YUTorah vs NCSY Bencher
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.
NCSY Bencher
This app provides a comprehensive collection of Hebrew and English texts for Jewish prayers, blessings, and songs. It features clear transliteration and translations, making it suitable for various occasions and learning environments.
- Hebrew and English texts
- Clear transliteration
- New translation included
- Songs for all occasions
- Suitable for homes, schools, and events
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Now available on your phone with all your favorite songs! The NCSY Bencher is immensely popular for use in homes, synagogues, schools, youth groups and camps, as well as for weddings, bar and bas mitzvahs, and other simchos. With clear Hebrew and English type, a new translation, and complete, easy-to-read transliteration of the benching, kiddush, blessings, zemiros, and songs for all occasions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCSY Bencher at 4.8 against YUTorah's 3.8. NCSY Bencher also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). YUTorah's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). 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.
NCSY Bencher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of YUTorah's written reviews are positive against 88% of NCSY Bencher's.
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, NCSY Bencher every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTorah | NCSY Bencher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (59 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU Office of Alumni Affairs | Orthodox Union |
Customer experience
YUTorah
NCSY Bencher
In-app purchases
YUTorah
No in-app purchases
NCSY Bencher
No in-app purchases
