Comparison

YUTorah vs Zichru

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

Head to head
About

YUTorah

Access a vast library of Torah lectures and articles from thousands of speakers worldwide. Features include offline downloads, adjustable audio speed, and personalized content discovery.

Highlights
  • Offline learning with downloaded lectures
  • Adjustable audio playback speed
  • Personalized content based on favorites
  • Resume lectures from where you left off
  • Easy browsing and customized search
Features
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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.

About

Zichru

This app offers a unique memory program designed to help users retain information from daily Talmudic study. It provides daily audio lessons, visual aids, and quizzes to enhance long-term recall and understanding of complex texts.

Highlights
  • 14-Day Video Coaching Program
  • Daily audio shiur with time stamps
  • Text of shiur with daily siman
  • Daf illustration pop-ups
  • PDF summary with illustration
  • Sim-Animations
  • Audio pop quizzes
  • Playlist feature for personalized review
Features
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Remember the Daf day after day and experience Daf Yomi on a completely new level. Discover the ground-breaking memory program designed specifically for Daf Yomi, that helps you remember three topics on every Daf with instant recall. Learn the most powerful and effective memory strategies and techniques that will help you establish long term success in retaining the Daf. Zichru is the perfect supplement to your favorite Daf Yomi shiur, for those interested in remembering what they learn in an organized and systematic way. The Zichru app gives you access to a 14-Day Coaching Program to help you get off to a strong start and to the comprehensive suite of materials produced for each Daf. Listen to the short (~20 minute) daily shiur which introduces and explains three topics on the Daf, followed by the siman, the memory aid, which enables one to recall which Daf the topics are on. The shiur also includes a quick eight-minute review of the previous four blatt and a ten-question pop quiz to test one’s recall. In addition, colorful illustrations and animations are provided to enhance visual and auditory recall. While the Zichru program has been developed for Daf Yomi and is following its current cycle, the program and materials will help anyone remember the masechta of their choice, regardless of learning pace. Program Features: - 14-Day Video Coaching Program to help you remember 14 blatt in 14 days - Daily audio shiur, with time stamps for personalized listening - Easy to read text of the shiur with the daily siman - Pop Up of Daf Illustration - PDF summary of the shiur (both English and Hebrew) with illustration - Sim-Animations for the Daf Siman - Audio Pop Quizzes - Playlist feature to personalize review of multiple shiurim and quizzes from different masechtos - Video Library of former and current coaching sessions - Easy to Print PDF Review Booklets for each masechta

Screenshots

YUTorah4 screens
Zichru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zichru at 5.0 against YUTorah's 3.9. Zichru also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). YUTorah's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 19). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zichru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of YUTorah's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zichru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YUTorah versus Zichru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYUTorahZichru
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (61 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU Office of Alumni AffairsZichru Inc

Customer experience

YUTorah

All ratings61 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral13.1%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.2%

Zichru

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

YUTorah

No in-app purchases

None

Zichru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YUTorah free?
YUTorah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zichru free?
Zichru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YUTorah or Zichru?
Zichru is rated higher. YUTorah averages 3.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Zichru averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do YUTorah or Zichru have ads?
Neither YUTorah nor Zichru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YUTorah or Zichru?
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, and Zichru every 2 months. Most recently, YUTorah was updated on November 6, 2026 and Zichru on November 3, 2026.

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