OU Kosher vs MDY Shidduch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OU Kosher
Easily search for OU Kosher certified products, including those for Passover. Get alerts on new certifications and access a hotline for kosher questions. This app provides direct access to Orthodox Union product information and resources.
- Product certification search
- Kosher for Passover products
- Product alerts
- Newly certified products
- Kosher question hotline
- Direct access to Orthodox Union information
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The OU Kosher product search is much more than a guide to products that are certified by the OU. OU Kosher includes, Kosher for Passover products, product alerts, newly certified products and the OU Kosher question and general information hotline. Just tap on the hotline button and ask your question. Enjoy easy and direct access on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to all of the Orthodox Union product’s information and other resources that will help you all year round.
MDY Shidduch
This platform connects singles within the MDY community, offering daily curated suggestions. Users privately indicate interest, and matches are facilitated by a shadchan. Parents can manage profiles, and the app supports English and Hebrew.
- Daily curated match suggestions
- Private interest indication
- Shadchan facilitated matches
- Parental profile management
- English and Hebrew support
- No ads or data selling
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MDY Shidduch is a shidduch platform by the MDY community, for everyone. Every day you get a few suggestions we think are right for you. See a little about each person, then decide — interested or not. Your answer stays private unless you both say yes. When you match, a shadchan takes it from there. Singles never message each other. Parents can manage a profile. English and Hebrew. No ads. Your information is never sold. Terms: https://mdydaf.com/shidduch/terms Privacy: https://mdydaf.com/shidduch/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDY Shidduch at 4.8 against OU Kosher's 4.1. MDY Shidduch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MDY Shidduch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of OU Kosher's written reviews are positive against 100% of MDY Shidduch's.
OU Kosher ships an update every 2 months, MDY Shidduch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OU Kosher | MDY Shidduch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orthodox Union | Elazar Stefansky |
Customer experience
OU Kosher
MDY Shidduch
In-app purchases
OU Kosher
No in-app purchases
MDY Shidduch
No in-app purchases
