Torah First vs Shabbat Checklist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Torah First
This app helps you pause before opening distracting applications by requiring a short prayer. It offers timed unlock windows and allows you to protect specific apps, categories, or websites with customizable schedules. Track your progress and reclaimed time to manage your screen usage effectively.
- Prayer-first app unlocks
- App, category, and website protection
- Customizable schedules
- Streak tracking
- Weekly history and reclaimed time
- Emergency unlock windows
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Pause before distracting apps. Torah First helps you guard apps, websites, and categories until you complete a short prayer. When you try to open a protected app, Torah First brings you back to pray first, then starts a timed unlock window. It is built for people who want screen time control without making their phone unusable. With Torah First you can: • Protect apps with prayer-first unlocks • Keep Brick Mode on by default • Guard apps, categories, and websites • Set schedules for mornings, evenings, focus hours, or all-day blocking • Track streaks, pickups, and prayer unlocks • View weekly history and reclaimed time • Use emergency unlock windows when needed Torah First helps you pause before the apps that pull you off course. An active subscription is required to use app guarding, prayer unlocks, Brick Mode, schedules, streaks, and insights. The free download includes onboarding and setup. Pricing may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shabbat Checklist
This app simplifies preparation for Shabbat and Jewish holidays. It offers guided checklists, recipes, and a shared task management system for families to coordinate preparations calmly and efficiently.
- Guided Erev Shabbat checklist
- Location-based candle lighting times
- Live countdown to candle lighting
- Family task assignment and tracking
- Built-in recipes and grocery list
- Holiday calendar support
- Multilingual localization
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Shabbat Checklist helps observant Jewish families prepare for Shabbat and the holidays — calmly, together, and on time. PREPARE WITH CONFIDENCE One glance shows what matters most: your candle-lighting countdown front and center on Friday, days left, and how much prep time remains — one calm reminder at a time, never a wall of alerts. A guided Erev Shabbat checklist covers cleaning, cooking, groceries, guests and more, with accurate location-based candle lighting and Havdalah times. SHARE THE LOAD WITH YOUR FAMILY Invite your family with a code or link. Assign tasks and get a gentle notification the moment someone finishes theirs. A Friday-morning digest — "Candles at 7:42, 5 tasks left" — keeps everyone on track. Every notification stays silent from candle lighting until Havdalah. COOK AND SHOP WITH EASE Get Shabbat menu ideas midweek, built from your recipes and past meals — one tap fills your meal plan and adds the scaled, merged ingredients to your grocery list. Built-in challah and Shabbat recipes scale to your guest count, with step-by-step instructions. A smart grocery list with categories, quick-add buttons for Shabbat staples, and two-way sync with Apple Reminders. Track candles by type — tea lights, tapers, oil and wicks — and Kiddush wine and grape juice, so you never run short. HOLIDAYS, COVERED Full Yom Tov calendar support — Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot. Knows Diaspora vs. Israel observance and adjusts day counts and Yizkor accordingly. Shows the weekly parsha, the Omer count, and minor holidays like Chanukah, Purim and Tisha B'Av. YOURS, IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in 40+ languages — including Hebrew and Arabic with full right-to-left support. Reminders and calendar integration keep your Shabbat prep on schedule. Turn the weekly race against sundown into a calm, shared routine — and welcome Shabbat the way it is meant to be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shabbat Checklist at 100% against Torah First's 50%. Shabbat Checklist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Torah First's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Torah First sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Shabbat Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shabbat Checklist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Torah First has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Torah First's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shabbat Checklist's.
Torah First ships an update fortnightly, Shabbat Checklist every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Torah First | Shabbat Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reality Shifting LLC | More Voltage |
Customer experience
Torah First
Shabbat Checklist
In-app purchases
Torah First
- Torah First Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Torah First Yearly$49.991 Year
Shabbat Checklist
No in-app purchases









