Esh Maalot Hatora vs TorahApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esh Maalot Hatora
Access the classic Jewish text Maalot Hatora with full nikud and a powerful search function. This learning program offers a structured way to study the work of the brother of the Vilna Gaon.
- Full nikud included
- Search functionality
- Learning program
- Classic Jewish text
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Sefer Musar Maalot Hatora of brother of Hagra Mevilna with Nikud and search option Learning program ספר מעלות התורה לאחיו של הגאון מוילנא, עם ניקוד ואפשרות חיפוש ותכנית לימוד
TorahApp
Access a vast library of Jewish texts, translations, and commentaries. Stream or download thousands of audio and video lectures. Features include a smart siddur, daily learning calendars, and offline access for on-the-go study.
- Thousands of Jewish texts and commentaries
- English translations
- Smart siddur with calendar integration
- Daily learning calendars
- 500k+ audio/video lectures
- Offline access for texts and lectures
- Tikkun mode for leining practice
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All of Torah (texts, shiurim, translations, links, and more) in one TorahApp. TorahApp is perfect for enabling learning for all those "extra" minutes, in-depth learning, or as a siddur. Texts/Sefarim - Thousands of sefarim (Chumash/Parsha, Nach/Tanach, Halacha, Gemara, Daf Yomi, Miforshim, Mishna, Rambam, Siddur, Midrash, Chasidut, Musar, etc.) - English translations - Smart siddur (expanding/collapsing parts daving based on the calendar) - Commentaries, links, and in-line commentaries; and opening related texts - Multiple tabs each saving your spot - Daily learning calendars (Daf Yomi, Tanach Yomi, Shnayim Mikra, etc.) - Tikkun mode for practicing leining (including audio leining) - Offline texts for learning on your commute, airplane, beis midrash, etc. Shiurim - 500k+ audio, video shiurim - Shiurim from YUTorah & OUTorah - Shiurim can be browsed as standalone series or as related to opened sefarim - Podcast-like series enabling continual listening wherever you are - Learn on your commute with Apple CarPlay - Saves your custom speed for each series - Offline for listening on the subway Sefira / Sefirat HaOmer / Sefiras HaOmer. Count of the Omer reminder and checklist. More features rolling out all the time... (Feel free to ask us for features at thetorahapp.org@gmail.com.) Website: thetorahapp.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TorahApp at Free against Esh Maalot Hatora's $1.99. TorahApp also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (131 vs 1). Esh Maalot Hatora's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ads, 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
TorahApp is free to download; Esh Maalot Hatora costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Esh Maalot Hatora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TorahApp has 131 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Esh Maalot Hatora ships an update every 41 months, TorahApp weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esh Maalot Hatora | TorahApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (131 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 86.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elyahu Sheetrit | Herztech LLC |
In-app purchases
Esh Maalot Hatora
No in-app purchases
TorahApp
No in-app purchases
