Jew Compass vs HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jew Compass
This app helps Jewish individuals determine the correct direction to pray towards Jerusalem, especially when in unfamiliar locations or traveling. It aims to facilitate prayer by providing accurate directional guidance.
- Accurate prayer direction
- Jerusalem facing guidance
- Useful for travel
- Assists in unfamiliar places
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Since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, prayer has replaced animal sacrifices. Through prayer a Jew pours out his heart to his Creator thanking Him for His many kindnesses and asking Him for help in his daily tasks. One of the main goals of prayer is to remember Jerusalem daily and ask for it to be rebuilt. That's why wherever a Jew finds himself he has to pray facing Jerusalem as "Jerusalem is the light of the whole world". Sometimes when we find ourselves in unfamiliar places or while travelling, it's unclear to us how exactly are we supposed to daven. That's when a comfortable application "Jew Compass" will come to help by determining exactly the accurate direction we need. It's our dream that this app will help many Jews to pray correctly and may we merit to see the rebuilding of Jerusalem speedily, in our days.
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
This app assists prayer leaders in maintaining a specific pace during services until the Shemoneh Esreh. It displays a large clock and a list of prayer stages with target times, providing visual cues as each stage approaches.
- Large clock display
- List of davening stages with times
- Visual cues for stage progression
- Customizable stage names and timings
- Assists prayer leaders
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HaNetz Clock is a straightforward app that helps the shaliach tzibbur (chazan) at a HaNetz/Vasikin minyan keep to the desired pace until reaching the Shemoneh Esreh (amidah). Once you enter the time for HaNetz, the app shows the shaliach tzibbur a large clock and a list of the davening stages he is to reach, and at which time. 30 seconds before each stage is reached, the stage name turns orange. Once the state is reached, it turns green. This approach is much easier (and allows for greater focus on the teffilah!) rather than trying to follow a chart and watching a clock. Also, this avoids the problem that watches/clocks are not always accurately set. It is easy to customize the names and timing of each of the stages leading up to the Shemoneh Esreh. Watch an overview video here: https://youtu.be/pg_NuioXI3k
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ at 100% against Jew Compass's 72%. HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Jew Compass's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). 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.
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jew Compass has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Jew Compass's written reviews are positive against 100% of HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ's.
Jew Compass ships an update every 4 months, HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jew Compass | HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Torah MiTzion | Joel Rosenstein |
Customer experience
Jew Compass
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
Bugs and requests
Jew Compass
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compass not functioning correctly
- App crashes or freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Multilingual support
- Customizable settings
- Improved accuracy and reliability
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jew Compass
No in-app purchases
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Jew Compass free?
Is HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ free?
Which has better reviews, Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
Do Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
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