Comparison

YU Zmanim vs Learn to Daven

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

Head to head
About

YU Zmanim

Find minyanim times and locations on the Wilf campus with a single click. This app is a convenient resource for students and faculty who need quick access to prayer schedules.

Highlights
  • One-click minyanim lookup
  • Campus prayer schedules
  • Wilf campus specific
  • Convenient for on-the-go
Features
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This app is a one-click way to find when and where the next minyanim are on the wilf campus. A great resource for those who do not have a web browser!

About

Learn to Daven

Understand Jewish prayers with short, guided lessons. This app offers Hebrew text, transliteration, and explanations for daily services. Learn at your own pace with offline access and customizable features.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step prayer lessons
  • Hebrew, transliteration, and explanations
  • Multiple prayer service options
  • Offline audio narration
  • Customizable text and preferences
  • Progress tracking with sparks and badges
  • Daily lesson calendar
Features
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Understand the prayers you say, one short lesson at a time. Learn to Daven guides you through Shacharit with Hebrew, transliteration and clear explanations. Follow the lesson path with Ari the lion, revisit what you have learned, and build a prayer practice at your own pace. LEARN ONE IDEA AT A TIME Each lesson brings together a short story, Hebrew with nikkud, transliteration, an English translation, explanations and sources. Choose Full or Simple lessons, read a longer teaching, or listen with pause and speed controls. A SIDDUR YOU CAN FOLLOW Explore the weekday morning service in Ashkenaz, Sefard or Edot HaMizrach. Jump to a prayer, return to your saved place, and open the lessons connected to its words. Choose the prayer wording you prefer where supported, and change your preferences in Settings. LISTEN AND LEARN OFFLINE Download available narration for Days 1-46 when you want it. Recordings are optional downloads, so they do not make the initial app download larger. Once installed, they work offline. The app also provides device speech for supported text without a recording. BUILD A GENTLE DAILY HABIT - Follow a lesson calendar that pauses for Shabbos and Jewish holidays. - Set an optional reminder for upcoming lesson days. - Review what you have learned and earn sparks and badges. - Save lessons and keep private notes on your device. - Adjust text size, appearance and reading preferences. - Use the app in English or Spanish. - Translate lesson explanations into Spanish, French or Portuguese on iOS 18 and later, with optional Apple language downloads. No account is required to learn. Lessons and the Siddur are available offline; content updates, first-time audio and language downloads, and optional email signup require a connection. Email updates are entirely optional. Your learning progress, prayer preferences and personal notes stay on your device. A Torah project by Zoli Honig. Sponsored by Short Form Media.

Screenshots

YU Zmanim3 screens
Learn to Daven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn to Daven at daily against YU Zmanim's every 2 weeks. Learn to Daven also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for YU Zmanim against 5.0 for Learn to Daven. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn to Daven has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YU Zmanim ships an update every 2 weeks, Learn to Daven daily. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YU Zmanim versus Learn to Daven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYU ZmanimLearn to Daven
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYitzchok GrayZZTech

Customer experience

YU Zmanim

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learn to Daven

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

YU Zmanim

No in-app purchases

None

Learn to Daven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YU Zmanim free?
YU Zmanim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn to Daven free?
Learn to Daven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YU Zmanim or Learn to Daven?
YU Zmanim and Learn to Daven are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 23 ratings respectively.
Do YU Zmanim or Learn to Daven have ads?
Neither YU Zmanim nor Learn to Daven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YU Zmanim or Learn to Daven?
YU Zmanim ships an update every 2 weeks, and Learn to Daven daily. Most recently, YU Zmanim was updated on November 5, 2026 and Learn to Daven on November 5, 2026.

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