AnyDaf vs Shtender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
AnyDaf
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With AnyDaf users can jump immediately to any daf in the Talmud and get the daf in the original pagination (tzuras ha'daf). A quick push of a button gets the Sefaria text, with vowels, and the user can change between Hebrew only, Hebrew and English, or English only. Press the play button and hear a presentation of the daf from Rabbi Dov Linzer. Press the shiur button and get a written version of that presentation, with each section of the daf presented, followed by Rabbi Linzer's discussion of that section. The shiur writeup is division into sections and subsections with descriptive titles - mapping out clearly all the topics on the daf. The user can jump automatically to any section in the shiur and in the audio playback. Press the Study icon and the page will flip to offer a summary of the daf or shiur, a fun quiz you can take to test yourself and make sure that you really understood what was being discussed, and a resources button that gives you access to interesting Torah articles and teshuvot that connect to or quote the daf. Bookmarking with descriptions is available to allow for quick access and for the saving of notes. Printing is also available for Shabbat learning or for those who just prefer hardcopy.
Shtender
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Shtender is a calm, offline-first companion for daily Torah learning. Track Daf Yomi, Chitas, Shnayim Mikra, Mishnah Yomit, Nach Yomi, the weekly parsha, Rambam, Tehillim, Sefer HaMitzvos, and more โ all computed locally, no network calls required to know what today's shiur is. Browse the complete Torah library: Chumash, Nach, Mishnah, Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi, Halakhah (Shulchan Arukh, Rambam, Tur, Kitzur), Chassidus, Musar, Kabbalah, Midrash, and more. Hebrew with English translation and the classical commentaries (Rashi, Tosafot, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, and many more). Local-first: sign in only if you want to back up and sync across your devices. Your shiurim, progress, and preferences live on your device until you choose otherwise. Free to use. Support the project via Buy Me a Coffee if you'd like to help cover server costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shtender at 15.1 against AnyDaf's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AnyDaf ships an update fortnightly, Shtender every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnyDaf | Shtender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School LTD | Plowshare Solutions LLC |
In-app purchases
AnyDaf
No in-app purchases
Shtender
No in-app purchases







