Tefillin Guide vs Aish.com
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.
Aish.com
Access a vast collection of Jewish wisdom, articles, and videos covering spirituality, relationships, and holidays. Features a live webcam from the Western Wall and daily updates to inspire and educate.
- Daily articles and videos
- Live Western Wall webcam
- Inspiring viral videos
- Jewish and Israeli photos
- Notifications for new content
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Get easy access to Jewish wisdom for living from one of the web’s largest and must trusted Jewish sources. • Daily updates of articles and videos on spirituality, dating, marriage, Israel, Jewish holidays and more. • 24-hour live webcam from the Western Wall • Inspiring, entertaining viral videos with millions of views. • Thoughtful and beautiful Jewish and Israeli photos. •Notifications of popular new articles and live events. Aish.com is a project of Aish International: "Connecting Jews to Judaism."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tefillin Guide at 4.3 against Aish.com's 3.7. Tefillin Guide also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). 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.
Tefillin Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Tefillin Guide's written reviews are positive against 68% of Aish.com's.
Tefillin Guide ships an update every 2 months, Aish.com every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Tefillin Guide | Aish.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) — better | 3.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shmuel Aber | The Jerusalem Fund, Inc |
Customer experience
Tefillin Guide
Aish.com
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
Aish.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tefillin Guide
No in-app purchases
Aish.com
No in-app purchases
Questions
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