YUTorah vs YU Zmanim
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.
YU Zmanim
Find minyanim times and locations on the Wilf campus with a single click. This app is a convenient resource for students and faculty who need quick access to prayer schedules.
- One-click minyanim lookup
- Campus prayer schedules
- Wilf campus specific
- Convenient for on-the-go
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This app is a one-click way to find when and where the next minyanim are on the wilf campus. A great resource for those who do not have a web browser!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YU Zmanim at 5.0 against YUTorah's 3.8. YU Zmanim also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). YUTorah's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
YU Zmanim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YUTorah has 59 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, YU Zmanim every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTorah | YU Zmanim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (59 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU Office of Alumni Affairs | Yitzchok Gray |
Customer experience
YUTorah
YU Zmanim
In-app purchases
YUTorah
No in-app purchases
YU Zmanim
No in-app purchases
