Tefillin Guide vs Mafteiach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tefillin Guide
This app guides users through the process of putting on Tefillin, offering prayers in seven languages and helpful tutorials. It includes a built-in mirror and a Jerusalem compass for prayer direction.
- Multilingual prayer recitations
- Built-in mirror
- Jerusalem compass
- Video and text tutorials
- Social sharing
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Uniting ancient tradition with the latest technology. The ultimate application for anything Tefillin. You can recite the prayers in seven languages, capture the moments with the built-in mirror, navigate your prayer direction with the Jerusalem compass, and watch and read the tutorials. "This update has changed the game all over again," Dr S Citron. This app is a multilingual program aimed at helping assist you put on Tefillin. The prayers and guides are available in Hebrew, English, Spanish, French, Persian, Russian and Portuguese. Reached #1 app in Israel! Reached #56 app in Ukraine! Reached #78 app in South Africa! Reached #77 app in France! Reached #16 app in panama! Reached #10 app in Namibia! And in the top 500 in more than 35 countries. - Help spread the word. You can invite your friends through SMS, Email or Facebook. - Share your moment of Facebook, Twitter, Email, and your gallery. Sponsored in memory of Shaina Bracha Bas Shmuel, Nochum Hersh ben Ephraim.
Mafteiach
Access a comprehensive collection of the Rebbe's teachings, including Sichos, Farbrengen, and Ma'amorim, organized by date. Explore various formats like text, audio, and video, with a complete index of Likuttei Sichos and searchable content.
- Complete index of Rebbe's Sichos, Farbrengen, Ma'amorim
- Multiple formats: text, audio, video
- Index of Likuttei Sichos
- Searchable content index
- Organized by date
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Interactive Mafteiach - Learning the Rebbe's Sichos has never been easier The app includes: • A complete index of all the Rebbe's Sichos, Farbrengen's and Ma'amorim, in order of date. • All Sichos, easy access, in every format possible: Hanocho Bilti Mugeh, Mugeh, Likuttei Sichos, Hagohos, Audio, and Video. • A complete index of Likuttei Sichos. • A searchable תוכן הענינים of each Sicha in Likuttei Sichos. • And much more. Made in partnership with RebbeDrive
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mafteiach at 4.6 against Tefillin Guide's 4.3. Mafteiach also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Tefillin Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Mafteiach holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Tefillin Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mafteiach's.
Tefillin Guide ships an update every 2 months, Mafteiach monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tefillin Guide | Mafteiach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shmuel Aber | Pape Shneur Zalman |
Customer experience
Tefillin Guide
Mafteiach
Bugs and requests
Tefillin Guide
Reported bugs
7 issues- YouTube video links broken
- Reminder/notification feature not functioning
- Compass not working (reported)
- Mirror feature not working or useless
- App not working in USA (reported)
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- Hebrew only (reported, despite other languages listed)
- Russian translation incomplete
Requested features
13 requests- Specify Ashkenaz/Sephardi variant
- Add 'Ve'erastiha li le'olam'
- Add 'Ach tzadikim'
- Add 'Ve'ahavta lere'acha kamocha'
- Add 'Beit Hamikdash'
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- Add audio for prayers
- Add translations for all prayers
- Add blessings and other prayers
- Optimize for iPhone 5
- Add Yechi at the end
- Improve mirror background
- Add 'Emes' to Shema
- Improve overall design
Mafteiach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tefillin Guide
No in-app purchases
Mafteiach
No in-app purchases
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