Hebrew Alphabet Now vs ParseHebrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hebrew Alphabet Now
Master the Hebrew alphabet with this app. It offers seven lessons covering print and cursive scripts, including vowels. Interactive quizzes test your knowledge after each lesson, making learning efficient and accessible for beginners.
- Seven lessons with print and cursive script
- Vowel (nikud) instruction
- Letter drawing practice
- Multiple choice quizzes
- Native pronunciation guides
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Hebrew Alef Bet Now will help you learn to read and write the Hebrew alphabet or Aleph Bet. The entire alphabet is presented in 7 lessons that cover both print and cursive scripts. After covering each lesson, a multiple choice quiz will help you test what you've learned. With its simple interface you can learn the alphabet in a few days. It’s ideal for the beginner and comes with clear native pronunciation guides. You’ll hear the name of each letter, the sound they make and a sample word. Program covers: - Seven lessons with print and cursive script - Drawing letters - Vowels (nikud) - Quiz for all the letters Study the letters in each lesson and write them down several times. Use the Write tab to learn to write letters in both the cursive and print scripts. Click on completed, once you know the lesson. Use the quiz to test your knowledge. Only the lessons marked completed appear in the quiz.
ParseHebrew
This app helps students of Biblical Hebrew practice parsing verbs, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. It offers over 12,000 forms from the Hebrew Bible and allows customization for various learning levels and compatibility with popular grammars.
- Verb, noun, adjective, and pronoun parsing quizzes
- Over 12,000 Hebrew Bible forms
- Customizable quiz criteria
- Beginner and advanced student modes
- Compatibility with top Hebrew grammars
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Master Biblical Hebrew parsing — one quiz at a time. ParseHebrew, from the makers of PαrsεGrεεk, is built for one job: turning recognition into real parsing fluency. Instead of just spotting a word, you're quizzed on every grammatical detail of Hebrew verbs, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns — the skill that separates students who can translate from those who are still guessing. WHY PARSEHEBREW • 12,000+ real forms, pulled directly from the Hebrew Bible — no invented examples • Full control over your quiz: choose which stems, conjugations, parts of speech, and grammatical categories to include • Numerous criteria let you tailor every quiz to exactly what you're studying • Built for every stage, from first-semester beginners to advanced readers FOR BEGINNERS ParseHebrew is designed to track alongside today's leading introductory grammars, so you can quiz yourself on exactly the paradigms you're learning in class each week. COMPATIBLE GRAMMARS For beginning students, ParseHebrew tracks alongside today's leading introductory Biblical Hebrew grammars: • Russell Fuller and Kyoungwon Choi, Invitation to Biblical Hebrew (2006) • Mark Futato, Beginning Biblical Hebrew (2003) • Duane Garrett and Jason DeRouchie, A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (2009) • Jo Ann Hackett, A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, 2nd ed. (2010) • Page Kelley and Timothy Crawford, Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar, 2nd ed. (2018) • Karl Kutz and Rebekah Josberger, Learning Biblical Hebrew (2018) • Thomas Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (1971) • Gary Pratico and Miles Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew, 3rd ed. (2019) • Allen Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew (2001) • C. L. Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, rev. ed. (1995) • Brian Webster, The Cambridge Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (2009) *ParseHebrew is an independent app and is not affiliated with any of these authors or publishers. FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS Already past the paradigms? Quiz yourself by frequency to sharpen your reading speed, or work through common sets to keep your parsing sharp for sermon prep, exegesis papers, or seminary review. Whether you're cramming for a parsing exam or maintaining your Hebrew for the long haul, ParseHebrew adapts to exactly where you are. Also check out iHebrew (or iAramaic) for a handy reference to Hebrew grammar, morphology, paradigms, and a lexicon! Or if you just need a lightning fast lexicon, check out TriLex!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ParseHebrew at 4.9 against Hebrew Alphabet Now's 4.4. ParseHebrew also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). Hebrew Alphabet Now's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (150 vs 22). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Hebrew Alphabet Now costs $2.99 and ParseHebrew $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ParseHebrew holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hebrew Alphabet Now has 150 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Hebrew Alphabet Now's written reviews are positive against 67% of ParseHebrew's.
Hebrew Alphabet Now ships an update every 6 weeks, ParseHebrew every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Hebrew Alphabet Now | ParseHebrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (150 ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugenio Grapa | Danny Zacharias |
Customer experience
Hebrew Alphabet Now
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In-app purchases
Hebrew Alphabet Now
No in-app purchases
ParseHebrew
No in-app purchases
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