Oraysa vs Kitzur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oraysa
This app provides a structured daily learning schedule for religious texts, offering multiple free resources like audio/video lectures and quizzes. It aims to make learning accessible and satisfying for everyone, with options to learn individually or with study partners.
- Daily learning schedule
- Free audio/video shiurim
- Daily quiz
- Learning summaries
- Optional monthly tests
- Study group integration
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Oraysa Amud V’chazara - Learn 1 new amud daily Sun-Thurs and review 2.5 blatt over Friday and Shabbos. Optional monthly test on 10 blatt. Receive multiple free daily resources including audio/video shiurim, daily quiz, mar’ei mekomos, summary of the amud, daily iyun shiur and more! The combination of learning at a pace that works, while retaining significant portions of learning, is a formula for tremendous satisfaction in one’s learning, attainable to everyone. Contact Oraysa to order your free calendar. Join on your own, with a chavrusa or join one of the hundreds of chaburos worldwide.
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 rating: Kitzur at 5.0 against Oraysa's 3.7. Kitzur also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Oraysa's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Oraysa ships an update every 4 months, Kitzur every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oraysa | Kitzur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shas Illuminated Inc | Tuvia Serber |
Customer experience
Oraysa
Kitzur
In-app purchases
Oraysa
No in-app purchases
Kitzur
No in-app purchases
