Comparison

ShabbatLock vs Sirr

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

Head to head
About

ShabbatLock

Features
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Honor your time with Torah study. Every time you reach for social media, ShabbatLock steps in with a moment of kavanah (intention). Instead of mindless scrolling, you engage with Torah and Jewish wisdom โ€” reading a passage from Tanakh, completing a verse challenge, or pausing for reflection. Build a meaningful phone habit rooted in thousands of years of tradition. WHAT YOU GET: - Lock any app behind Torah study โ€” choose Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, or any app - Multiple unlock methods โ€” scripture reading, fill-in-the-blank, word selection, and timed meditation - Mood-based passage selection โ€” receive texts matched to how you're feeling right now - Shabbat mode โ€” automatically lock apps from candle lighting to Havdalah - Smart scheduling โ€” daily study times, Shabbat-only, or custom periods - Family-friendly โ€” uses Apple Screen Time to enforce locks reliably FREE + PREMIUM: ShabbatLock requires a Premium subscription for app access. Eligible subscriptions start with Apple's 1-week introductory free trial and unlock unlimited app unlocks, unlimited schedules, advanced challenge types, and the full premium Jewish text library. TORAH & JEWISH TEXTS: ShabbatLock includes an extensive Jewish text library with over 65,000 entries: - Complete Tanakh โ€” Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim with Hebrew text - Tehillim (Psalms) โ€” all 150 Psalms for comfort, praise, and reflection - Talmud selections โ€” wisdom from 12 tractates of the Bavli - Midrash โ€” rabbinic commentary and stories - Zohar excerpts โ€” mystical insights from Kabbalah - Rashi commentary โ€” the master commentator on Torah and Talmud - Pirkei Avot โ€” Ethics of the Fathers Content is organized by theme: comfort, wisdom, gratitude, teshuvah, emunah (faith), chesed (lovingkindness), shalom, and more. DENOMINATION SUPPORT: ShabbatLock respects the diversity of Jewish life: - Orthodox: Shabbat-strict scheduling, halachic awareness - Conservative: Traditional study with modern engagement - Reform: Inclusive approach to text and practice - Reconstructionist/Renewal: Creative spiritual engagement HOW IT WORKS: 1. Choose which apps to lock (social media, games, news โ€” anything) 2. Set your schedule (Shabbat auto-lock, daily study times, or custom) 3. When you open a locked app, ShabbatLock presents a Torah passage or challenge 4. Read, reflect, and unlock โ€” replacing empty scrolling with Torah wisdom PRIVACY FIRST: ShabbatLock processes everything on your device. No reading habits, no personal data, and no study history ever leaves your phone. We use Apple's built-in Screen Time framework โ€” no tracking, no ads, no accounts required. LEGAL: Privacy Policy: https://apps.nereusdata.io/privacy-policy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Replace scrolling with study. Let Torah wisdom guide your day.

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Sirr

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Sirr is a quiet daily practice drawn from the Sufi path of the heart. Each morning you receive one couplet or image โ€” a line from Rumi's Masnavi, the reed, the mirror, the guest house. You don't dissect it. You carry it through your day, and return to it at night. It is the opposite of a feed. One line per screen. Generous whitespace. Dark and calm by design. An app built to be closed โ€” because success is presence regained, not minutes captured. THE THREE BEATS โ€ข Take โ€” Each morning, receive one line from the path. Don't analyze it; carry it. โ€ข Carry โ€” Today's line rests on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widget. When the scroll reflex fires, you meet the reed's longing instead of the feed. โ€ข Return โ€” At night, one quiet reflection: what did this stir in you today? A private note, on your device alone. EIGHT SUFI PATHS Walk a curated journey through eight themes โ€” The Reed (longing), The Polished Heart (the mirror), Bewilderment (wonder beyond cleverness), Love (the fire that ripens), The Guest House (welcoming every feeling), Presence & Remembrance, Dying Before Death, and The Friend (the Beloved). Each is a path of days, taken one at a time. DEPTH, NOT VIBES Every line is human-curated from public-domain scholarly translations โ€” chiefly R. A. Nicholson's and E. H. Whinfield's Masnavi โ€” and presented with full attribution, the theme it belongs to, and a quiet note on why it opens outward. This is the classical mystical-poetic tradition, handled with care. Not decontextualized "Rumi quotes." AI never authors the wisdom. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No cloud. No tracking. No ads. No streak guilt. Your reflections live on your device and nowhere else. The App Privacy label reads: Data Not Collected. A GENTLE REMINDER Set one optional evening nudge to return to the day's line. One quiet moment โ€” never a notification storm. Sirr means "the secret" โ€” the innermost heart. This is a small, devoted app for those drawn to Rumi and the Sufi way who want depth and dignity, not noise. "There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don't you?" โ€” Rumi Privacy Policy URL: https://agezgin.github.io/sirr/privacy.html Support URL: https://agezgin.github.io/sirr/support.html

Screenshots

ShabbatLock4 screens
Sirr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShabbatLock at 16.0 against Sirr's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ShabbatLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Sirr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ShabbatLock versus Sirr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShabbatLockSirr
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick DeutschHacฤฑ Ahmet GEZGIN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShabbatLock

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • ShabbatLock Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Sirr

One-time1
  • Sirr Pro โ€” Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is ShabbatLock free?
ShabbatLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sirr free?
Sirr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShabbatLock or Sirr have ads?
Neither ShabbatLock nor Sirr shows ads.

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