Comparison

Omer Count vs Ultimate Zmanim

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Omer Count

This is an older version of a counter application. It provides a link to update to the latest free version, as all new features are now exclusive to the updated application.

Highlights
  • Update link to latest version
  • End of life version
  • Directs to new functionality
Features
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This version will give you a link to update to the latest free version of Omer Counter. This is the end of life version. All new functionality will be added to Omer Counter. If you haven't installed this before, then please just install Omer Counter instead.

About

Ultimate Zmanim

This app provides accurate Jewish calendar times, including Shabbat candle lighting, holidays, and daily prayer times, with customizable reminders and offline functionality. It offers a user-friendly interface with timeline navigation and Apple Watch integration for convenient access to important halachic times.

Highlights
  • GPS-based zmanim calculations
  • Shabbat candle lighting times
  • Holiday and weekly parashah information
  • Daf Yomi tracking
  • Customizable daily reminders
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Ultimate Zmanim is the premiere zmanim app for iOS, now with even more features. iOS Features: - GPS-based calculations - Calendrical information, including Shabbat candle lighting times, weekly parashah, chagim, and daf yomi - Daily reminders, scheduled based on zmanim - Beautiful printouts for your shul's bimah or your fridge - Over 100 calculations to customize according to - Companion watch app featuring complications - Today widget in Notification Center - Intuitive timeline navigation - Force touch shortcuts to quickly access alarms, location settings, and more - Split-screen multitasking support on iPad watchOS Features: - Native to watchOS, so it's faster than ever - Expanded complications - Tap a zman for a detailed explanation of the calculation - Force touch menu options, including one to reload your location --- Description: Ultimate Zmanim calculates times using your GPS for maximum accuracy. There's also a rich location picker, so you don't have to be online to set it up. Ultimate Zmanim always works, even when there's no internet. Ultimate Zmanim doesn't stop with the daily zmanim - it also lists chagim, the weekly parashah for both in Israel and out, candle lighting times, and daf yomi. Today's zmanim fade out as they pass, so you can tell what's next at a glance. Ultimate Zmanim also runs on Apple Watch, so you can get notifications, and information about the next upcoming zman right on your watch. With Zmanim Alarms, Ultimate Zmanim can remind you of important zmanim throughout the day. Shema, t'fila, and weekly candle lighting are all covered. Ultimate Zmanim supports printing of the daily Zmanim via AirPrint. You can use this to hang them up in public places, such as your shul, school, or mikveh. You can look up zmanim for any day by tapping on the timeline or the Hebrew date to show a date picker. Tap again to hide it. You can also drag in either direction for convenient access to the previous or the next day. The timeline also supports both the Hebrew and Gregorian calendars. Open the date picker to switch between them. Ultimate Zmanim will remember your selection across app launches. Ultimate Zmanim has been a long time in the making, and I hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed building it! --- What users from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are saying: "Best zmanim app out there, gorgeous and intuitive, thanks!!" - tzviki123 "This is my favorite Zmanim app. It's got a beautiful design and the widget is also super helpful. Keep up the great work!" - Bmw1821 "This app nails the difficult challenge of making spiritual software. I love going through my day knowing that my phone will alert me to all the ritually important times." - portal keeper "Great presentation of halachic zmanim with really nice apple watch interface" - Paul Claman "I live in England and I carry it around with me where ever I go. It's got all the info you need including what day of daf hayomi it is.... 5*****" - Rubi roxx ---

Screenshots

Omer Count1 screens
Ultimate Zmanim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Zmanim at 4.3 against Omer Count's 3.7. Ultimate Zmanim also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). Omer Count's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ultimate Zmanim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Omer Count asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Zmanim holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Zmanim has 131 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Omer Count's written reviews are positive against 78% of Ultimate Zmanim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Omer Count ships an update every 7 months, Ultimate Zmanim every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Omer Count versus Ultimate Zmanim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmer CountUltimate Zmanim
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings)4.3 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews77.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid CooperMoshe Berman

Customer experience

Omer Count

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Ultimate Zmanim

All ratings131 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative9.3%

Bugs and requests

Omer Count

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ultimate Zmanim

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • App keeps alerting with LA time instead of current location
  • White screen when opening app on iPad
  • App will no longer open on iPad
  • Update broke the app
  • Winter time displayed after upgrade
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  • Error in the app
  • First update messed up Zmanim, widget info incorrect, Zmanim same for Jerusalem and Brooklyn
  • App shuts right off after new update
  • App doesn't open since the update
  • App does not open since the last update
  • Version 11.7.1 did not completely address the issue with iOS16 update, gets 'stuck'
  • 'Reset To Today' function does not bring back to the current date
  • One day discrepancy in Zmanim including calendar calculations since iOS16 update
  • Omer counting is wrong on some days
  • Zmanim alerts giving alerts for a location five hours ahead
  • Hebrew titles in the widget not working
  • Bug in Chanukah: started a day early, repeated Light 1, repeated Light 3, others a day late, ended a day late
  • Watch complication not available for most watch faces
  • iOS 14 widgets not found for Infograph and Infograph modular watch faces
  • Zmanim are all off on Apple Watch 5, no complications
  • Watch os versions keeps on uninstalling itself
  • Cannot do anything like print
  • Ad's background music
  • Location resets to current waypoint when trying to check other cities
  • If location services are off, Zmanim are not shown
  • Latest version contains a mistake: changing location does not hold, reverts to current location
  • Crashes on iPhone 5c with iOS10.3, blank screen
  • Cannot check Zmanim for anywhere else, switches back to current location

Requested features

15 requests
  • Mizrach compass
  • Apple Watch face complication to display custom Zmanim
  • Customization to carry over to watch app
  • Daf Yomi (Yerushalmi) option
  • Hebrew date in the widget
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  • Alert/alarm for Sunset (Shkiah)
  • Pull to refresh option
  • Add Jewish holidays
  • Dark mode support
  • iOS 14 widgets
  • Jewish calendar for holidays
  • Ability to add and title Jewish dates (birthdays, yahrtzeits)
  • Option to choose what to show on iWatch complication
  • Support for Infograph watch faces
  • Reminders for Maariv/Tzeit Hakochavim

In-app purchases

None

Omer Count

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultimate Zmanim

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Omer Count free?
Omer Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Zmanim free?
Ultimate Zmanim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Omer Count or Ultimate Zmanim?
Ultimate Zmanim is rated higher. Omer Count averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Ultimate Zmanim averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do Omer Count or Ultimate Zmanim have ads?
Neither Omer Count nor Ultimate Zmanim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Omer Count or Ultimate Zmanim?
Omer Count ships an update every 7 months, and Ultimate Zmanim every 2 weeks. Most recently, Omer Count was updated on October 3, 2026 and Ultimate Zmanim on October 12, 2026.

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