ShiurBank vs Venery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShiurBank
This app provides a private and secure platform for preserving and accessing Torah shiurim. Rebbeim can control access, allowing only approved students to listen. It offers features like progress tracking and offline access, making it ideal for yeshiva communities.
- Private, secure access for approved talmidim
- Rebbeim control access to shiurim
- Stream and browse shiurim
- Track listening progress
- Access favorites anywhere
- Intuitive interface for learning
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ShiurBank - Guarding Your Teacher's Shiurim Forever ShiurBank is the premier platform for preserving and accessing Torah shiurim with complete privacy control. Built specifically for yeshiva and seminary teachers and their students, ShiurBank ensures that only approved students can access a teacher's shiurim. Features: • Private, secure access—only approved talmidim can listen • Rebbeim control who has access to their shiurim • Stream shiurim • Browse by Rebbe, series, or category • Track your listening progress • Access your favorite shiurim anywhere • Clean, intuitive interface designed for learning • Managed by trusted talmidim Perfect for: • Yeshiva rebbeim who want to share shiurim privately with approved talmidim only • Talmidim/Alumni seeking access to their rebbe's teachings • Yeshiva communities requiring controlled, secure access to Torah learning How it works: Rebbeim or trusted talmidim (admins) upload their shiurim and control access. Only talmidim approved by the rebbe or a trusted talmid administrator can access the shiurim. This ensures complete privacy and ensures that your rebbe's teachings remain accessible only to those who should have access. ShiurBank makes it easy to preserve Torah learning for generations to come while maintaining the privacy and control that yeshiva communities require. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.shiurbank.org/privacy
Venery
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Venery brings a beautiful animal collective noun to your day. Discover a new animal, its collective noun, and the phrase it creates—from a flock of birds to a crash of rhinos. • A new shared animal every day • Browse the full collection • Save your favorite words • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Simple, private, and entirely offline Venery is a small daily moment for language, animals, and the lovely oddities in between.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShiurBank at weekly against Venery's every 5 weeks. ShiurBank also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
ShiurBank ships an update weekly, Venery every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiurBank | Venery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Levin | Jeremy Jacob |
In-app purchases
ShiurBank
No in-app purchases
Venery
No in-app purchases









