YUTorah vs YTC Alumni
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.
YTC Alumni
Connect with fellow graduates from Yeshiva Toras Chaim. Access a library of lectures, stay updated on community celebrations and events, and find contact information for other alumni.
- Shiurim library with audio playback
- Simchos and events calendar
- Alumni directory for networking
- Community announcements
- Background audio streaming
- Playback speed adjustment
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Stay connected with the Yeshiva Toras Chaim alumni community. Listen to shiurim, celebrate simchos, and keep in touch with fellow alumni. Description: The official app for Yeshiva Toras Chaim alumni. Stay connected to your yeshiva and fellow alumni all in one place. Shiurim Library Browse and listen to shiurim from your Rebbeim. Stream audio in the background, control playback from the lock screen, adjust playback speed, and pick up right where you left off with saved playback positions. Simchos & Events Keep up with simchos and mazel tovs from the alumni community. Never miss a simcha with upcoming event listings. Alumni Directory Find and connect with fellow alumni. Browse the directory and submit your own contact information to stay reachable. Community Announcements Stay in the loop with announcements and updates from the yeshiva.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YTC Alumni at 5.0 against YUTorah's 3.9. YTC Alumni also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%). YUTorah's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YTC Alumni 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 3, 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 YTC Alumni's.
YUTorah ships an update every 2 months, YTC Alumni every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTorah | YTC Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 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 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU Office of Alumni Affairs | Aryeh Brachfeld |
Customer experience
YUTorah
YTC Alumni
In-app purchases
YUTorah
No in-app purchases
YTC Alumni
No in-app purchases
