as it was far superior to this new version. Thank you. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please delete current app and download new version to resolve these issues. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 5/5 — Working now *2025-07-05* I’m glad you fixed it! **Developer response:** Thanks for the review and glad it is working for you now. Happy Sabbath! ### 5/5 — Fix new update *2025-06-27* I have seen that the app has been updated, but there are some things in the update that need to be fixed and that is the home screen whenever you press the home button it is not saying the right things on when the Sabbath is going to begin and end, and when the next Sabbath is going to begin and end but I love and really like the app but fixing that would be great. The app is great and everything but you need to fix that, but I still love it and it’s great. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your email and patience as we have updated The Sabbath App. We have now fixed the issues raised: - location detection issues - brightness - changed to a darker background with picture like before - adding additional locations - reminder issues not notifying. Please download the latest version 2.0.3 and let me know how it goes as I am hoping all is good now. Thanks Damian The Sabbath App ### 5/5 — Excellent App!!! *2025-06-27* Please Can Anyone Tell Me The Name of That Beautiful Piece of Classical Music By Mozart? Or Does Anyone Know? That Plays as a Reminder or Alarm, That it’s 30 Minutes Till Sunset Dear Developer How Do I Set The Sabbath App To The Right Date? As I Cant Find Any Settings Menu Within This App? Also Dear Damien, How Can I Change The Apps Logo From Headache Inducing, Bright Orange, Back To It’s Original More Pleasant & Soothing Subtle Colours? ### 5/5 — Excellent App!!! *2024-01-27* Please Can Anyone Tell Me The Name of That Beautiful Piece of Classical Music By Mozart? Or Does Anyone Know? That Plays as a Reminder or Alarm, That it’s 30 Minutes Till Sunset Dear Developer How Do I Set The Sabbath App To The Right Date? As I Cant Find Any Settings Menu Within This App ### 5/5 — Changes with update to Ios *2022-12-31, version 1.3* Since the last update to Ios 16.2 I can no longer change the reminder alarm settings on the App . ### 5/5 — Great app I agree with the other guy... add verses! *2018-06-16* Being on time for anything is not my forte so I use this and it tells me exactly when the Sabbath is coming and ending here in Alaska it can be a little different... That’s why I highly recommend this app to anyone who keeps the Sabbath Holy like we’re commanded to, over in the 4th Commandment. The best way to show anyone that you love and care about them is to do what they asked. In John 14:15 Jesus said “If you love me keep My Commandments.” So I use this app to meet that tiny little request of Jesus’ on time. Thanks to whoever made it I really enjoy the music announcement :). I would love it more if every time I opened it there was a Bible verse that mentioned the Sabbath like the other guy/gal. ### 5/5 — Sabbath *2017-10-06, version 1.3* Es importante tener este App ### 5/5 — New update great. *2017-08-18, version 1.3* Well my prayers seem to have been answered.Thank you for the fix.Much appreciated.I have relied on your app since my previous android phone.Finally an upgrade for the iPhone.Bless you. ### 5/5 — Thank goodness for the update!😃 *2017-08-03* Love this app. It is very accurate. It doesn't require wifi to use, which is very useful if you don't have data, like me. It has one job, to state the start and end of the Sabbath, and it does with perfection. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*