Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Accurate prayer direction
  • Jerusalem facing guidance
  • Useful for travel
  • Assists in unfamiliar places
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Large clock display
  • List of davening stages with times
  • Visual cues for stage progression
  • Customizable stage names and timings
  • Assists prayer leaders
Features
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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

Screenshots

Jew Compass1 screens
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jew Compass versus HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJew CompassHaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorah MiTzionJoel Rosenstein

Customer experience

Jew Compass

All ratings1,917 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.1%

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Jew Compass

No in-app purchases

None

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jew Compass free?
Jew Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ free?
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ is rated higher. Jew Compass averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ have ads?
Neither Jew Compass nor HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jew Compass or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
Jew Compass ships an update every 4 months, and HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ every 7 months. Most recently, Jew Compass was updated on October 23, 2026 and HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ on October 1, 2026.

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