SmartHebrewFlashcards vs Learn Hebrew Alphabet & Write

Smart Hebrew Flashcards is an app written by an experienced Sunday School Hebrew Teacher to make learning Hebrew more fun for all students. It’s great to use on-line – just share screen and just ask students to take turns guessing a flashcard. Smart Hebrew Flashcards is perfect for the prospective bar or bat mitzvah student and anyone who wants to easily improve their Hebrew reading and vocabulary. What’s great about it? You can learn common Hebrew words. It includes Hebrew prayers and holiday words that are hard to find in other apps -- and are much needed by Sunday School teachers preparing bar and bat mitzvah students! No setup required for Hebrew Teachers -- just ask students to install and you are off and running. Just finished testing for three years on a group of 4th graders that all are well into their Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prep now. The entire religious service makes more sense if one knows the Hebrew that is being spoken. This app teaches the words that form the foundation of many prayers, so it fosters a meaningful connection with previous generations. Kids love it so much that a group of 5th grade Sunday School students came to an extra class every Tuesday evening for six months to play the game and help develop it. “Smart Hebrew Flashcards” are “Smart” because the Progress screen shows exactly how students are doing on particular words, and perhaps more importantly, how much time they spend on a particular word. Teachers need to know that to plan what to focus on. Bar/Bat Mitzvah students get a head start by learning some Biblical Hebrew. The app is really a mitzvah – a good deed. The app will be free. How did it develop? During five years of teaching Hebrew, the App’s creator discovered that students LOVED flash cards more than any other part of the class. They worked well for students learning in a group or on their own. The class played a “game” by taking turns reading the words . During this past two years, the class couldn’t play a physical flashcard game, so the Sunday School teacher searched for suitable flashcard games online. But there were none that were both easy to use, and taught both Hebrew prayers and holiday words. He didn’t find a single app. So given that the Sunday School teacher is also a computer science professor, he created an app, and started teaching his Sunday School students online. The app has been used the last six months by a 5th grade class, with no extra setup by the teacher. The Director of Religious Education (who has come to numerous classes where the app has been used) says, “The Sunday School kids need to learn what the prayers and Jewish holiday words mean--and so do I! But there was nothing that suited our needs, so this one was developed. It’s been fun meeting every week to test the app. The kids don’t like to miss--and neither do I. For the last month, I have been practicing 6 days a week for 5-10 minutes, and I know a lot of words in the prayers and songs now. It’s revolutionized my whole experience of Jewish services. Oh, and it does teach a lot of other words too! I’m just a religious educator, so the prayers are what I care about most.” During the testing period, a class of 5th grade students have been relentless with software requirements. They know what an app should do, and they refused to play until the app was not only fun, but behaved as they thought it should. Their feedback has guided the entire development. Version 1 has been in the app store for a couple of years and over time it did not work on newer versions of IOS. All of that has been fixed and numerous features have been added. Enjoy and send us feedback at info@smarthebrewflashcards.com.

AlephBet is the most downloaded Hebrew alphabet learning app for kids on the App Store, with 55,000+ downloads and over 12,000,000 learning games played worldwide. Designed for children ages 3–8, AlephBet teaches all 22 Hebrew letters plus 5 final forms through interactive tracing, native-speaker phonics, and educational games. It is the only Hebrew alphabet app that covers both Print (block) and Script (cursive) letter styles. 100% ad-free, safe for kids, and works completely offline. WHAT PARENTS AND TEACHERS SAY: AlephBet is used by families, Hebrew schools, and kindergarten teachers worldwide to prepare children for reading Hebrew. Whether you're teaching your child at home, supplementing Hebrew school, or preparing for first grade in Israel, AlephBet provides a structured, engaging learning path. KEY FEATURES: Phonics & Pronunciation Every letter is pronounced by a native Hebrew speaker. Children learn the correct sounds of the Hebrew alphabet from the very first lesson, including difficult letters like Chet, Ayin, and Resh. Letter Tracing & Handwriting Step-by-step guided tracing with instant visual feedback teaches proper letter formation. Children practice both print (block) and script (cursive) styles, developing fine motor skills and handwriting confidence. Educational Games Six different game types — letter recognition, memory matching, grid puzzles, drawing games, and more — adapt to your child's progress. Over 12 million games have been played by kids around the world. Name Tracing Children can trace their own name in Hebrew letters — a personalized, motivating feature that makes learning feel real. Numbers Learn to write Hebrew numbers alongside letters, covering the full foundation for early literacy and numeracy. Offline Mode No internet connection required. Learn anywhere — in the car, on a flight, or during screen time at home. DESIGNED FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: • Ages 3–5: Letter recognition, sounds, tracing basics, and fun games • Ages 6–8: Full handwriting practice, all letter forms, script style, and reading readiness • Kindergarten (Gan) and first grade (Kita Aleph) preparation WHAT MAKES ALEPHBET DIFFERENT: • 55,000+ downloads — the most popular Hebrew alphabet app for kids • 12,000,000+ games played worldwide • Both Print and Script letter styles (the only app to teach both) • Native Hebrew speaker audio for accurate pronunciation • 100% ad-free — no ads, no tracking, no in-app advertising • Works offline — no internet needed • 14 interface languages — Hebrew, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Georgian, and more • Free printable Hebrew alphabet worksheets at learnhebrewalphabet.com SUBSCRIPTION: The first 3 letters are free. Unlock all 27 letter forms, all games, name tracing, and script style with a yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy: AlephBet collects no personal data from children. No ads, no third-party trackers. Visit https://www.learnhebrewalphabet.com for free printable worksheets, interactive tracing games, and more resources for learning the Hebrew alphabet. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/