Shas Illuminated vs Kitzur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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 review sentiment: Kitzur at 100% against Shas Illuminated's 57%. Kitzur also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Shas Illuminated's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Kitzur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shas Illuminated has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Shas Illuminated's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kitzur's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shas Illuminated | Kitzur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shas Illuminated Inc | Tuvia Serber |
Customer experience
Shas Illuminated
Kitzur
In-app purchases
Shas Illuminated
No in-app purchases
Kitzur
No in-app purchases
