Eshet Chayil vs Magnes Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eshet Chayil
This app offers a digital edition of a women's Sephardic Siddur, featuring prayers and blessings in Hebrew with a linear English translation. Users can navigate easily with swipe and zoom functions. It is intended for personal prayer use, excluding Shabbat and religious holidays.
- Hebrew and English translation
- Full table of contents
- Swipe to turn pages
- Pinch to zoom text
- Digital prayer book
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The Sephardic Press Eshet Chayil Siddur App is The Isaac and Carol Chera Digital Edition of Essential Portions of the Prayers and Blessings for Women. In Hebrew, with Linear English Translation. • Free download • Full Table of Contents • Swipe to Turn pages • Pinch to Zoom text • Hebrew & English translation It is strictly forbidden to pray from, operate or reference this App on Shabbat and all the other religious observant Holidays. App developed by Daniel Salomon.
Magnes Reader
Access and read your purchased e-books from Magnes Press anywhere, even offline. This app synchronizes your reading progress across devices and allows for easy navigation, searching, and note-taking within your digital library.
- Offline reading
- Cross-device synchronization
- Page and chapter navigation
- Word search functionality
- Zoom in/out
- Bookmarks and notes
- PDF support
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After purchasing e-books on the Magnes Press website, you are invited to download the Magnes App in order to take them with you anywhere you go. This app offers the following options in most of the Magnes e-books: - Easy log-in - Synchronization – continue reading where you left off on any device, even after closing the app - No internet connection needed - Leaf through pages and chapters - Word search - Zoom in and out - Add and save bookmarks and notes - View all bookmarks, notes and highlights - Supports PDF On the Magnes website you will find a variety of non-fiction and research books in fields such as Archaeology, Ancient East, Classical Studies, Jewish Studies, Christianity, Islam, Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, History, Geography, Middle East, Art, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Medicine, Natural Sciences and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eshet Chayil at 73% against Magnes Reader's 13%. Eshet Chayil also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Eshet Chayil holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Eshet Chayil's written reviews are positive against 13% of Magnes Reader's.
Eshet Chayil ships an update every 9 months, Magnes Reader every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eshet Chayil | Magnes Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile App Fund LLC | C.D.I. SYSTEMS (1992) LTD |
Customer experience
Eshet Chayil
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In-app purchases
Eshet Chayil
No in-app purchases
Magnes Reader
No in-app purchases
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