דבר vs Tzofar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
דבר
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אפליקציית ״דבר״: כל העדכונים, הפרשנויות, כתבות המגזין והראיונות באתר החדשות החברתי היחיד בישראל
Tzofar
Receive real-time alerts for various threats in Israel, including rocket fire, earthquakes, and hostile aircraft intrusions. Customize notifications by city, area, or current location, and access alert history and a map of activated zones.
- Real-time siren alerts
- City and area selection
- Current location alerts
- Multiple threat types
- Customizable alert sounds
- Alerts history
- Map of activated zones
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'Tzofar' is an app that provides alerts about sirens in Israel. By using the app you can receive alerts based on city selection, entire areas, current location, and relevant threats. Tzofar provides alerts on all HFC's threats such as Red Alerts (Rockets and missiles fire), Earthquake, Hostile aircraft intrusion, and more. There are other options such as selecting alert sound, bypassing silent mode, alerts history, a map showing the areas where an alert was activated, and more. The system is connected to the Home Front Command servers, and the information comes in real-time. The app is not official and should not be relied on. always follow the Home front command instructions. The system was built by Hoshen Kadosh and Itai Guli
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tzofar at 71% against דבר's 0%. Tzofar also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (120 vs 1). דבר's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
דבר holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tzofar has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of דבר's written reviews are positive against 71% of Tzofar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
דבר ships an update every 3 months, Tzofar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | דבר | Tzofar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #174 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RGB Media Ltd | Hoshen Kadosh |
Customer experience
דבר
Tzofar
Bugs and requests
דבר
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tzofar
Reported bugs
15 issues- Notifications not heard on Bluetooth when outside car
- Notifications stopped working after firmware update
- Jewish town names missing from map
- Internet connection error when reloading page or selecting areas
- App crashes when tapping on the map
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- Map is in Hebrew, not English
- No toggle for Wi-Fi or cellular data
- Alert descriptions are vague
- Notification noise sounds like phone ringing
- Cannot connect to server
- App stopped working
- Cannot change language to Hebrew
- Server outages causing app to stop working
- App opens in English by default
- Alerts not working on iPhone and Apple Watch
Requested features
7 requests- Add feature to know who launched rockets
- Add unique early warning announcement sound
- Full map of all alerts in real time
- Clearer alert descriptions (e.g., 'rocket attack')
- Toggle for Wi-Fi or cellular data
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- Map in English
- Ability to change alert tone
In-app purchases
דבר
No in-app purchases
Tzofar
No in-app purchases
