Comparison

RebSam vs Sof Pasuk

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

Head to head
About

RebSam

This AI-powered app provides sourced answers to religious and life questions by searching over 8,000 original rabbinic texts. It offers features like OCR for text photos, voice dictation, and personalized daily study plans.

Highlights
  • AI-sourced answers from 8,000+ rabbinic texts
  • OCR for text photo analysis
  • Voice dictation for questions
  • Audio playback of answers
  • Personalized daily study plans
  • Location-based Zmanim and calendar
Features
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A Halacha question, a complex Gemara passage, the view of Chassidut, or a personal concern? Unlike ordinary AI, RebSam uses RAG technology. Before every answer, it opens a library of 8,000+ original rabbinic sources (Shas, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, Zohar, Responsa and more). It first searches the original texts, finds the relevant passages, and only then builds the answer with precise sources. It never searches them on the web! Ask your questions in French, Hebrew, English, or Russian, and receive a precise, sourced answer grounded in 8,000+ verified Torah works: Talmud Bavli, Mishna, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, Mishna Berurah, Yalkut Yosef, Ben Ish Chai, Zohar, Responsa, and more. What makes RebSam unique: Double-checked sources: RebSam re-reads each answer, compares it against the real text of the seforim, and flags anything you should double-check. You can even ask it to correct itself. Photo of text: photograph a page of a sefer or a document, RebSam reads the text (OCR) and answers from the source. Voice dictation: ask your question out loud, even mixed with Hebrew. Audio playback: listen to the answer in a natural voice, with pause and resume. The exact text: RebSam opens the sefer to the right place and cites the exact passage (Book, Siman, Seif). My Limoud: your personalized daily study (Halacha, Talmud, Chassidut, Kabbalah, Mussar), with reminders and a real AI chavruta. Zmanim and Jewish calendar adapted to your location. 4 native languages: French, Hebrew, English, Russian, not a translation. Concise or detailed, around the clock, 6 days a week. Topics covered: Shabbat & holidays, Kashrut & food, Prayer & blessings, Family purity, Business ethics, Mourning & lifecycle, Kabbalah Chassidut & Jewish thought, Weekly Parasha, In-depth text study: Gemara Bavli / Yerushalmi / Mishnayot / Rambam / Breslev / Chabad / Ben Ish Chai / the Arizal RebSam does not replace your rabbi, it helps you prepare, study, and understand the sources before consulting a halachic authority.

About

Sof Pasuk

Features
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Sof Pasuk is a convenient utility for teachers and students of Torah reading. Teachers, rabbis, cantors, ritual directors and others can use Sof Pasuk to send assignments and recordings to students and volunteer Torah readers. Students and readers can hear what the reading should sound like and send recordings of their own renditions to teachers and minyan coordinators for their approval. Sof Pasuk presents audio from Sefaria.org and Pocket Torah. The schedule of verses comes from Hebcal.com, and the tikkun text comes from ScrollScraper. A link to the relevant Tikkun.io page is also provided in the footer. This is the app you've been looking for...sof pasuk!

Screenshots

RebSam4 screens
Sof Pasuk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RebSam at Free against Sof Pasuk's $0.99. RebSam also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). Sof Pasuk's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

RebSam is free to download; Sof Pasuk costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RebSam ships an update every 5 weeks, Sof Pasuk every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RebSam versus Sof Pasuk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRebSamSof Pasuk
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYonathan AlexanderRabbi Eli Garfinkel

In-app purchases

None

RebSam

No in-app purchases

None

Sof Pasuk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RebSam free?
RebSam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sof Pasuk free?
Sof Pasuk costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RebSam or Sof Pasuk have ads?
Neither RebSam nor Sof Pasuk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RebSam or Sof Pasuk?
RebSam ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sof Pasuk every 4 days. Most recently, RebSam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sof Pasuk on October 31, 2026.

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