Comparison

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders vs HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

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

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About

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders

Receive automatic prayer time alerts that adjust to your location and the date. It can also display the Hebrew date number on the app icon. The app works in the background without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Automatic Mincha prayer time alerts
  • Location-based adjustments
  • Background operation
  • Hebrew date display on icon
  • Low power location service usage
  • Offline alert functionality
Features
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Alerts for Mincha prayer times that adjust automatically and in the background according to the date and your location. Can also show the day number of the Hebrew Date in the app icon. How it works: - Launch Mincha Alerts once and configure the alerts you wish to receive. - From now on you'll receive automatically adjusted alerts for the right times for the Mincha prayer. Benefits: - When traveling, the reminders will auto adjust to your new location. No need to launch the application. - Always up to date reminders no matter where you are and what date it is. Mincha Alerts uses the (new for iOS4) low power significant change of location service to auto-update the alerts without consuming significant power. Mincha Alerts uses local notifications and thus does not need an active Internet connection for alerts to works. NOTE: you need a device with cellular capabilities to use this application (such as an iPhone or an iPad 2) - and location services must be turned on. NEW BONUS: option to show day number of the hebrew date in application icon (badge). This option is turned off by default. ---- Powered by the KosherCocoa framework, written by Moshe Berman. The KosherCocoa framework is a port of the KosherJava framework by Eliyahu Hershfeld. You can get the KosherCocoa framework online at http://GitHub.com/MosheBerman/KosherCocoa

About

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

This app assists prayer leaders in maintaining a specific pace during services until the Shemoneh Esreh. It displays a large clock and a list of prayer stages with target times, providing visual cues as each stage approaches.

Highlights
  • Large clock display
  • List of davening stages with times
  • Visual cues for stage progression
  • Customizable stage names and timings
  • Assists prayer leaders
Features
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HaNetz Clock is a straightforward app that helps the shaliach tzibbur (chazan) at a HaNetz/Vasikin minyan keep to the desired pace until reaching the Shemoneh Esreh (amidah). Once you enter the time for HaNetz, the app shows the shaliach tzibbur a large clock and a list of the davening stages he is to reach, and at which time. 30 seconds before each stage is reached, the stage name turns orange. Once the state is reached, it turns green. This approach is much easier (and allows for greater focus on the teffilah!) rather than trying to follow a chart and watching a clock. Also, this avoids the problem that watches/clocks are not always accurately set. It is easy to customize the names and timing of each of the stages leading up to the Shemoneh Esreh. Watch an overview video here: https://youtu.be/pg_NuioXI3k

Screenshots

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders2 screens
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ at Free against Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders's $2.99. HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ is free to download; Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders's written reviews are positive against 100% of HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders ships an update every 37 months, HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders versus HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMincha Alerts Prayer RemindersHaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenTalJoel Rosenstein

Customer experience

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders

No in-app purchases

None

HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders free?
Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ free?
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ is rated higher. Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ have ads?
Neither Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders nor HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders or HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ?
Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders ships an update every 37 months, and HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ every 7 months. Most recently, Mincha Alerts Prayer Reminders was updated on November 1, 2026 and HaNetz Clock / שעון הנץ לש"ץ on November 4, 2026.

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