Comparison

Jew Compass vs Kosher Switch

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

Kosher Switch

This app transforms your iPhone into a kosher phone with a single tap, offering customizable app access and a simplified home screen. It includes religious tools like a siddur, compass, and tefillin mirror, along with a smart assistant.

Highlights
  • One-tap kosher mode activation
  • Customizable app selection
  • Blocked app installation
  • Filtered web browsing
  • Siddur and Tehillim
  • Jerusalem compass
  • Tefillin mirror
Features
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Kosher Switch turns your iPhone into a kosher phone with one tap, and back again with a code. Works on iPhone and iPod touch with iOS 15 or newer. On iOS 15 (iPod touch), Apple allows it only on a child's device in Family Sharing. FOR PARENTS AND FOR YOURSELF Set up your child's iPhone with Family Sharing, or use it on your own phone and let someone you trust (a spouse, parent or rav) choose the code. In kosher mode, only the person with the code can switch the phone back. ONLY THE APPS YOU CHOOSE Choose the apps you keep, like Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, Camera and Maps. Up to 50 apps disappear from the Home Screen, and every other app shows the kosher screen instead of opening. Installing apps is blocked in kosher mode, and Kosher Switch can't be deleted. NO BROWSER. OUR ADVICE. We believe a kosher phone shouldn't have a web browser at all, not even a filtered one. So websites start fully blocked, Safari included. If you really need it, the kosher filter keeps Safari clean: adult sites and image search are blocked, Kosher Pictures covers pictures of people, and pages and searches with unsuitable words don't open. Other browsers get no internet in kosher mode. The choice is yours. A CALM KOSHER HOME SCREEN Kosher Home Screen widgets show a big clock, the Hebrew date and your apps as a calm list, like a minimalist phone. The כשר button in Control Center switches modes, and a Kosher Focus gives the phone its own wallpaper. EVERYTHING INCLUDED • Siddur and Tehillim (Ashkenaz, Sefard and Edot HaMizrach), with the daily and weekly Tehillim and chapter-by-chapter reading. • A compass to Jerusalem: from your exact location to the Temple Mount, with a built-in level and gentle haptics when you face it. • A tefillin mirror: the front camera checks that your shel rosh sits in the middle and on the hair, not the forehead. Nothing is recorded. • A luach with zmanim for where you are, what you can still pray now and how long is left, and optional reminders. • Notes with drawing, and an assistant powered by Apple Intelligence that calls, texts, sets alarms and remembers who's who. • English or Hebrew, with prayer names in Hebrew. PLANS Kosher mode needs a Personal or Family subscription, monthly or yearly. Personal monthly starts with a 2-week free trial for new subscribers. Family is shared with up to 5 family members through Family Sharing. Turning kosher mode off never needs a plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVATE No account, no ads and no tracking. Kosher Switch uses Apple's Screen Time on your iPhone; nothing you do is sent to us.

Screenshots

Jew Compass1 screens
Kosher Switch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Jew Compass at free against Kosher Switch's subscription. Jew Compass also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). Kosher Switch's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, 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

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

Kosher Switch 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jew Compass ships an update every 4 months, Kosher Switch daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jew Compass versus Kosher Switch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJew CompassKosher Switch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorah MiTzionItai Elishakov

Customer experience

Jew Compass

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

Kosher Switch

All ratings1 ratings
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

Kosher Switch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jew Compass

No in-app purchases

None

Kosher Switch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jew Compass free?
Jew Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kosher Switch free?
Kosher Switch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jew Compass or Kosher Switch?
Kosher Switch is rated higher. Jew Compass averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Kosher Switch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jew Compass or Kosher Switch have ads?
Neither Jew Compass nor Kosher Switch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jew Compass or Kosher Switch?
Jew Compass ships an update every 4 months, and Kosher Switch daily. Most recently, Jew Compass was updated on October 23, 2026 and Kosher Switch on October 22, 2026.

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