Shabbat.com vs SOJC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shabbat.com
Connect with a global Jewish community for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, and networking. This social platform facilitates finding hosts or guests worldwide, sharing updates, and accessing religious content. Build connections and contribute to a kinder world through this comprehensive community app.
- Global Shabbat hosting and guest matching
- Jewish community events and networking
- Dating profiles with messaging
- Weekly Torah portion audio
- Worldwide candle lighting times
- Job board for employment
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The Shabbat.com app is a free world-wide Jewish community, effectively a Jewish social network connecting members for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, networking, and much more. Through its brilliant interface, members can host or be hosted for Shabbat and help each other and build a kinder world. Shabbat.com offers the following features: - Members available for Shabbat in 120 countries and 4000 cities - Uploading pictures and status updates to a global feed using your camera's photo app or your gallery - Easy messaging with push notification - Full audio of the weekly Shabbat Parsha (Torah Portion) featuring the famous Rabbi Juravel - Candle lighting times worldwide as well as other halachik times - Swipe-able dating profiles with email availability - An active job board for employment opportunities - Video sharing and friending - Feedback from other Shabbat.com members Creating a Shabbat.com profile on the app also gives you instant access to the online website. This includes our video library, weekly Shabbat recipes, and much more. So welcome to the world's largest Jewish online community. We will be upgrading and updating the app, as well as the website, regularly in the weeks and months ahead.
SOJC
This app serves as the official communication channel for a vibrant Jewish congregation. It fosters a sense of belonging and shared journey, offering inspiration, engagement, and spiritual enrichment for members of all ages and backgrounds. Connect with a diverse synagogue family rooted in tradition and welcoming to newcomers.
- Community connection
- Spiritual enrichment
- Jewish values
- Member support
- Welcoming newcomers
- Event updates
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We would like to welcome you to the App of the Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation, a growing congregation of families and individuals whose lives reflect a sense of belonging and commitment to each other, our families, the State of Israel, and the larger Jewish world. We love to inspire, engage and nourish as we join together in a shared journey with our kehillah k’doshah, sacred community. Every member at every age, every level of knowledge or practice is supported, challenged and stimulated by an increased understanding of Jewish values and spiritual enrichment. We are a diverse Synagogue family, coming from many places and backgrounds, and we work together to connect to the deep well of our traditions. We delight in welcoming newcomers as we honor our roots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shabbat.com at every 4 weeks against SOJC's every 7 months. Shabbat.com also leads on ratings volume (194 vs 2). SOJC's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SOJC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shabbat.com has 194 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, SOJC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shabbat.com | SOJC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tribex Corp | SOUTHWEST ORLANDO JEWISH CONGREGATION, INC. |
Customer experience
Shabbat.com
SOJC
Bugs and requests
Shabbat.com
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes when accessing search by location
- Messaging system shows 'oops try again later' error
- Partial audio files not working
- Cannot exit photo viewing (X button unresponsive)
- Repeated login prompts on app launch
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- App won't open despite loading
- Cannot delete app from iPhone
- Restricted viewing window on iPhone 6 Plus/7 Plus
- Comments and comment box not visible when scrolling
- Inconsistent app performance across sessions
Requested features
10 requests- Unlike/undo button for posts and likes
- Private timeline and friends-only posting
- LGBTQ+ filtering options (men seeking men)
- Like button for comments
- Incognito profile browsing
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- Better blocking functionality
- Improved app UI and modern design
- Partial audio functionality fix
- Better search by location feature
- User warning system before account suspension
SOJC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shabbat.com
No in-app purchases
SOJC
No in-app purchases








