Comparison

Siddur vs Mourning

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

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About

Siddur

This smart prayer book offers the acclaimed Kehot Linear Siddur with easy navigation for all prayers and blessings. It includes a Zmanim calculator for accurate halachic times based on your location, a tefillin mirror, and a Mizrach compass.

Highlights
  • Smart prayers
  • All prayers and blessings
  • Halachic times calculator
  • Hyperlinked table of contents
  • Tefillin mirror
  • Mizrach Compass
Features
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A smart Siddur with halachic times Includes a tefillin mirror, compass, halachic times and more. Features the acclaimed Kehot Linear Siddur, now available wherever you are. Features: * Smart prayers * All the prayers and blessings with easy navigation * A "Zmanim" calculator that will give you the proper Halachic times for your location * Hyperlinked table of contents * Tefillin mirror * Mizrach Compass The Siddur that's always there for you. הסידור במהדורה לינארית – ניתן להשיג בכל מקום סידור תהילת ה' במהדורה לינארית באנגלית בצורת הדף של הסידור הנדפס כולל: • כל התפילות והברכות עם ניווט קל • חישוב אוטומטי של זמני ההלכה בכל מקום • מפתח התוכן עם קישור אוטומטי • ראי לתפילין • מצפן למצוא את ה"מזרח" הסידור שתמיד לצידך.

About

Mourning

This app provides a comprehensive collection of resources to support individuals through the Jewish mourning process. It offers stories, songs, prayers, and study texts, with weekly themes to deepen Kaddish practice and aid in acceptance and resilience.

Highlights
  • Weekly mourning themes
  • Kaddish practice deepening
  • Reflection and writing prompts
  • Daily reminders and quotes
  • Musical recordings
  • Poetry and prayers
  • Study texts
Features
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The Jewish mourning process is a voyage through pain, brokenness, comfort, resilience, acceptance, and even gratitude. This app, a companion to the book "The Year of Mourning: A Jewish Journey" from CCAR Press, offers an expansive array of resources—stories, songs, study texts, poetry, and prayers—to lovingly and patiently guide the bereaved through the first year after their loss. Each week the mourner is encouraged to focus on a particular theme to deepen their Kaddish practice. The app also includes opportunities for reflection and writing, daily reminders and inspirational quotes, and thirty-five musical recordings. Edited by Rabbi Lisa D. Grant, PhD, and Cantor Lisa B. Segal Foreword by Rabbi Richard F. Address, DMin Order the book: http://mourning.ccarpress.org How do mourners get through that empty eternity of their first year without a loved one, that interminable stretch of darkness—perhaps deepening into despair—after shivah ends? Here at last is a way forward: a week-by-week, yearlong pathway through poetry, ritual, music, and the textual wisdom of Jewish tradition, brilliantly conceived and compassionately framed. I recommend it highly for anyone in mourning. --Rabbi Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman, Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor Emeritus of Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual, Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion Walking the path of mourning is very much like wandering in the wilderness; familiar landmarks have become obscured, life's structures have crumbled. The Year of Mourning is an invaluable compass for this treacherous path. The editors offer a rich array of spiritual resources—texts, songs and prayers—in a format that will affirm, guide, and comfort readers. I know I will share this often with those who are touched by grief. --Rabbi Dayle Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC, author of Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older Grief is a universal human experience; it stimulates spiritual reflection and yearns for a communal response. Rabbi Lisa D. Grant and Cantor Lisa B. Segal have planted important flora on the inevitable path of grief that we all walk. Each page is a place to linger, look, listen, and reflect. Whether this book sits on your lap or you scroll through it on your device, anywhere your eye focuses will bring a moment of nourishment on your journey. --Rabbi Eric Weiss, editor of Mishkan Aveilut: Where Grief Resides The Year of Mourning is a must-have for every clergyperson. After nearly thirty years of guiding congregants through the grieving process, I finally have an all-in-one resource to offer comfort and support beyond the funeral and shivah. Understanding that everyone grieves differently, the editors have created a collection of individual units that gives mourners the ability to move through at their own pace. This special compilation of music, poetry, and reflective questions is a wonderful resource. --Cantor Claire Franco, Past-President, American Conference of Cantors

Screenshots

Siddur3 screens
Mourning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mourning at 5.0 against Siddur's 3.6. Mourning also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Siddur's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 7) and price ($5.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Siddur costs $5.99 and Mourning $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mourning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Siddur has 36 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Siddur ships an update every 3 months, Mourning every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Siddur versus Mourning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiddurMourning
Price$5.99 — better$6.99
Rating3.6 (36 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChabad.org Jewish AppsCCAR Press

Customer experience

Siddur

All ratings36 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative30.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative35.7%

Mourning

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Siddur

No in-app purchases

None

Mourning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Siddur free?
Siddur costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mourning free?
Mourning costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Siddur or Mourning?
Mourning is rated higher. Siddur averages 3.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Mourning averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Siddur or Mourning have ads?
Neither Siddur nor Mourning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Siddur or Mourning?
Siddur ships an update every 3 months, and Mourning every 11 days. Most recently, Siddur was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mourning on September 27, 2026.

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