Comparison

Kol Yaakob vs One Tehillim

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

Head to head
About

Kol Yaakob

This app provides an official Sephardic daily Siddur based on Syrian customs. It includes a full table of contents with prayers for the entire year, weekdays, holidays, and special occasions. Features GPS location services to orient prayer direction and display sunrise/sunset times.

Highlights
  • Official Sephardic Siddur
  • GPS prayer orientation
  • Sunrise & sunset times
  • Full table of contents
  • Prayers for all occasions
  • Aleppo, Syria customs
Features
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Kol Yaakob is a weekday Siddur app built around the Kol Yaakob Siddur and the Aram Soba (Aleppo) tradition, redesigned with a clean book-style interface for faster daily use. Browse the Siddur by organized sections, switch between Hebrew-style and English-style book lists, and open the original scanned pages in a focused reader. The reader supports PDF, horizontal or vertical reading, full-height page display, page scrubbing, a section picker, fullscreen double tap, and page bookmarks. Find what you need quickly with search across section names, Siddur text, and page numbers. Keep important pages saved in the dedicated Bookmarks tab, and use customizable home-screen shortcuts for Zemanim, Search, Bookmarks, and common Siddur sections such as Shacharit, Mincha, Arbit, Birkat Hamazon, Bedtime Shema, Counting the Omer, and Hallel. Kol Yaakob also includes a full Zemanim tab based on your current location or a fixed location. View the Hebrew date, Perasha, Shabbat and holiday times, candle lighting, Shabbat end, and morning, afternoon, and evening zemanim. Today's Prayers guidance shows practical reminders for Tachanun, Hallel, Al HaNissim, Ya'aleh VeYavo, seasonal Amidah changes, Sefirat HaOmer and a new jump to Torah feature that takes you right to the Perasha of the week when appropriate. Tap many zmanim and prayer rules for short explanations, and export the current Zemanim page as a PDF. Fixed-location settings include ZIP lookup, current-location autofill, latitude, longitude, altitude, Israel/Diaspora mode, and candle-lighting offset. Settings also show upcoming candle-lighting times. Additional tools include a direction-to-Jerusalem compass, light/dark/system appearance options, and reader controls for the way you prefer to use the Siddur. This app is intended for weekday use and should not be used on Shabbat or Yom Tov.

About

One Tehillim

Engage with Tehillim (Psalms) through a modern, focused reader. Offers Hebrew and English text, synchronized audio playback, and personal prayer lists. Connect anonymously with others for shared prayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Hebrew and English Tehillim reading
  • Synchronized audio playback
  • Personal prayer lists
  • Anonymous community prayer
  • Private groups and shared goals
  • Multiple display themes
Features
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This app is a modern way to engage with Tehillim (Psalms) thoughtfully designed for clarity, focus, and meaning. Read Tehillim in Hebrew and English with flexible display options, adjustable text, and optional audio. Follow along with synchronized read-along playback, explore chapters at your own pace, and create a personal prayer experience that fits into daily life. Beyond individual reading, the app is built around care for others. Community features allow people to pray together privately, without public profiles or social pressure. Participation is respectful, intentional, and always anonymous by design. Key features include: • A beautifully designed Tehillim reader with multiple view modes • Hebrew, English, and optional transliteration support • Audio and read-along playback with word-by-word highlighting • Personal prayer lists for names and intentions • Fully anonymous community prayer experiences • Private groups and shared reading goals • Live community reading activity • Light, Dark, and System themes • Sign in with Apple or anonymous use Privacy is foundational. You can use the app fully without revealing your identity, and personal intentions are never made public. Whether you are reading quietly on your own or participating in shared prayer for others, the app is designed to help you slow down, focus, and connect — thoughtfully and respectfully.

Screenshots

Kol Yaakob4 screens
One Tehillim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kol Yaakob at 4.4 against One Tehillim's 3.9. Kol Yaakob also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 27). One Tehillim's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kol Yaakob holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Kol Yaakob's written reviews are positive against 56% of One Tehillim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kol Yaakob ships an update every 4 months, One Tehillim monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kol Yaakob versus One Tehillim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKol YaakobOne Tehillim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (118 ratings) — better3.9 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSephardic Heritage FoundationNorth American Mills

Customer experience

Kol Yaakob

All ratings118 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral16.2%
Negative20.3%

One Tehillim

All ratings26 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

Kol Yaakob

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • New update crashes
  • New update loses place
  • Bookmark issues
  • Added pages not available
  • Missing words in birchat hamazon
Show 15 more
  • App crashes after loading
  • App crashes when turning page
  • App crashes on opening
  • Dark mode has lines of non-dark mode
  • App stops working after update
  • Page turning bug (historical)
  • Index and bookmarks not referred to correctly
  • Index is off
  • Hebrew/English translation of index is off
  • Bookmark titles incorrect
  • Swipe to turn page doesn't work well
  • Text blurry when zoomed
  • Text doesn't wrap around screen when zooming
  • No rotation for biggest screen
  • No magnification option

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add Tehilim
  • Open amida at designated time
  • Use microphone for live cursor
  • Add tefillah times
  • List of shuls and prayer times
Show 7 more
  • Shabbat times
  • More sections for daily prayers
  • Option for pinch zoom
  • Landscape mode support
  • Larger text option
  • Sub-sections in index
  • Copy index from Keter Shelomo

One Tehillim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kol Yaakob

No in-app purchases

None

One Tehillim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kol Yaakob free?
Kol Yaakob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Tehillim free?
One Tehillim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kol Yaakob or One Tehillim?
Kol Yaakob is rated higher. Kol Yaakob averages 4.4 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while One Tehillim averages 3.9 from 27 ratings.
Do Kol Yaakob or One Tehillim have ads?
Neither Kol Yaakob nor One Tehillim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kol Yaakob or One Tehillim?
Kol Yaakob ships an update every 4 months, and One Tehillim monthly. Most recently, Kol Yaakob was updated on November 1, 2026 and One Tehillim on November 2, 2026.

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