Esh Selihot אש סליחות vs HebrewBooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esh Selihot אש סליחות
This app provides Selihot prayers and rituals for the Eastern Sephardic tradition, including laws for Elul, Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Repentance, and Yom Kippur. It draws from the "Torat Hamoadim" by Rabbi David Yossef.
- Selihot prayers for Eastern Sephardic tradition
- Rituals for Elul and High Holidays
- Laws for Rosh Hashanah
- Laws for Ten Days of Repentance
- Laws for Yom Kippur
- Based on Torat Hamoadim
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Selihot and Hatart Kelalot of Edot Hamizrach with Halachot of Hodesh Elul and Selihot and Rosh Hashana and Aseret Yeme Teshuva and Yom Kipur, from Torat Hamoadim of Rabbi David Yossef. סליחות מנוקדות וכן התרת נדרים והתרת קללות לפי נוסח עדות המזרח עם הלכות חודש אלול והסליחות, וכן הלכות ראש השנה והלכות עשרת ימי תשובה, והלכות יום הכפורים, מתוך הספר תורת המועדים להרה"ג רבי דוד יוסף שליט"א
HebrewBooks
Access a vast digital library of over 65,000 religious texts optimized for mobile. Browse, download, and read seforim with an intuitive interface, even offline. Contribute to its development as it's currently in beta.
- Complete digital library access
- Tens of thousands of seforim
- PDF download for offline use
- Enhanced mobile reading experience
- Intuitive navigation and gestures
- Community contribution welcome
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HebrewBooks.org – The Ryzman Edition Experience the entire HebrewBooks digital library—beautifully optimized for mobile—in The Ryzman Edition of the official HebrewBooks.org App. Access over 65,000 digitized seforim from anywhere in the world, now in a powerful, modern, mobile-friendly interface designed for learners, researchers, and lovers of Torah scholarship. Features Complete HebrewBooks Library (The Ryzman Edition) Browse and download tens of thousands of seforim across all genres of Torah learning. PDF Download Download seforim in PDF format to share and learn without an internet connection. Enhanced Mobile Viewer Enjoy a clean, fast, mobile-optimized reading experience. Smooth, Intuitive Navigation Navigate seforim with intuitive gestures and mobile-optimized controls. Community Collaboration and Feedback The Ryzman Edition of the HebrewBooks.org App is currently in beta. As we move to a full release, we warmly invite developers, designers, and contributors to help improve and expand the app. Whether you want to enhance performance, add new features, or help refine the user interface, we welcome your contributions. To learn about contributing, or to suggest feedback, please email app@hebrewbooks.org. Join us in building the next generation of HebrewBooks mobile learning tools. Acknowledgments We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Daniel Farkas, whose expertise, dedication, and countless hours of development brought this Ryzman Edition of the HebrewBooks App to life. His work has helped make the wealth of our Torah heritage accessible to learners everywhere. About HebrewBooks.org HebrewBooks.org—The Ryzman Edition—is a project of The Society for the Preservation of Hebrew Books, dedicated to the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of seforim. Our mission is to ensure that rare, out-of-print, and essential Torah works remain accessible to Jews around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HebrewBooks at Free against Esh Selihot אש סליחות's $2.99. HebrewBooks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 24 months). On review sentiment, 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
HebrewBooks is free to download; Esh Selihot אש סליחות costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HebrewBooks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HebrewBooks has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Esh Selihot אש סליחות ships an update every 24 months, HebrewBooks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esh Selihot אש סליחות | HebrewBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elyahu Sheetrit | Hebrewbooks.org |
Customer experience
Esh Selihot אש סליחות
HebrewBooks
In-app purchases
Esh Selihot אש סליחות
No in-app purchases
HebrewBooks
No in-app purchases
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