Comparison

Kol Yaakob vs Sephardic Siddur

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

Sephardic Siddur

This app provides a multi-lingual Sephardic prayer book with prayers in Hebrew, English, and Russian. It includes detailed instructions for different roles and offers features like a Hebrew calendar, compass, and customizable text. The app works offline after initial download.

Highlights
  • Multi-lingual prayer text (Hebrew, English, Russian)
  • Offline prayer access
  • Instructions for men, women, leader, congregation
  • Hebrew calendar and Shabbat times
  • Compass for prayer direction
  • Customizable font size and style
  • Search and bookmark prayers
Features
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The first and only multi-lingual Sephardic Siddur available in five languages.  All your daily prayers in your pocket!  Each prayer includes specific instructions in each language for both men and women, as well as for leader (hazan) and congregation.  Sephardic Siddur app contains voweled text for Hebrew readers for easier reading and pronunciation, as well as accurate translation and transliteration for Russian and English readers with added phonetic representation.  Sephardic Siddur app does not require internet connectivity to operate after initial download. Prayers available in the following languages: - Hebrew - English - English Transliteration - Russian - Russian Transliteration Application features: ‣ Support for Shabbat Times and Hebrew Calendar ‣ Location based display for Hebrew calendar and Shabbat times ‣ Select Hebrew/Gregorian date as far as 100 years forward ‣ Compass - Pray in Right Direction ‣ Night/Day Mode ‣ Notification History ‣ Font-Size control bar ‣ Change font ‣ Requests for Leilu Nishmat option ‣ Language-based menus with simple navigation ‣ Instructions in each language for men, women, leader (Hazan) and congregation ‣ Based on Toldot Mizrahi order of prayers ‣ No internet required for use (except for initial installation) ‣ Get newly available prayers and updates ‣ Search for prayers ‣ Bookmark favorite prayers ‣ Zoom in/out prayers for easy readability ‣ Lightweight & fast loading app

Screenshots

Kol Yaakob4 screens
Sephardic Siddur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kol Yaakob at Free against Sephardic Siddur's $4.99. Kol Yaakob also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (118 vs 26). Sephardic Siddur's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 64%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On in-app purchases and device support 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

Kol Yaakob is free to download; Sephardic Siddur costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sephardic Siddur holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Kol Yaakob's written reviews are positive against 89% of Sephardic Siddur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kol Yaakob ships an update every 4 months, Sephardic Siddur every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Kol Yaakob versus Sephardic Siddur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKol YaakobSephardic Siddur
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (118 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#96 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSephardic Heritage FoundationShlomo Brothers LLC

Customer experience

Kol Yaakob

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

Sephardic Siddur

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

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

Sephardic Siddur

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kol Yaakob

No in-app purchases

None

Sephardic Siddur

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kol Yaakob free?
Kol Yaakob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sephardic Siddur free?
Sephardic Siddur costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kol Yaakob or Sephardic Siddur?
Sephardic Siddur is rated higher. Kol Yaakob averages 4.4 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Sephardic Siddur averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Kol Yaakob or Sephardic Siddur have ads?
Sephardic Siddur shows ads; Kol Yaakob does not.
Which is updated more often, Kol Yaakob or Sephardic Siddur?
Kol Yaakob ships an update every 4 months, and Sephardic Siddur every 2 months. Most recently, Kol Yaakob was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sephardic Siddur on October 29, 2026.

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