Comparison

Smartlist Local Directory vs Yoshon.com Mobile App

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

Head to head
About

Smartlist Local Directory

This app provides a comprehensive directory of Jewish communities, offering residential and business listings. It integrates with your contacts for caller ID and allows for easy searching, sharing, and offline access to community information.

Highlights
  • Integrated caller ID
  • Dial pad search
  • Residential & business listings
  • Offline database access
  • Share & export listings
  • Direct contact options
  • Community updates
Features
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Smartlist - The Comprehensive Jewish Community Phone Directory Stay connected with Smartlist, an app fully integrated with your contacts and our extensive community lists, providing seamless access to residential and business information across 30 Jewish communities. Key Features: • Outgoing and Incoming Calls: Integrated with Contacts and SmartList listings for complete caller information. • Dial Pad: Conveniently search both Contacts and SmartList while dialing. • Residential & Business Listings: Easy search by name, address, or phone number. • Offline Database: Access listings and caller ID without internet. • Share & Export a Listing: Share information via email or message; export to your contacts. • Direct Contact: Call, message, or map directly from the app. • Community Updates: Receive notifications about events and promotions. • Global Support: Includes over 20 Jewish communities, with more being added regularly. —— This directory includes the local Jewish communities of • Antwerp • Baltimore • Bergen County • Bloomingburg • Bobov 45 • Boro Park • Canvey Island • Catskills • Chicago • Cleveland • Five Towns & Far Rockaway • Flatbush • Gateshead • Golders Green • Israel Newcomers • Kiryas Tosh • Kiryas Yoel • Lakewood • Manchester • Melbourne • Monsey • Montreal • Passaic - Clifton • Seagate • Stamford Hill • Staten Island • Toronto • Viznits (Monsey) • Westchester County Privacy: Your contacts never leave your device.

About

Yoshon.com Mobile App

Quickly scan UPC barcodes to find product status and date codes for over 2,200 items. Access kosher resources, create favorite lists, and find product substitutions. Get instant support via WhatsApp.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast UPC barcode scanning
  • Instant yoshon status and date codes
  • Search over 2,200 products
  • Create a 'Favorite Products' list
  • Find like-kind product substitutions
  • Access kosher browser and resources
  • Direct WhatsApp support
Features
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Here are some of the incredible features, that we are so excited about: * Built-in lightning-fast UPC scanning capability, to automatically search for an exact product match. * Get instant yoshon status and date codes on over 2,200 products. * Manual searching is still available. * Safe, Secure and Kosher. * Create a “Favorite Products” list to check on your frequently used items with the tap of your finger. * Check the categories list to find like-kind product substitutions while at the store. * Built-in kosher browser access to Yoshon.com’s articles, download pdf updates, and many resources. * Instant access for questions to the private Yoshon.com WhatsApp private messaging and texting at the tap of your finger. ——————— The home screen will take you to the Recently Updated products.  Our app features so many ways to get to the categories. If you need to access Yoshon.com’s resources like the pdf of the Guide to Chodosh or other updates, it is all accessible to you from the app! —————— Our lightning-fast UPC barcode scanner is the best feature of the whole app!  Simply tap on the Scan button and point your phone’s screen at a UPC barcode. It will take you to that exact product that is on our website. It totally eliminates misspellings and fat-fingering on phones that have smaller screens and keyboards. If we have the info on our site, it will come up! -- It almost eliminates the need for manual searches, with the exception of items that we have not gotten a UPC for, or sometimes general items like certain baked goods that are bought in different quantities. Once scanned, the product entry will show its date code or status, and if your package’s date is before the one shown on the app, you will know it is yoshon! —————— Your very own customizable grocery Favorites List! For those who buy specific items repeatedly, this is a “must-have” feature!  From the "My Favorites" (Favs button) screen, search for your product, and save it as a “Favorite”, by clicking on the small heart icon (found in the upper right corner of each product entry). Once this is done, it saves it instantly to your Favorites List! The next time you want to go shopping for that item, go to your Favorites list by tapping on the “Favs” button at the bottom. It will bring up the “My Favorites” screen, where you can click on that product and bring it up immediately. It is that easy, and makes shopping for yoshon items a breeze!! —————— To contact us, choose text, phone, or WhatsApp chatting. The WhatsApp chat goes to the private texting. With over 2,200 product entries (and that number is constantly growing), there are plenty of items to choose from that we have yoshon information on. We hope that you will find our exciting new app to be something you just can’t live without! ---------

Screenshots

Smartlist Local Directory4 screens
Yoshon.com Mobile App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smartlist Local Directory at none against Yoshon.com Mobile App's shown. Smartlist Local Directory also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 50 months) and ratings volume (7.7K vs 13). Yoshon.com Mobile App's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Yoshon.com Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smartlist Local Directory has 7.7K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Smartlist Local Directory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Yoshon.com Mobile App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartlist Local Directory ships an update every 3 weeks, Yoshon.com Mobile App every 50 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smartlist Local Directory versus Yoshon.com Mobile App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartlist Local DirectoryYoshon.com Mobile App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.7K ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.7K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 50 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLionscribe Software LLCTovim Media, LLC

Customer experience

Smartlist Local Directory

All ratings7,641 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.2%

Yoshon.com Mobile App

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smartlist Local Directory

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Blank screen on launch
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Outdated information for certain areas

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more cities and communities
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Provide an option to report changes or errors
  • Implement a dark mode
  • Allow sharing of contact information

Yoshon.com Mobile App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smartlist Local Directory

No in-app purchases

None

Yoshon.com Mobile App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartlist Local Directory free?
Smartlist Local Directory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yoshon.com Mobile App free?
Yoshon.com Mobile App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartlist Local Directory or Yoshon.com Mobile App?
Yoshon.com Mobile App is rated higher. Smartlist Local Directory averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while Yoshon.com Mobile App averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Smartlist Local Directory or Yoshon.com Mobile App have ads?
Yoshon.com Mobile App shows ads; Smartlist Local Directory does not.
Which is updated more often, Smartlist Local Directory or Yoshon.com Mobile App?
Smartlist Local Directory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Yoshon.com Mobile App every 50 months. Most recently, Smartlist Local Directory was updated on October 24, 2026 and Yoshon.com Mobile App on October 24, 2026.

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