YUTorah vs ShiurBank
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.
ShiurBank
This app provides a private and secure platform for preserving and accessing Torah shiurim. Rebbeim can control access, allowing only approved students to listen. It offers features like progress tracking and offline access, making it ideal for yeshiva communities.
- Private, secure access for approved talmidim
- Rebbeim control access to shiurim
- Stream and browse shiurim
- Track listening progress
- Access favorites anywhere
- Intuitive interface for learning
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ShiurBank - Guarding Your Teacher's Shiurim Forever ShiurBank is the premier platform for preserving and accessing Torah shiurim with complete privacy control. Built specifically for yeshiva and seminary teachers and their students, ShiurBank ensures that only approved students can access a teacher's shiurim. Features: • Private, secure access—only approved talmidim can listen • Rebbeim control who has access to their shiurim • Stream shiurim • Browse by Rebbe, series, or category • Track your listening progress • Access your favorite shiurim anywhere • Clean, intuitive interface designed for learning • Managed by trusted talmidim Perfect for: • Yeshiva rebbeim who want to share shiurim privately with approved talmidim only • Talmidim/Alumni seeking access to their rebbe's teachings • Yeshiva communities requiring controlled, secure access to Torah learning How it works: Rebbeim or trusted talmidim (admins) upload their shiurim and control access. Only talmidim approved by the rebbe or a trusted talmid administrator can access the shiurim. This ensures complete privacy and ensures that your rebbe's teachings remain accessible only to those who should have access. ShiurBank makes it easy to preserve Torah learning for generations to come while maintaining the privacy and control that yeshiva communities require. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.shiurbank.org/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShiurBank at 5.0 against YUTorah's 3.9. ShiurBank also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). YUTorah's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 6). 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.
ShiurBank holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YUTorah has 61 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of YUTorah's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShiurBank's.
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, ShiurBank weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTorah | ShiurBank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU Office of Alumni Affairs | Isaac Levin |
Customer experience
YUTorah
ShiurBank
In-app purchases
YUTorah
No in-app purchases
ShiurBank
No in-app purchases
