YUTorah vs Kehati
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YUTorah
Access over 180,000 Torah lectures and articles from thousands of speakers worldwide. Download content for offline learning, adjust playback speed, and personalize your experience by saving favorite speakers and series. Easily browse and resume your learning sessions.
- Offline shiurim downloads
- Adjustable audio speed
- Personalized favorite content
- Resume playback
- Easy browsing and search
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The YUTorah® App is made possible by Adina Katz in loving memory of her husband Marcos Katz z"l and is a project of Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future. It offers more than 180,000 Torah shiurim and articles from over 2,000 speakers, including YU Roshei Yeshiva, faculty, staff and other Torah luminaries from hundreds of synagogues, yeshivot, seminaries and schools from around the world. Enjoy your favorite content from the Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah site with great new features: - Download and save Shiurim for offline learning - Adjust audio speed - Personalize to see your favorite speakers, venues and series - Stop a shiur and come back to the same spot when you start again - Easy to browse listings, customized to help you find what you want as easily as possible. The opinions and views expressed are solely those of the author or lecturer and should not be attributed to Yeshiva University.
Kehati
Study the entire Mishnah with two popular commentaries, Kehati and Bartenura, in a user-friendly application. Track your learning progress with automatic iCloud syncing and access all content offline. This free app makes completing the Mishnah accessible and achievable.
- Full Mishnayot text
- Kehati and Bartenura commentary
- Personal progress tracking
- iCloud syncing
- Offline functionality
- Modern Hebrew text
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Mishnayot Kehati & Bartenura – Study Smarter, Track Your Progress Learn the entire Mishnah with two of its most beloved commentaries — Kehati and Bartenura — in one clean, intuitive app. Completely free. Track Your Learning Journey Every Mishna you complete is saved to your personal iCloud account. Your progress syncs automatically and is always waiting for you, no matter where you left off. Study Anywhere, Anytime No internet connection required. The full text of the Mishnah with commentaries is built right into the app — perfect for travel. Features: Full Mishnayot text with Kehati and Bartenura commentary Personal progress tracking powered by iCloud Written in Modern Hebrew Works offline Kehati is the most popular and accessible commentary on the entire Mishnah. With its clear, modern explanations, completing the Mishnah has never been more achievable. Start learning. Start tracking. Finish the Mishnah.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kehati at 4.5 against YUTorah's 3.8. Kehati also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 62%). YUTorah's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Kehati holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 157 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of YUTorah's written reviews are positive against 73% of Kehati's.
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, Kehati every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTorah | Kehati |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (59 ratings) | 4.5 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU Office of Alumni Affairs | Zeev Weinstadt |
Customer experience
YUTorah
Kehati
Bugs and requests
YUTorah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kehati
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on opening
- Blank screen on launch
- Navigation glitches (wrong location)
- Forward/backward buttons miss mark
- Dots at bottom of page incorrect
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- Font size issues (too small/too large)
- Font size adjustment button disappeared
- App does not open after iOS update
- English translation not available on iPhone
- Mesechtos not working on iPhone 7
- Hebrew text cut off in Kehati
- Meschit Brachot not working
- Table of contents remains in Hebrew
- Clicking on tractate leads to bug page
Requested features
17 requests- Revert to previous UI
- Add reset for Chazara part
- Add options for corrections
- Return Mishna direction to right to left
- Incorporate print version illustrations
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- Add bookmarks
- Add study plans
- Add ability to choose language of commentary
- Add Kehati's introduction
- Add Kehati's Hebrew introduction
- Add memory feature for current mishna
- Improve navigation and layout
- Update to be as good as Android edition
- Properly support iPhone 7 plus
- Add Hebrew only option
- Add bi-lingual option
- Select chapters by first letter
In-app purchases
YUTorah
No in-app purchases
Kehati
No in-app purchases
