Yahrtzeit vs Lectio Daily
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.
Lectio Daily
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Read the Bible every day, one chapter at a time, on your own or with a group. READ • The whole Bible, offline, in the World English Bible. • Highlights, saved verses and notes, in the font and size you like. • Search it, explore the parables and miracles of Jesus, and share any verse as a card. PLANS AND HABIT • The Bible in a year, the New Testament in 90 days, Psalms and Proverbs, and themed plans. • The verse of the day and your streak, also in widgets on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • A daily goal, a streak and a reminder at the time you choose. • A prayer list. READ TOGETHER Start a group with family or friends and set a reading challenge. Your notes and prayers stay private. LECTIO DAILY PREMIUM Free: the whole Bible, the reading plans and some themed ones, your streak, notes, prayers and a group. Premium adds every themed plan, more plans at once, more streak protectors, the Leather and Olive themes, and more and bigger groups. Monthly, yearly with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY No ads, and no account needed to read. A free account gives you plans, your streak, highlights, notes, prayers and groups, on any iPhone. We don't sell your data, and you can turn off usage metrics in Settings. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lectiodaily.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://lectiodaily.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lectio Daily at 16.4 against Yahrtzeit's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Lectio Daily sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yahrtzeit ships an update every 3 days, Lectio Daily every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yahrtzeit | Lectio Daily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adam Niyazov | Juan Miguel Gamarra Ramos |
In-app purchases
Yahrtzeit
- Premium Lifetime$4.99
- Premium Family Lifetime$6.99
Lectio Daily
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$29.99




