Comparison

JBD APP vs SmartZman

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

Head to head
About

JBD APP

This app serves as a comprehensive directory for Jewish businesses and residents, offering over 100,000 listings. Users can search for businesses and individuals, view print editions, share listings, and add contact information. It also allows users to add their own business or resident details to the database.

Highlights
  • Find Jewish businesses and stores
  • Search for Jewish residents
  • View print edition listings
  • Share business and resident information
  • Add contacts to your phone
  • Submit your own business listing
Features
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The Jewish Business Directory is the #1 Jewish Phonebook and most trusted source for finding Jewish businesses & residents phone numbers and listings, with over 100,000 businesses & households listings at your fingertips. With The Jewish Business Phonebook Directory you can: - Find Jewish heimishe people powered by the #1 phone Jewish directory - Find Jewish heimishe businesses and stores using our up-to-date business search - View out Well known Brooklyn and Upstate latest print edition - Share any resident or business with others - Add names, phone numbers and addresses to your your contacts - Add your business or resident listing to our database, and to our published edition The Jewish Business Directory Book covers the following areas: Boro Park, Williamsburg, Sea Gate, Monsey, New Square, Monroe, Bloomingburg, Linden, Staten Island, Jersey City, Lakewood, Union City, Kasho, Nitra, S. Fallsburg, Kiamesha Lake & Tosh

About

SmartZman

Features
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SmartZman lets you schedule and automate supported smart home devices based on Zmanim, calendar dates, and custom times. Create schedules for your connected devices and have SmartZman automatically execute them at the right time for the selected location. Key Features: • Schedule devices based on Zmanim • Create weekly, monthly, yearly, and one-time schedules • Use Hebrew or Gregorian calendar dates • Create schedules for Shabbos, Yom Tov, weekdays, and custom dates • Connect supported smart home devices and services • View and manage your schedules in one place • Edit, disable, or archive schedules at any time Once your devices are connected and your schedules are set, SmartZman handles the execution automatically. SmartZman requires an active SmartZman Pro subscription. • $12.99/month • 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

JBD APP4 screens
SmartZman3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JBD APP at none against SmartZman's 1. JBD APP also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). SmartZman's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SmartZman sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. JBD APP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JBD APP ships an update every 5 months, SmartZman every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JBD APP versus SmartZman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJBD APPSmartZman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShrage OberlanderSmartZman

In-app purchases

None

JBD APP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SmartZman

Subscriptions1
  • SmartZman Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month

Questions

Is JBD APP free?
JBD APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartZman free?
SmartZman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JBD APP or SmartZman have ads?
Neither JBD APP nor SmartZman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JBD APP or SmartZman?
JBD APP ships an update every 5 months, and SmartZman every 4 days. Most recently, JBD APP was updated on October 24, 2026 and SmartZman on October 24, 2026.

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