ynet vs Tzofar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ynet
Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth content from Israel's leading news website. Customize your reading experience with night mode, personalized channel order, and follow topics and reporters. Engage with articles through comments and replies.
- Breaking news updates
- Night mode display
- Customizable channel order
- Follow topics and reporters
- Comment and reply functionality
- Personalized user area
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ברוכים הבאים לאפליקציית ynet אתר החדשות והתוכן המוביל במדינה מציג אפליקציה מעודכנת עם חוויית משתמש נוחה ומהירה, עם אפשרות לעבור לתצוגה במצב לילה, לשנות את סדר הערוצים על פי העדפה אישית ולעקוב אחר נושאים וכתבים באזור האישי. אנו ממשיכים להביא לכם את האירועים הכי מעניינים מהארץ ומהעולם, בעיצוב חדש ובאריזה עכשווית. הישארו מעודכנים בכל מה שקורה ותוכלו גם אתם לדון, להגיב, להשיב לאחרים ולהיות בכל רגע ורגע חזק בעניינים. פנו אלינו בכל בקשה, תגובה או פידבק Support@ynet.co.il תנאי שימוש: http://z.ynet.co.il/short/content/2018/privacypolicy/terms.html מדיניות פרטיות: http://z.ynet.co.il/short/content/2018/privacypolicy/policy.html
Tzofar
Receive real-time alerts for various threats in Israel, including rocket fire, earthquakes, and hostile aircraft intrusions. Customize notifications by city, area, or current location, and access alert history and a map of activated zones.
- Real-time siren alerts
- City and area selection
- Current location alerts
- Multiple threat types
- Customizable alert sounds
- Alerts history
- Map of activated zones
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'Tzofar' is an app that provides alerts about sirens in Israel. By using the app you can receive alerts based on city selection, entire areas, current location, and relevant threats. Tzofar provides alerts on all HFC's threats such as Red Alerts (Rockets and missiles fire), Earthquake, Hostile aircraft intrusion, and more. There are other options such as selecting alert sound, bypassing silent mode, alerts history, a map showing the areas where an alert was activated, and more. The system is connected to the Home Front Command servers, and the information comes in real-time. The app is not official and should not be relied on. always follow the Home front command instructions. The system was built by Hoshen Kadosh and Itai Guli
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tzofar at 71% against ynet's 9%. Tzofar also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ratings volume, ads and chart position 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. ynet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Tzofar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tzofar holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 225 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ynet's written reviews are positive against 71% of Tzofar's.
ynet ships an update every 5 weeks, Tzofar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ynet | Tzofar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (225 ratings) | 4.5 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 120 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #152 | #146 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yedioth Internet | Hoshen Kadosh |
Customer experience
ynet
Tzofar
User reviews
ynet
From 225 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast loading
- 📰 Good news coverage
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🤖 Buggy updates
Tzofar
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Very useful for parents
- 👍 Color-coded alerts are brilliant
- 👍 Accurate and reliable alerts
- 👍 Simple and clear interface
- 👍 Multiple language support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications not heard on Bluetooth
- 🐛 Notifications stopped after update
- 🐛 Missing Jewish town names on map
- 🐛 Internet connection error
- 🐛 App crashes when tapping map
Bugs and requests
ynet
Reported bugs
4 issues- Articles not loading
- Inability to comment on articles
- Ads blocking content
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- English language option
- Ability to skip ads
- Improved stability and performance
Tzofar
Reported bugs
15 issues- Notifications not heard on Bluetooth when outside car
- Notifications stopped working after firmware update
- Jewish town names missing from map
- Internet connection error when reloading page or selecting areas
- App crashes when tapping on the map
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- Map is in Hebrew, not English
- No toggle for Wi-Fi or cellular data
- Alert descriptions are vague
- Notification noise sounds like phone ringing
- Cannot connect to server
- App stopped working
- Cannot change language to Hebrew
- Server outages causing app to stop working
- App opens in English by default
- Alerts not working on iPhone and Apple Watch
Requested features
7 requests- Add feature to know who launched rockets
- Add unique early warning announcement sound
- Full map of all alerts in real time
- Clearer alert descriptions (e.g., 'rocket attack')
- Toggle for Wi-Fi or cellular data
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- Map in English
- Ability to change alert tone
In-app purchases
ynet
- 1 month subscription - בסיסי1 Month trial$4.491 Month
- 1 month subscription - המשתלם1 Month trial$9.491 Month
- חודשית1 Month trial$9.491 Month
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- חבילה שנתית$94.991 Year
- Level 1 PayPerView sports match$0.99
- Level 2 PayPerView sports match$1.99
- Level 3 PayPerView sports match$2.99
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- Level 4 PayPerView sports match$3.99
- Level 5 PayPerView sports match$4.99
Tzofar
No in-app purchases
