TorahTV vs Shas Illuminated
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TorahTV
This application offers a comprehensive platform for studying, engaging with, and listening to Torah content. It features an optimized design and cutting-edge technology for an efficient and high-quality user experience.
- Comprehensive Torah study resources
- Engaging content features
- Audio listening options
- Optimized performance
- High-quality design
- Cutting-edge technology
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Introducing the TorahTV App. Every detail within the new layout and function has been used as an opportunity to set new standards in design, quality, and engineering, ensuring that it will deliver an uncompromising performance like never before. The core of this application has been sculpted, reinforced, made durable, and then brought to life in a whole new way. It’s designed to surpass prerequisites and provide all of the top-rated STBM go-to's in one place, without requiring an updated submission. More efficient than ever before, with optimized function, this system combines cutting edge technology and provides the customer with faster response and quality: Just. Like. That. This new addition to Simchat Torah Beit Midrash has been pushed to extremes, ensuring that each part is worthy of the name. TorahTV App
Shas Illuminated
This app offers clear and concise explanations of complex Talmudic discussions, presented by esteemed scholars. It aims to deepen users' understanding of the Daf, transforming their learning experience.
- Clear and concise sugya explanations
- Deeper understanding of the Daf
- Presented by esteemed Talmidei Chachamim
- Transforms learning experience
- Daily shiurim for hundreds of listeners
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Shas Illuminated hires a team of esteemed Talmidei Chachamim who are able to distill and present the ikar sugyos on the Daf in a clear and concise way giving the listener a deeper understanding of the Daf. Hundreds of listeners benefit each day from the Shas Illuminated shiurim. Many people, including Magidei Shiur, Daf Yomi learners and Kollel Yungeleit have expressed that Shas Illuminated has transformed their learning and enabled them to understand a Daf in a way they were never able to before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TorahTV at 100% against Shas Illuminated's 57%. TorahTV also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Shas Illuminated's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TorahTV holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TorahTV's written reviews are positive against 57% of Shas Illuminated's.
TorahTV ships an update every 8 months, Shas Illuminated every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TorahTV | Shas Illuminated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better | 4.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simchat Torah Beit Midrash Apps | Shas Illuminated Inc |
Customer experience
TorahTV
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In-app purchases
TorahTV
No in-app purchases
Shas Illuminated
No in-app purchases









