Comparison

The Search for UAPs vs Minchat Refael

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

Head to head
About

The Search for UAPs

Engage in a real-world search for unidentified flying objects. Use your astronomy skills, telescope, camera, and research to track and document anomalous phenomena at the edge of space. Deduce the UAP's location through logical reasoning and investigation.

Highlights
  • Track unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)
  • Investigate the edge of space
  • Use telescope, camera, and research
  • Employ logical reasoning and deduction
  • Record findings and deduce locations
  • Companion app for a real-world search game
Features
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Over the past 100 years, there have been many sightings of unidentified flying objects. While this has often been credited to the sci-fi craze of the middle of the 20th Century, recent sightings by respected members of the military and captured video show that there is something out there that we can’t quite identify. The search is on to discover and fully document this phenomena so that we may understand more about it. THE SEARCH FOR UAPS is a game about this real-world search. You are astronomy enthusiasts and you’ve recently seen something in your evening stargazing that you can’t explain. Using your telescope, camera, and computer research, you’re trying to track down this Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to help the global scientific community gain a better understanding. While UAPs have been spotted all over the world, you’ll be focusing on the edge of space, where it is possible that these objects might be. This is a companion app for THE SEARCH FOR UAPS, which will randomly choose the locations for the UAP and other objects in orbit around Earth. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to investigate the skies, record your findings, and deduce where the UAP must be!

About

Minchat Refael

This app provides an accurate, offline-capable prayer book with automatic adjustments for the Hebrew calendar and location. It offers an immersive reading experience with customizable text and modes, along with community messages and bilingual support.

Highlights
  • Automatic prayer adjustments based on Hebrew date and location
  • Accurate local solar time calculations
  • Immersive reading mode with text resizing and dark mode
  • Offline functionality for all content
  • Weekly portion and festival readings
  • In-app inbox for community messages
  • Bilingual Spanish and English localization
Features
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Minjat Refael is a premium native siddur for iPhone and iPad, rebuilt from the ground up in Swift 6 for speed, clarity and halachic accuracy. PRAYERS THAT MATCH THE DAY The app knows the Hebrew date, the Parasha and the Omer, and adjusts your tefilot automatically: Tachanun is omitted when it should be, and seasonal insertions such as Mashiv HaRuach and Tal U'Matar follow the Hebrew calendar and your location (Israel or Diaspora). ACCURATE ZMANIM Solar times are calculated locally with NOAA astronomical algorithms, so halachic times are precise wherever you are — no connection required. BUILT FOR READING Immersive reading mode hides every distraction with a single tap. Pinch to resize the text, switch to dark mode, and read Hebrew in Taamey David CLM and Crimson Text, chosen for liturgical clarity. ALWAYS UP TO DATE, ALWAYS OFFLINE Texts, modules and halachot sync in the background and download in seconds. Everything is stored on your device, so the siddur works with no signal at all. PARASHAT HASHAVUA AND FESTIVAL READINGS Read the weekly portion and the special readings for Yamim Tovim, rendered right-to-left with full fidelity. MESSAGES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY Receive halachot, announcements and event notices in an in-app inbox that works offline. FULLY BILINGUAL Complete Spanish and English localization, including Hebrew dates and a correctly formatted Omer count in both languages. MINYAN MODE (optional one-time purchase) Unlock the material that is only recited with a quorum: the complete Torah reading with the aliyot and blessings, the Chazan's repetition of the Amidah, Birkat Cohanim, Kedusha, every form of Kaddish and Avinu Malkeinu. One purchase, yours for life — no subscription. Made with care for the Jewish community.

Screenshots

The Search for UAPs4 screens
Minchat Refael4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minchat Refael at 50% against The Search for UAPs's 0%. Minchat Refael also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). The Search for UAPs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Minchat Refael sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Search for UAPs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Search for UAPs ships an update every 5 months, Minchat Refael every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Search for UAPs versus Minchat Refael: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Search for UAPsMinchat Refael
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRenegade Games LLCJORGE ALBERTO FERNANDEZ OSORIO

Customer experience

The Search for UAPs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Minchat Refael

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Search for UAPs

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Minchat Refael

One-time1
  • Minyan Features$1.99

Questions

Is The Search for UAPs free?
The Search for UAPs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minchat Refael free?
Minchat Refael is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Search for UAPs or Minchat Refael have ads?
Neither The Search for UAPs nor Minchat Refael shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Search for UAPs or Minchat Refael?
The Search for UAPs ships an update every 5 months, and Minchat Refael every 5 days. Most recently, The Search for UAPs was updated on November 4, 2026 and Minchat Refael on October 31, 2026.

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