Comparison

Eshet Chayil vs UnderText

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hebrew and English translation
  • Full table of contents
  • Swipe to turn pages
  • Pinch to zoom text
  • Digital prayer book
Features
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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.

About

UnderText

This app provides Jewish prayers and Psalms with a literal word-by-word translation in multiple languages. It offers customizable display modes, an AI chatbot for Jewish topics, and group reading features for shared prayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Word-by-word translation
  • Multiple display modes
  • AI chatbot for Jewish topics
  • Group reading for Psalms
  • Customizable appearance
  • Audio player for Psalms
  • Prayer times and compass
Features
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Read Jewish prayers and the Psalms of David with a literal translation under EVERY word. You don't need to know Hebrew — understanding comes instantly. TEXTS - All 150 Psalms (Tehillim) with a short summary for each - Siddur: 30+ sections — Shacharit, Mincha, Maariv, Shema, Amidah, Aleinu, Ashrei, Pesukei DeZimra, all Kaddishim, Korbanot, Birkat HaMazon, morning blessings, Traveler's Prayer, Shema before sleep WORD-BY-WORD TRANSLATION - Hebrew original with nikkud + transliteration + literal translation (English, Russian, French) - 6 display modes: translation, transliteration, transliteration without Hebrew, translation + transliteration, transliteration + translation, original only - Interface in 4 languages RABI AI Chat with answers on Jewish topics — from the meaning of a prayer to everyday practice. GROUP READING Create a group and split all 150 Psalms among participants — for healing, in memory, or for any occasion. PRAYING FOR OTHERS Keep a list of names. Favorite psalms: your own, one for each family member, for the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin. APPEARANCE Font size, colors and styles adjust separately for the Hebrew, the translation and the transliteration. MORE - Audio player for the Psalms - Prayer times and a compass pointing to Jerusalem - Print psalms - Sign in with email, Google or Apple, settings synced across devices - Elul mode: 3 chapters a day Free, no ads. Website: undertext.su

Screenshots

Eshet Chayil4 screens
UnderText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UnderText at 5.0 against Eshet Chayil's 4.3. UnderText also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). Eshet Chayil's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UnderText holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eshet Chayil ships an update every 9 months, UnderText every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Eshet Chayil versus UnderText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEshet ChayilUnderText
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile App FundYair Roshal

Customer experience

Eshet Chayil

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

UnderText

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Eshet Chayil

No in-app purchases

None

UnderText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eshet Chayil free?
Eshet Chayil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UnderText free?
UnderText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eshet Chayil or UnderText?
UnderText is rated higher. Eshet Chayil averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while UnderText averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Eshet Chayil or UnderText have ads?
Neither Eshet Chayil nor UnderText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eshet Chayil or UnderText?
Eshet Chayil ships an update every 9 months, and UnderText every 10 days. Most recently, Eshet Chayil was updated on November 2, 2026 and UnderText on October 30, 2026.

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