PocketTorah vs TorahAnytime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketTorah
Learn the weekly Torah and Haftarah portions with ease. Access Hebrew text, translations, and on-demand audio chanting with highlighted verses. Choose between vowelized text or the traditional Torah scroll appearance.
- Hebrew and translation of Torah and Haftarah
- On-demand audio chanting with verse highlighting
- Tikkun View for vowelized or scroll appearance
- Learn weekly portions anywhere, anytime
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PocketTorah is designed to help you learn the weekly Torah and Haftarah portion anywhere, at any time for free. This project was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Jewish New Media Innovation Fund The app includes: - The entire text of the Torah and Haftarah in Hebrew and translation. - On Demand Audio: With a simple click or touch of any verse number the corresponding Hebrew with proper trope is chanted, while the corresponding text is highlighted. - Tikkun View – With a touch you can choose whether you want to see the Hebrew as vowelized text or as it appears in the Torah with crowns and without vowels.
TorahAnytime
Access a vast library of high-quality video and audio Torah classes from renowned scholars. This app offers a convenient and engaging learning experience with features like series, playlists, and offline access. Stay inspired with new content added weekly.
- Video and audio Torah classes
- Series and playlists
- Advanced search
- Playback speed control
- Offline access
- Live event streaming
- Notifications for new content
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With over 130,000 combined downloads on both mobile platforms, the TorahAnytime App is one of the most widely used Torah learning Apps in the World. Use our beautifully designed app which contains loads of desirable features. This TAT 3.0 App is a must to download! Many more new features are to be rolled out in the coming weeks and months. Instant access to top-quality video and audio Torah classes by the world's greatest Torah scholars. This well-designed, powerful app was created to provide you with the most convenient, easily accessible, and fun learning experience. The TAT 3.0 App features include: Series, Playlists, History, Advanced Search, CarPlay, Playback Speed, Trending and so much more. Topics include: Personal Growth, Kabbalah / Jewish Mysticism, Mashiach, Philosophy and Thought, Dating and Marriage, Parenting / Raising children, Israel, Life After Death, The Weekly Torah Portion, Holidays, Life Cycle, and much more. Speakers include: R. Zecharia Wallerstein z”tl, R. Fischel Schachter, Mr. Charlie Harary, R. Paysach Krohn. R. David Orlofsky, Reb. Yemima Mizrachi, R. Yossi Mizrachi, R. Akiva Tatz, R. Benzion Klatzko, R. Bentzion Shafier, R Jonathan Rietti, R. Mordechai Becher, R. Daniel Glatstein, R. Avrum Mordche Malach and many more. Organizations include: Ohr Naava, Chazaq, Chazak, Emet, Keiravtuni, Aish, Gateways, Divine Information, Shabbat.com, The Shmuz, Hidabroot, Orah, RAJE, and many more. » 1000+ new classes added weekly. » Watch Live Events right from your phone. » Download to access classes without wi-fi or phone connection. » Follow a Speaker, Organization, Topic or Series to be instantly notified when a new class is added. Actual User Feedback ***** "I have been out of school now for two years, and although I never thought I would say this, I miss it. I miss the daily inspiration, I miss the constant chizuk and I miss the constructive Musser. Ever since I've started listening to shiurim on Torah anytime, I have felt tremendous gratitude towards you." ***** "I recently went through a challenging time and a friend recommended your site to me. The difference it has made in my life is immeasurable. I am writing from Melbourne Australia, and having access to such speakers is phenomenal. Thank you for making it possible." ***** "I just wanted to thank you for this AMAZING organization. I recently came back from seminary and it was so hard to adjust to work and college life. I was missing "inspirations" so much. My friend recommended me to try torahanytime speeches and I can't even tell you how I was so impressed. I listen to shiurim all the time (whenever is possible). you have such a nice variety of different topics and speakers, I never have enough! these shuirim really change me....thank you! So there's a tremendous amount of Hakras Hatov I have to you that no words would be enough to express it. I'm sure that this is what will bring our geulah b'mhera. Keep it going! Thank you!" Now you can learn Torah Anytime, Anywhere. See how we spread 10+ million hours of Torah learning every year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TorahAnytime at 4.9 against PocketTorah's 4.0. TorahAnytime also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 66%) and ratings volume (11K vs 190). PocketTorah's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
TorahAnytime holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TorahAnytime has 11K ratings behind it against 190, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of PocketTorah's written reviews are positive against 96% of TorahAnytime's.
PocketTorah ships an update fortnightly, TorahAnytime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketTorah | TorahAnytime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (190 ratings) | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 190 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 475 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russel Neiss | TorahAnytime com Inc. |
Customer experience
PocketTorah
TorahAnytime
User reviews
PocketTorah
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🎓 Excellent learning tool for Torah reading preparation
- 🎵 Audio recordings with word-by-word highlighting
- 📱 Free and accessible to all users
- 🔤 Multiple font options and text display modes (vowels, tikkun, translation)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes when opening weekly readings
- 🐛 Pause button unresponsive or too small/insensitive
- 🐛 Highlighting out of sync with audio playback
- 🐛 App freezes and requires frequent restarts
- ❌ Settings don't save between sessions
TorahAnytime
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient and accessible
- 👍 Wide variety of speakers and topics
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Helps infuse the day with Torah learning
- 👍 Inspires and motivates users
Room to improve
- 🐛 Some bugs and glitches
- 🔧 Needs more updates and improvements
Bugs and requests
PocketTorah
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when selecting 'This Week's Torah Readings'
- Pause button doesn't work or is delayed
- Yellow highlighting becomes out of sync with audio after multiple plays
- App requires restart every 4-5 readings to function properly
- Blank white screen on app launch
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- Incompatible with iOS 14.3 and newer versions
- Settings (speed, font size) reset on each app launch
- Highlighting skips words or highlights wrong words
- Audio continues playing after pause button is pressed
- App crashes on specific iPad models (iPad Air 4)
- Incorrect Haftarah text/audio (Vayera shows 1 Kings instead of 2 Kings)
- Typos in parashat text
- Highlighting flashes and shows partial page when returning from other apps
- Words mispronounced or completely wrong in recordings
- Laggy performance and occasional freezing
Requested features
16 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to bookmark or save favorite portions
- Search bar to quickly find Torah portions
- Practice reminder notifications
- Auto-repeat/loop functionality for verses
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- Save user preferences (font size, speed) permanently
- Add holiday and special Shabbat readings (Yom Kippur, Zachor, etc.)
- Multiple cantor/voice options
- Sephardic and Mizrachi pronunciation options
- English-only option for non-Hebrew readers
- Triennial reading cycle option
- Ability to set custom start/stop points within verses
- Android/Google Play compatibility
- Chapter and verse reference numbers in portion list
- Transliteration toggle option
- Two-portion and special Haftarah combinations
TorahAnytime
Reported bugs
4 issues- Push notifications not working
- Speakers shown out of order
- Email notifications sent despite being turned off
- Playback issues when transitioning between classes
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved push notifications
- Better speaker/series organization
- More anti-missionary content
In-app purchases
PocketTorah
No in-app purchases
TorahAnytime
No in-app purchases
Questions
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