Comparison

Kol Sasson vs TorahApp

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

Head to head
About

Kol Sasson

This app provides a comprehensive Sephardic Siddur with English translations, covering weekday prayers, holidays, and special occasions. It adheres to customs from across the Sephardic world.

Highlights
  • Linear Sephardic Siddur
  • English translations
  • Prayers for weekdays and holidays
  • Includes special occasions and blessings
  • Full Table of Contents
Features
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Kol Sasson is a familiar and classic linear Sephardic Siddur with English translations based on the customs from all parts of the Sephardic world. The Kol Sasson App features a full Table of Contents and is complete with all prayers for the entire year including prayers for Weekdays, Holidays, Marriage Ceremony as well as many other Special Occasions and Various Blessings. It is strictly forbidden to pray from, operate or reference the Kol Sasson Siddur App on Shabbat and all the other religious observant Holidays. App developed by Daniel Salomon.

About

TorahApp

Access a vast library of Torah texts, including translations, commentaries, and daily learning calendars. Listen to over 500,000 audio and video lectures, with offline access for learning on the go. Features include a smart siddur and Tikkun mode for leining practice.

Highlights
  • Thousands of Torah texts and commentaries
  • English translations
  • Smart siddur with calendar integration
  • Daily learning calendars (Daf Yomi, Tanach Yomi)
  • Tikkun mode for leining practice
  • 500k+ audio and video shiurim
  • Offline access for texts and shiurim
Features
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All of Torah (texts, shiurim, translations, links, and more) in one TorahApp. TorahApp is perfect for enabling learning for all those "extra" minutes, in-depth learning, or as a siddur. Texts/Sefarim - Thousands of sefarim (Chumash/Parsha, Nach/Tanach, Halacha, Gemara, Daf Yomi, Miforshim, Mishna, Rambam, Siddur, Midrash, Chasidut, Musar, etc.) - English translations - Smart siddur (expanding/collapsing parts daving based on the calendar) - Commentaries, links, and in-line commentaries; and opening related texts - Multiple tabs each saving your spot - Daily learning calendars (Daf Yomi, Tanach Yomi, Shnayim Mikra, etc.) - Tikkun mode for practicing leining (including audio leining) - Offline texts for learning on your commute, airplane, beis midrash, etc. Shiurim - 500k+ audio, video shiurim - Shiurim from YUTorah & OUTorah - Shiurim can be browsed as standalone series or as related to opened sefarim - Podcast-like series enabling continual listening wherever you are - Learn on your commute with Apple CarPlay - Saves your custom speed for each series - Offline for listening on the subway Sefira / Sefirat HaOmer / Sefiras HaOmer. Count of the Omer reminder and checklist. More features rolling out all the time... (Feel free to ask us for features at thetorahapp.org@gmail.com.) Website: thetorahapp.org

Screenshots

Kol Sasson4 screens
TorahApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TorahApp at weekly against Kol Sasson's every 2 months. Kol Sasson's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kol Sasson against 4.8 for TorahApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 130 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 87% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kol Sasson ships an update every 2 months, TorahApp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kol Sasson versus TorahApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKol SassonTorahApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (81 ratings)4.8 (130 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews — better86.7% of reviews
Number of ratings81130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaim Victor Cohen SabanHerztech LLC

Customer experience

Kol Sasson

All ratings77 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%

TorahApp

All ratings130 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

Kol Sasson

No in-app purchases

None

TorahApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kol Sasson free?
Kol Sasson is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TorahApp free?
TorahApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kol Sasson or TorahApp?
TorahApp is rated higher. Kol Sasson averages 4.8 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while TorahApp averages 4.8 from 130 ratings.
Do Kol Sasson or TorahApp have ads?
Neither Kol Sasson nor TorahApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kol Sasson or TorahApp?
Kol Sasson ships an update every 2 months, and TorahApp weekly. Most recently, Kol Sasson was updated on October 25, 2026 and TorahApp on October 22, 2026.

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