Rebbe Responsa vs myJLI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rebbe Responsa
Access a vast collection of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's English letters, offering unique insights and guidance on a wide range of life topics. This app provides a comprehensive, searchable database of these profound letters, making timeless wisdom accessible and practical for everyone.
- Comprehensive database of Rebbe's English letters
- Searchable by topic
- Insights on marriage, health, education, and more
- Practical advice based on Torah
- Easy and convenient access
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Over the years the Lubavitcher Rebbe corresponded with countless individuals who sought his counsel and guidance. These letters contain his unique insight and advice on nearly every topic. From marriage and relationships, physical and mental health, philosophy and education, business and communal work - the Rebbe illuminated every subject with the timeless truths of Torah and boundless concern for his correspondents. The Rebbe Responsa App is a revolutionary platform that compiles the Lubavitcher Rebbe's letters written originally in English. The English letters are unique in style and content. They explain profound and deep concepts in a plain and simple manner, understable and practical to all. This platform is the first comprehensive database of this treasure. With an elastic search and divided by topic, this platform provides an easy and convenient access to these letters.
myJLI
This app provides JLI instructors with tools to prepare and deliver lessons. It features multiple presenter recordings, full lesson audio, background playback, and offline access. Instructors can save lessons, bookmark moments with notes, and resume playback where they left off.
- Multiple presenter recordings
- Full lesson audio playback
- Background audio player
- Offline lesson access
- Bookmark moments with notes
- Resume playback
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myJLI is the app JLI instructors use to prepare their courses. Each lesson comes with recordings from several presenters and the full lesson audio, so you can hear how others teach it. The player keeps going in the background and remembers where you stopped in every recording. Save lessons to your phone to listen offline, and bookmark moments with a note for class. Access is for instructors JLI has assigned; sign in with the email JLI has on file.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Rebbe Responsa at 69 against myJLI's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.9 for Rebbe Responsa against 5.0 for myJLI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rebbe Responsa has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rebbe Responsa ships an update every 8 months, myJLI every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Rebbe Responsa | myJLI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (69 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | REBBE RESPONSA INC. | The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute |
Customer experience
Rebbe Responsa
myJLI
In-app purchases
Rebbe Responsa
No in-app purchases
myJLI
No in-app purchases
