Comparison

This Jewish Day vs Yahrtzeit

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

Head to head
About

This Jewish Day

This app displays the Hebrew date, astronomical times, and moon phases in a customizable interface. It also provides historical entries for each date, connecting current events to Jewish history.

Highlights
  • Hebrew date tracking
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Moon phase and rise/set times
  • Jewish historical entries
  • Multi-date calendar conversion
Features
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This Jewish Day brings the Hebrew date into focus through solar timings, lunar timings, and historical events, all in one elegant view that can be viewed at a glance and easily customized. It also offers Gregorian, Hijri, Chinese, and Tamil calendar conversions. So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom. Tehilim XC:12 למנות ימינו כן הודע ונבא לבב חכמה תהילים צ׳:י״ב

About

Yahrtzeit

This app helps you track important memorial dates with accurate Hebrew date conversion and a clear upcoming timeline. It includes notes, photos, and prayer texts, with premium features for advanced reminders and calendar sync.

Highlights
  • Hebrew date conversion
  • Upcoming timeline view
  • Add names, notes, and photos
  • Prayer reader with Hebrew/English
  • Advance reminders
  • Calendar sync
  • Widgets and Siri integration
Features
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Yahrtzeit keeps memorial dates clear, organized, and easy to act on. Track every yahrtzeit with accurate Hebrew date conversion, after-sunset day handling, and a clean upcoming view that shows what is today, what is next, and what is coming soon. Add names, notes, photos, and memorial details in seconds. When it is time to pray, everything is ready. Open Kaddish Al Yisrael, Hashkavah, Patach Eliyahu, Rabbi Chananya, Amar Ribi Aba, and a graveside reflection in a focused reader with Hebrew and English options, flexible layouts, and comfortable typography. Practical by design: • Smart upcoming timeline • Fast search, filters, and sorting • Notes, photos, and memorial details • Clean prayer reader • Hebrew and English date support Lifetime Premium features: • Advance reminders and alerts • Calendar sync (Apple Calendar) • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri and Shortcuts, Automations • Burial map previews and navigation • Custom naming, app icons, and appearance controls Built to help you remember, prepare, and stay on top of every yahrzeit with confidence. Download Yahrtzeit today.

Screenshots

This Jewish Day1 screens
Yahrtzeit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: This Jewish Day at none against Yahrtzeit's 2. Yahrtzeit's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yahrtzeit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. This Jewish Day asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for This Jewish Day against 5.0 for Yahrtzeit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

This Jewish Day ships an update every 4 days, Yahrtzeit every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
This Jewish Day versus Yahrtzeit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThis Jewish DayYahrtzeit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLevi Meir ClancyAdam Niyazov

Customer experience

This Jewish Day

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Yahrtzeit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

This Jewish Day

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Yahrtzeit

One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime$4.99
  • Premium Family Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is This Jewish Day free?
This Jewish Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yahrtzeit free?
Yahrtzeit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, This Jewish Day or Yahrtzeit?
This Jewish Day and Yahrtzeit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do This Jewish Day or Yahrtzeit have ads?
Neither This Jewish Day nor Yahrtzeit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, This Jewish Day or Yahrtzeit?
This Jewish Day ships an update every 4 days, and Yahrtzeit every 3 days. Most recently, This Jewish Day was updated on October 31, 2026 and Yahrtzeit on October 31, 2026.

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