JDay vs Friday Night Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JDay
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We will remind you about the jewish birthdays of your friends and them about yours
Friday Night Lights
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Never miss candle lighting again. Shabbat Candle Times sends you a gentle, perfectly-timed reminder before candle lighting every Friday — calculated precisely for your location. Simple and focused: • Enter your ZIP code once • Choose how many minutes before you want your reminder • That's it — you'll be reminded every week, automatically When Shabbat arrives, the app greets you with "Shabbat Shalom." After Havdalah, it quietly resets for the week ahead. Built with respect for your time and privacy: • No account required • No data collected • No ads, ever • Works entirely on your device Candle lighting and Havdalah times are calculated using trusted astronomical data for your exact location. Shabbat Shalom. Holidays such as Passover and Rosh Hashannah are not yet supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Friday Night Lights at fortnightly against JDay's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JDay ships an update every 7 months, Friday Night Lights fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JDay | Friday Night Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Development17 | Jonathan Goldner |
In-app purchases
JDay
No in-app purchases
Friday Night Lights
No in-app purchases
