Танах STMEGI vs UnderText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Танах STMEGI
Read Psalms of David offline with this app, available in Russian and Hebrew. Features include transliteration for non-Hebrew speakers, adjustable font size, themes, and a date converter between Gregorian and Jewish calendars.
- Offline Psalms reading
- Russian and Hebrew languages
- Hebrew transliteration
- Adjustable font size and themes
- Gregorian to Jewish date converter
- No internet required
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The STMEGI Foundation presents the Tanah app, which lets you read Jewish books wherever you are. The app brings together Tehillim, the Torah, the Siddur, Berachot, Pirkei Avot, Sefer Hasidim, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Mishlei Yaakov and Yalkut Yosef Shulchan Arukh. The Psalms can be read straight through, by book, by day of the week or by day of the month, as well as in the Tikkun HaKlali order, together with the prayers said before and after reading. The app is available in Russian and Hebrew. For those who wish to read in the Holy Tongue but do not know the Hebrew letters, a transliteration is provided – and it, like the translation, can be shown side by side with the original. The user can also adjust the font size and choose one of three display themes. The app includes a date converter – the user is able to see which day of the Gregorian calendar corresponds to a date in the Hebrew calendar. The user arranges the home screen themselves: prayer times, candle lighting and the end of Shabbat, the weekly Torah portion, the Tehillim of the day, blessings and prayers. What you have read can be marked with bookmarks, gathered into your own collections, and important passages can be highlighted. Prayer times and Shabbat times are also available in widgets on the Home Screen. The program does not require an internet connection; access to your location is needed to calculate the times.
UnderText
This app provides Jewish prayers and Psalms with a literal word-by-word translation in multiple languages. It offers customizable display modes, an AI chatbot for Jewish topics, and group reading features for shared prayer experiences.
- Word-by-word translation
- Multiple display modes
- AI chatbot for Jewish topics
- Group reading for Psalms
- Customizable appearance
- Audio player for Psalms
- Prayer times and compass
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Read Jewish prayers and the Psalms of David with a literal translation under EVERY word. You don't need to know Hebrew — understanding comes instantly. TEXTS - All 150 Psalms (Tehillim) with a short summary for each - Siddur: 30+ sections — Shacharit, Mincha, Maariv, Shema, Amidah, Aleinu, Ashrei, Pesukei DeZimra, all Kaddishim, Korbanot, Birkat HaMazon, morning blessings, Traveler's Prayer, Shema before sleep WORD-BY-WORD TRANSLATION - Hebrew original with nikkud + transliteration + literal translation (English, Russian, French) - 6 display modes: translation, transliteration, transliteration without Hebrew, translation + transliteration, transliteration + translation, original only - Interface in 4 languages RABI AI Chat with answers on Jewish topics — from the meaning of a prayer to everyday practice. GROUP READING Create a group and split all 150 Psalms among participants — for healing, in memory, or for any occasion. PRAYING FOR OTHERS Keep a list of names. Favorite psalms: your own, one for each family member, for the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin. APPEARANCE Font size, colors and styles adjust separately for the Hebrew, the translation and the transliteration. MORE - Audio player for the Psalms - Prayer times and a compass pointing to Jerusalem - Print psalms - Sign in with email, Google or Apple, settings synced across devices - Elul mode: 3 chapters a day Free, no ads. Website: undertext.su
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UnderText at every 10 days against Танах STMEGI's every 2 months. UnderText also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Танах STMEGI against 5.0 for UnderText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Танах STMEGI ships an update every 2 months, UnderText every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Танах STMEGI | UnderText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STMEGI | Yair Roshal |
Customer experience
Танах STMEGI
UnderText
In-app purchases
Танах STMEGI
No in-app purchases
UnderText
No in-app purchases









