# Torah and Chassidus Translate

> AI-powered translation of religious texts for educational study. (iPhone/iPad app by Golan Ben-Oni.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/torah-and-chassidus-translate/id6772738949 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Golan Ben-Oni](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878780363)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 107 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/torah-and-chassidus-translate/id6772738949/reviews.md

## What is Torah and Chassidus Translate?

Torah and Chassidus Translate helps students, teachers, and learners turn scanned Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, and Chassidus pages into readable English study material. Create projects, import or photograph pages, clean up the image, translate with a configured AI provider, review the original page next to the translation, and export your work for learning or sharing.

The app is built for source-aware study workflows: translations can include summaries, paragraph structure, source references, footnotes, and notes about uncertainty. Provider keys stay on your device, and you choose which supported translation provider to use.

Current beta features:
- Project library for keeping scanned pages organized
- Page import and image cleanup
- Online translation with supported AI providers
- Side-by-side viewer for source image and translation
- Basic export foundations for study notes and documents
- Usage and cost visibility for provider calls

Offline downloads, OCR, and local model translation are in active development and are clearly marked where not yet complete.

## Key features

- Project library for organization
- Image import and cleanup
- Online AI translation
- Side-by-side source and translation view
- Export study notes
- Provider cost visibility

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/torah-and-chassidus-translate/id6772738949/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Finally, My Seforim Can Talk Back

*2026-06-19*

Torah and Chassidus Translate is what happens when someone looks at a shelf full of Hebrew and Chassidus seforim and says, “What if this were only mostly impossible?”

You scan or import a page, crop it, translate it, review sources and footnotes, and export the result. It is especially useful for learning, preparing shiurim, working through maamarim, or trying to understand why one paragraph somehow contains the entire cosmos.

It is still improving, so occasionally the app teaches patience along with Torah. But when it works, it feels genuinely helpful: source pages become readable, footnotes become navigable, and projects become something you can actually review and share.

In short: ambitious, useful, slightly stubborn, and very much worth having if you learn Torah or Chassidus from printed texts.

## Frequently asked questions about Torah and Chassidus Translate

### What languages can Torah and Chassidus Translate convert?

Torah and Chassidus Translate can convert scanned pages of Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish, and Chassidus texts into readable English study material.

### How does Torah and Chassidus Translate handle translations?

The app uses configured AI providers for online translation. Your provider keys remain on your device, and you choose which supported provider to use for translation.

### Can I organize my scanned pages with Torah and Chassidus Translate?

Yes, the app features a project library that helps you keep your scanned pages organized for efficient study workflows.

### What kind of study features does Torah and Chassidus Translate offer?

Translations can include summaries, paragraph structure, source references, footnotes, and notes about uncertainty. You can also review the original page side-by-side with the translation.

### Does Torah and Chassidus Translate have ads?

No, Torah and Chassidus Translate does not contain advertisements.

### What devices are supported by Torah and Chassidus Translate?

Torah and Chassidus Translate is available on iPhone and iPad devices.

### How often is Torah and Chassidus Translate updated?

The app was last updated on June 19, 2026, with version 1.0.2. Offline downloads, OCR, and local model translation are in active development.

### What is the age rating for Torah and Chassidus Translate?

Torah and Chassidus Translate has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.12 — 2026-07-29

Display and reading improvements:

• Project pages now remain clear and usable on iPhone, iPad, and larger accessibility text sizes.
• Page numbers, translation status, and action controls no longer crowd or overlap.
• Bilingual reading automatically uses a comfortable stacked layout when the screen is too narrow for two columns.
• Compact action buttons leave more room for project content on phones.

### 1.0.8 — 2026-07-23

Word Lens now uses the surrounding passage to choose meanings more accurately.

- Shows alternate meanings when a word is genuinely ambiguous.
- Highlights the translation evidence supporting the suggested meaning.
- Supports passage-specific corrections without changing your glossary default.
- Adds quick recall practice and saves selected words to learning review.
- Improves phrase recognition, accessibility, and phone/tablet presentation.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-07-21

Word Lens is more precise and reliable in Hebrew and Yiddish text.

- Selects the exact word you tap, including when a word appears more than once.
- Handles punctuation, Hebrew maqaf compounds, vowel marks, and formatted text correctly.
- Shows cleaner sentence context and highlights the tapped occurrence in the study sheet.
- Improves desktop compatibility for the current local-model runtime.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-20

Torah and Chassidus Translate 1.0.6 (98)

- Adds project-grounded typed and live voice tutoring with provider choice and bring-your-own-key support.
- Improves iPhone and iPad audio-session interruption handling, recovery, and user-facing voice errors.
- Shows live tutor text as it is generated and presents source references without leaving the conversation.
- Refines tutor message styling and rich-text rendering for clearer educational conversations.
- Adds detailed text, audio, cached, reasoning, and transcription usage and estimated-cost accounting.
- Adds configurable voice cost warnings and optional live-session budget protection.
- Correctly distinguishes printed page numbers from volume identifiers when reading scanned pages.
- Produces content-specific PDF titles and filenames and improves backup, restore, and device-sync coverage.
- Expands library, OCR, PDF, and local-model reliability checks across supported platforms.

Please test project import, translation, PDF export, typed and live voice tutoring, reference previews, Usage & Cost, backup/restore, and phone/tablet layouts.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-07-12

Device sync and recovery release. Adds encrypted sync using the user's own iCloud Drive or Google Drive, preserves project data without uploading API keys or model files, and improves Reader PDF and corpus workflows. Please test device sync, restore, PDF import/export, translation, source review, and offline tools.

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