Tanach vs Tanach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tanach
Access and search the entire Jewish Tanach, including the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim, on your iPhone. Browse by chapter or parashah, search in Hebrew, bookmark verses, and email them to others. Customize font size for a personalized reading experience.
- Browse by Chapter
- Browse by Parashah
- Search in Hebrew
- Bookmark Verses
- Email Verses
- Adjustable Font Size
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Now you can browse and even search the whole Jewish Tanach on your iPhone with this iPhone app from RustyBrick. This includes the Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim. The Torah or Chumash is browsable by both chapter and by parashah and includes the five books of Moses; Genesis [Breishit], Exodus [Shmot], Leviticus [Vayikra], Numbers [ Bamidbar], and Deuteronomy [D'varim]. Nevi'im (Prophets) and also includes Ketuvim (Writings). This allows you to search for Hebrew words. In addition, it allows you to bookmark verses by clicking on them. You can also email verses. Features Include: * Browse by Chapter * Browse by Parashah for Torah * Search in Hebrew * Bookmark Verses * Email Verses * Font Size preference * Hebrew Only ***************************************************** עכשיו תוכלו לדפדף ואף לערוך חיפוש בכל התנ"ל על ה-iphone שלכם. כולל תורה נביאים וכתובים . החומש ניתן לדיפדוף לפי פרק או פרשה וכולל את כל חמשה חומשי תורה [בראשית, שמות, ויקרא, במדבר ודברים] וכן הנביאים וכתובים. אפלקציה זו הינו היחיד הקיים כעת בחנות iphone app והיחיד המאפשר לכם לחפש מילה בעברית. ניתן אף להשתמש בסימניה לפסוקיםע"י לחיצה כפולה. כמו כן ניתן לשלוח פסוקים באי מייל לעצמכם או לחברים ובני משפחה. תוכן: חמשה חומשי תורה * בראשית * שמות * ויקרא * במדבר * דברים נביאים * יהושוע * שופטים * שמואל (א' ב') * מלכים (א' ב') * ישעיה * ירמיהו * יחזקאל * תרי עשר * הושע * יואל * עמוס * עובדיה * יונה * מיכה * נחום * חבקוק * צפניה * חגי * זכריה * מלאכי כתובים * תהילים * משלי * איוב * שיר השירים * רות * איכה * קהלת * אסתר * דניאל * ערזא ונחמיה * דברי הימים מאפיינים: * חיפוש לפי פרק * חיפוש לפי פרשה * חיפוש בעברית * סימון פסוקים * שליחת פסוקים באי מייל * שינוי גודל פונט לבחירתכם
Tanach
Access the complete Jewish Tanach, including Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim, offline. Features include parallel text, search, bookmarks, notes, and customizable reading options with punctuation and cantillation.
- Offline Tanach access
- Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
- English and Onkelos translations
- Parallel text display
- Powerful search engine
- Bookmarks and notes
- Customizable punctuation and cantillation
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Tanach for all brings you the whole Jewish Tanach (bible) to your iPhone/iPod/iPad. Tanach for all includes the Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). There is no need for an internet connection since all the Hebrew text comes with the application (English (JPS) and Onkelos translations can be downloaded from within the application without any charge). You can easily navigate to any chapter or even Parasha (for Torah only) within seconds! Do you prefer to read the bible with punctuation (nikud) or with cantillation (teamim)? Whatever you prefer - this is up to you to decide with just a switch of a button. And now you can even see both English and Hebrew or Onkelus and Hebrew in parallel or line by line, allowing you to learn better. Would you like to see how many times your name appears in the bible? Would you like to find where in the bible a place was mentioned? With the built-in search engine you'll find anything on the bible within less than 2 seconds! Whenever you'll close the application the last watched chapter will be saved for next time, but you can also select a verse to be the opening position for next time. If you want to remember a verse or a chapter, you can easily set a bookmark to that place by just clicking on a verse. In the same manner, you can easily add notes or see commentaries (Hebrew only) to any selected verse. And it all comes packed in a very nice and intuitive design! __ Icons used in this app came from Icons8.com __ To ask a question or report a problem you can come to the support page, using the link below. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Tanach and Tanach both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Tanach's written reviews are positive against 71% of Tanach's. Tanach also leads on ratings volume (210 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Tanach's advantage is price ($14.99 vs $19.99). On rating, 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
Tanach costs $14.99 and Tanach $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Tanach against 4.9 for Tanach. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tanach has 210 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Tanach's written reviews are positive against 95% of Tanach's.
Tanach ships an update every 3 months, Tanach every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tanach | Tanach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 210 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RustyBrick, Inc. | Yaniv Kalsky |
Customer experience
Tanach
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Bugs and requests
Tanach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tanach
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes when adjusting font size or scroll speed settings
- Jump to last position feature resets to beginning of parsha
- Bookmark function crashes app approximately 90% of the time after setting
- Search wheel freezes and covers page content
- Text resizing causes app to crash on iPad 2
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- Vowel marks display incorrectly with text size changes
- Shin dots appear in confusing locations
- App fails to open after certain updates
- Inconsistent saving of last reading position
- Slow app performance overall
- Incompatibility with older iOS devices
Requested features
15 requests- Modern English translation option (Art Scroll or similar)
- Choice of vowel systems (Stam Sefarad vs Stam Ashkenaz)
- Sedarim marking for daily Torah study (Tanach Yomi)
- Separate haftarah marking within Neviim
- Aliyot (Torah reading sections) clearly marked
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- Transliteration option for learning Hebrew
- English translation for commentaries
- Lighter background color option
- Kasuto explanations
- Talmud Bavli version
- Separate font size controls for Hebrew and English
- Toggle buttons for te'amim and English translation
- Highlight text and mark sections with notes
- Click-through access to BDB dictionary
- Practice mode for synagogue Torah reading
In-app purchases
Tanach
No in-app purchases
Tanach
No in-app purchases
