AskTheRav vs Kitzur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AskTheRav
Get answers to your Jewish Halacha questions from a respected authority. Browse a large database of existing questions or submit your own for a personal response. Access practical guidance on various topics anytime, anywhere.
- Search thousands of Q&As
- Submit your own Halacha question
- Browse by category
- Access answers offline
- Practical Halacha guidance
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AskTheRav is your go-to resource for Jewish Halacha questions answered under the auspices of HaRav Yosef Yeshaya Braun, member of the Crown Heights Beis Din. Browse our growing database of thousands of answered questions across all areas of Halacha, including Shabbos, Kashrus, Tefillah, Yom Tov, Family Purity, and more. Submit your own question and receive a personal response. Features: • Search thousands of Q&As by topic or keyword • Submit your own Halacha question directly • Browse by category or Shulchan Aruch siman • Access answers anytime, anywhere AskTheRav.com has been serving the wider Jewish community with clear, practical Halacha guidance. Now available on iOS for easy access on the go.
Kitzur
Learn Kitzur Shulchan Aruch with a structured daily schedule. This educational app features a comprehensive search engine to quickly find specific information within the text.
- Daily learning schedule
- Kitzur Shulchan Aruch text
- Search engine
- Educational content
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This application allows to learn Kitzur Shulchan Aruch with a daily schedule. It also has a search engine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AskTheRav at 4 against Kitzur's 1. Kitzur's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AskTheRav against 5.0 for Kitzur. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AskTheRav ships an update monthly, Kitzur every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AskTheRav | Kitzur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yosef Braun | Tuvia Serber |
Customer experience
AskTheRav
Kitzur
In-app purchases
AskTheRav
No in-app purchases
Kitzur
No in-app purchases
