Yahrtzeit vs Torah Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hebrew date conversion
- Upcoming timeline view
- Add names, notes, and photos
- Prayer reader with Hebrew/English
- Advance reminders
- Calendar sync
- Widgets and Siri integration
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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.
Torah Widget
Receive daily wisdom from the Torah on your lock screen. AI curates meaningful verses, with options for the current week's Parsha or personalized themes. Includes Hebrew text, transliteration, and commentary from various scholars.
- Daily AI-curated Torah verses
- Weekly Parsha mode
- Meaning and commentary
- Personalize by theme
- Hebrew text with transliteration
- Save favorite verses
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Torah Widget brings daily wisdom from the Torah directly to your lock screen. Every morning, AI selects the most meaningful verse for you; from the full Torah dataset or filtered to this week's Parsha. Simply glance at your lock screen and start your day grounded in Torah. FEATURES - Daily AI-curated Torah verses on your lock screen - Weekly Parsha mode - verses from the current Torah portion - Meaning & Commentary - insights from Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Or HaChaim and more - Personalize by theme - Faith, Strength, Wisdom, Love, Justice and more - Hebrew text with transliteration - Save your favorite verses The only biblical widget app focused solely on the Old Testament, pure Torah wisdom, daily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torah Widget at none against Yahrtzeit's 2. Torah Widget also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Yahrtzeit's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Yahrtzeit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Torah Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yahrtzeit against 5.0 for Torah Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Torah Widget has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Yahrtzeit ships an update every 3 days, Torah Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yahrtzeit | Torah Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Niyazov | Leon Benaim |
Customer experience
Yahrtzeit
Torah Widget
In-app purchases
Yahrtzeit
- Premium Lifetime$4.99
- Premium Family Lifetime$6.99
Torah Widget
No in-app purchases
