Gemara vs Hebrew Calendar HebDate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gemara
Follow a structured daily or weekly schedule to complete the entire Talmud. Access commentaries and track your progress through the sacred texts.
- Complete Shas on a schedule
- Daily study plans
- Weekly study plans
- Progress tracking
- Commentary access
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COMPLETE SHAS ON A SCHEDULE!
Hebrew Calendar HebDate
This app provides a comprehensive Jewish and secular calendar, syncing your schedule with Hebrew dates, holidays, and daily learning. It offers offline functionality, precise Zmanim based on location, and event management tools. Widgets display upcoming events and learning schedules.
- Offline Zmanim and Holiday calculations
- Hebrew and Secular calendar views
- Jewish Holidays and Events list
- Precise Zmanim by location
- Daf Yomi and daily learning tracking
- Agenda and event management
- Calendar sync and widgets
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HebDate is your comprehensive Jewish calendar The HebDate app is a thoughtfully designed Jewish and secular calendar which helps users manage their schedules in sync with Hebrew dates, holidays, Zmanim, and daily Limudim. - Works offline (all Zmanim and Holidays are calculated on device) - Full Hebrew and Secular Calendar: Features detailed month, week, and day views - Jewish Holidays &Events: At a glance, access a comprehensive list of Yomim Tovim, fast days, Rosh Chodesh, and other significant days in the Jewish calendar. - Zmanim: Get precise Zmanim based on your geographical location. - Daf Yomi and Daily Learning: Stay on top of Daf Yomi and other daily limudim. - Agenda and Event Management: Utilize the built-in event editing and integration capabilities to effectively plan your schedule. Syncs with your calendar. - Widgets for Upcoming Zmanim, Specific Zman, Limudim, Calendar Events, Holidays, Current date (Hebrew and English) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hebrew Calendar HebDate at 88% against Gemara's 20%. Hebrew Calendar HebDate also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Gemara's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Hebrew Calendar HebDate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Gemara asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hebrew Calendar HebDate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hebrew Calendar HebDate has 449 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Gemara's written reviews are positive against 88% of Hebrew Calendar HebDate's.
Gemara ships an update every 3 weeks, Hebrew Calendar HebDate every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gemara | Hebrew Calendar HebDate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 4.9 (449 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 449 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shira Gulkowitz | Lionscribe Software LLC |
Customer experience
Gemara
Hebrew Calendar HebDate
In-app purchases
Gemara
No in-app purchases
Hebrew Calendar HebDate
- HebDate+ Monthly$0.991 Month
- HebDate+ Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
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