Comparison

AnyDaf vs Shtender

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

Head to head
About

AnyDaf

Features
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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.

About

Shtender

Features
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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.

Screenshots

AnyDaf4 screens
Shtender4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyDaf ships an update fortnightly, Shtender every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
AnyDaf versus Shtender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyDafShtender
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School LTDPlowshare Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

AnyDaf

No in-app purchases

None

Shtender

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyDaf free?
AnyDaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shtender free?
Shtender is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyDaf or Shtender have ads?
Neither AnyDaf nor Shtender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnyDaf or Shtender?
AnyDaf ships an update fortnightly, and Shtender every 9 days. Most recently, AnyDaf was updated on October 3, 2026 and Shtender on October 6, 2026.

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