Comparison

Vayavinu Bamikra vs Sof Pasuk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vayavinu Bamikra

This app helps users learn to read, understand, and lead Jewish prayers, weekly Torah portions, and holiday services. It offers highlighted texts read phrase-by-phrase by an experienced Rosh Yeshiva. Content ranges from beginner guides to specific holiday and weekly readings.

Highlights
  • Learn Jewish prayers
  • Understand weekly parsha
  • Lead holiday services
  • Phrase-by-phrase text highlighting
  • Offline access after download
  • Beginner's guide to prayers
Features
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“וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ בַסֵּ֛פֶר בְּתוֹרַ֥ת הָאֱלֹקִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְשׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא” (נחמיה ח׳:ח׳) “They read from the scroll of the Teaching of God, translating it and giving the sense; so they understood the reading.” (Nehemiah 8:8) The Vayavinu Bamikra Siddur, Machzor, and Tikkun is the perfect companion for anyone wanting to learn how to read, understand, and lead prayers, the weekly parsha, and more. Texts are highlighted and read clearly, phrase-by-phrase, by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder, Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University. FEATURES: - A beginner’s guide to Jewish prayers (free) - Shema (free) - A Yamim Noraim Machzor for learning to lead High Holiday prayers on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (free) - A Shabbat Siddur for learning to lead Shabbat prayer services (paid) - A Yom Tov Machzor for learning to lead holiday prayers on Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot (paid) - Tehillim for learning to read Psalms (paid) - The Five Megillot for learning to read Shir Hashirim, Rut, Eikhah, Kohelet, and Esther (paid) - Haftarot for learning to read the weekly Haftarah (paid) - All Shabbat Torah readings for learning to read the weekly Parsha (paid) An internet connection is required to download each section. Once downloaded, each section may be used offline.

About

Sof Pasuk

Features
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Sof Pasuk is a convenient utility for teachers and students of Torah reading. Teachers, rabbis, cantors, ritual directors and others can use Sof Pasuk to send assignments and recordings to students and volunteer Torah readers. Students and readers can hear what the reading should sound like and send recordings of their own renditions to teachers and minyan coordinators for their approval. Sof Pasuk presents audio from Sefaria.org and Pocket Torah. The schedule of verses comes from Hebcal.com, and the tikkun text comes from ScrollScraper. A link to the relevant Tikkun.io page is also provided in the footer. This is the app you've been looking for...sof pasuk!

Screenshots

Vayavinu Bamikra4 screens
Sof Pasuk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vayavinu Bamikra at Free against Sof Pasuk's $0.99. Vayavinu Bamikra also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). Sof Pasuk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vayavinu Bamikra is free to download; Sof Pasuk costs $0.99 up front. Vayavinu Bamikra sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Sof Pasuk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vayavinu Bamikra ships an update every 4 months, Sof Pasuk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vayavinu Bamikra versus Sof Pasuk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVayavinu BamikraSof Pasuk
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth J WiederRabbi Eli Garfinkel

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Vayavinu Bamikra

One-time17
  • Joshua$1.99
  • Weekday Siddur$2.99
  • Proverbs$2.99
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  • Job$2.99
  • Shabbat Siddur$2.99
  • Yom Tov Machzor$2.99
  • Isaiah$3.99
  • Ezekiel$3.99
  • Trei Asar$3.99
  • Tehillim$4.99
  • Bereishit$4.99
  • Bamidbar$4.99
  • Shemot$4.99
  • Vayikra$4.99
  • Devarim$4.99
  • Haftarah$6.99
  • Megillah$9.99
None

Sof Pasuk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vayavinu Bamikra free?
Vayavinu Bamikra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sof Pasuk free?
Sof Pasuk costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vayavinu Bamikra or Sof Pasuk have ads?
Neither Vayavinu Bamikra nor Sof Pasuk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vayavinu Bamikra or Sof Pasuk?
Vayavinu Bamikra ships an update every 4 months, and Sof Pasuk every 4 days. Most recently, Vayavinu Bamikra was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sof Pasuk on October 8, 2026.

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