Hebrew Psalms Reader vs Zichru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hebrew Psalms Reader
Study the Book of Psalms with this companion app. Read the original Hebrew text and understand each word's meaning. Features advanced text-to-speech for pronunciation in popular Hebrew dialects.
- Complete Book of Psalms (150 Chapters)
- Read in original Hebrew
- Understand word meanings
- Text-to-speech pronunciation
- Multiple Hebrew dialect options
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The Hebrew Psalms Reader now comes to the iPhone / iPad. Includes Complete Book of Psalms - 150 Chapters. This is the Ultimate Psalms Study Companion - take it wherever life takes you. The Psalms Reader was developed to give the user the ability to read Psalms in the original Hebrew and understand the meaning of every word. This is the most advanced program utilizing text-to-speech in Hebrew. Not only will it give you a syllable by syllable pronunciation of each Hebrew word, it gives the option of hearing the Hebrew pronounced in the 3 most popular Hebrew dialects: Popular Sephardic Israeli Hebrew, Ashkenaz Hebrew and Hassidic Yiddish Hebrew.
Zichru
This app offers a unique memory program designed to help users retain information from daily Talmudic study. It provides daily audio lessons, visual aids, and quizzes to enhance long-term recall and understanding of complex texts.
- 14-Day Video Coaching Program
- Daily audio shiur with time stamps
- Text of shiur with daily siman
- Daf illustration pop-ups
- PDF summary with illustration
- Sim-Animations
- Audio pop quizzes
- Playlist feature for personalized review
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Remember the Daf day after day and experience Daf Yomi on a completely new level. Discover the ground-breaking memory program designed specifically for Daf Yomi, that helps you remember three topics on every Daf with instant recall. Learn the most powerful and effective memory strategies and techniques that will help you establish long term success in retaining the Daf. Zichru is the perfect supplement to your favorite Daf Yomi shiur, for those interested in remembering what they learn in an organized and systematic way. The Zichru app gives you access to a 14-Day Coaching Program to help you get off to a strong start and to the comprehensive suite of materials produced for each Daf. Listen to the short (~20 minute) daily shiur which introduces and explains three topics on the Daf, followed by the siman, the memory aid, which enables one to recall which Daf the topics are on. The shiur also includes a quick eight-minute review of the previous four blatt and a ten-question pop quiz to test one’s recall. In addition, colorful illustrations and animations are provided to enhance visual and auditory recall. While the Zichru program has been developed for Daf Yomi and is following its current cycle, the program and materials will help anyone remember the masechta of their choice, regardless of learning pace. Program Features: - 14-Day Video Coaching Program to help you remember 14 blatt in 14 days - Daily audio shiur, with time stamps for personalized listening - Easy to read text of the shiur with the daily siman - Pop Up of Daf Illustration - PDF summary of the shiur (both English and Hebrew) with illustration - Sim-Animations for the Daf Siman - Audio Pop Quizzes - Playlist feature to personalize review of multiple shiurim and quizzes from different masechtos - Video Library of former and current coaching sessions - Easy to Print PDF Review Booklets for each masechta
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zichru at 100% against Hebrew Psalms Reader's 40%. Zichru also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Hebrew Psalms Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Hebrew Psalms Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zichru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zichru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hebrew Psalms Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zichru's.
Hebrew Psalms Reader ships an update every 8 months, Zichru every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hebrew Psalms Reader | Zichru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TES, Inc. | Zichru Inc |
Customer experience
Hebrew Psalms Reader
Zichru
In-app purchases
Hebrew Psalms Reader
- Psalms$14.99
Zichru
No in-app purchases
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