Comparison

Magnes Reader vs All Daf

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

Head to head
About

Magnes Reader

Access and read your purchased e-books from Magnes Press anywhere, even offline. This app synchronizes your reading progress across devices and allows for easy navigation, searching, and note-taking within your digital library.

Highlights
  • Offline reading
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Page and chapter navigation
  • Word search functionality
  • Zoom in/out
  • Bookmarks and notes
  • PDF support
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After purchasing e-books on the Magnes Press website, you are invited to download the Magnes App in order to take them with you anywhere you go. This app offers the following options in most of the Magnes e-books: - Easy log-in - Synchronization – continue reading where you left off on any device, even after closing the app - No internet connection needed - Leaf through pages and chapters - Word search - Zoom in and out - Add and save bookmarks and notes - View all bookmarks, notes and highlights - Supports PDF On the Magnes website you will find a variety of non-fiction and research books in fields such as Archaeology, Ancient East, Classical Studies, Jewish Studies, Christianity, Islam, Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, History, Geography, Middle East, Art, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Medicine, Natural Sciences and more.

About

All Daf

Explore Jewish texts with a personalized feed of lectures, short clips, and resources. Learn daily, discover topics of interest through curated content, and set your own learning pace with flexible clip lengths.

Highlights
  • Daily Daf learning
  • Personalized content feed
  • Bite-sized video and audio clips
  • Curated supplementary resources
  • Customizable learning pace and topics
  • Flexible clip lengths
Features
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Experience the Daf in a whole new light. Uncover groundbreaking insights and explore the topics you love through a personalized feed of shiurim, bite-sized clips and supplementary resources. Download All Daf for full access, FREE. LEARN THE DAF, DAILY Delve into the daf with dynamic & world-renowned lecturers such as Rabbi Moshe Elefant and Rabbi Shalom Rosner EXPLORE THE DAF YOUR WAY Whether you’re a history buff, thrive on a good halacha debate, or enjoy stories from Nach, discover bite-sized clips related to that day’s daf on subjects you’d love to learn more about. SET YOUR OWN COURSE You set the pace, you choose the content. Curate your feed with the speakers and topics you like at your preferred level and pace. FITS YOUR SCHEDULE Clips range from 60 seconds to 45 minutes, so you can make the most of whatever time you have. CAREFULLY CURATED CONTENT Every video, audio track, discussion, and article on the app has been carefully chosen for the valuable insights offered.

Screenshots

Magnes Reader2 screens
All Daf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: All Daf at 92% against Magnes Reader's 13%. All Daf also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (599 vs 4). Magnes Reader's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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

All Daf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: All Daf has 599 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Magnes Reader's written reviews are positive against 92% of All Daf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magnes Reader ships an update every 6 months, All Daf every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Magnes Reader versus All Daf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnes ReaderAll Daf
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (599 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4599 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC.D.I. SYSTEMS (1992) LTDOrthodox Union

Customer experience

Magnes Reader

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

All Daf

All ratings599 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%

Bugs and requests

Magnes Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

All Daf

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Technical issues with video playback
  • App becoming unresponsive after returning from another screen
  • App forgetting which shiur was playing or where it was paused
  • App crashing on iOS 13

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to remember playback position
  • Add portrait mode compatibility for iPad
  • Add faster playback speeds
  • Add ability to add markers and annotations
  • Add share/invite friends functionality

In-app purchases

None

Magnes Reader

No in-app purchases

None

All Daf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magnes Reader free?
Magnes Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is All Daf free?
All Daf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magnes Reader or All Daf?
All Daf is rated higher. Magnes Reader averages 1.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while All Daf averages 4.9 from 599 ratings.
Do Magnes Reader or All Daf have ads?
Neither Magnes Reader nor All Daf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magnes Reader or All Daf?
Magnes Reader ships an update every 6 months, and All Daf every 6 weeks. Most recently, Magnes Reader was updated on September 29, 2026 and All Daf on October 8, 2026.

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