Shabbos!!שבת vs Weekend Playbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shabbos!!שבת
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Inspired by the Shabbat alerts in Jerusalem, the Shabbos App brings the thrill of Shabbat and Yom Tov arrival to your phone. Music starts 40 minutes before Shabbat and Yom Tov. A Shofar sounds at candle lighting and alerts you with the exact time of Issur Melacha (18 minutes after candle lighting) for over 100,000 cities. Shofar and the Arrival of Shabbat In the times of the Beit HaMikdash, Shabbat was announced publicly. The Gemara (Gemara Shabbat 35b)* describes how the shofar was blown on Friday afternoon: first to call workers in from the fields, then to stop labor in the city, to close shops, and finally to signal the official beginning of Shabbat. These blasts ensured that the entire community entered Shabbat together, prepared and aware — a reminder that Shabbat is not only kept, but welcomed. With Hashem’s help, speedily in our days, may the Beit HaMikdash be built, and may we once again hear the shofar announcing the arrival of Shabbat in Jerusalem. בהשראת התרעות השבת בירושלים, אפליקציית השבת מביאה את ההתרגשות של כניסת השבת ויום טוב אליך המוזיקה מתחילה 40 דקות לפני שבת או יום טוב, ובזמן הדלקת הנרות נשמע קול שופר, יחד עם התראה על הזמן המדויק של איסור מלאכה (18 דקות לאחר הדלקת הנרות), עבור למעלה מ־100,000 ערים ברחבי העולם השופר וקבלת השבת בימי בית המקדש, השבת הוכרזה בפומבי. בגמרא (שבת ל״ה ע״ב)* מתואר כיצד היו תוקעים בשופר שש תקיעות בערב שבת: תחילה כדי לקרוא לפועלים שבשדות לשוב לביתם, לאחר מכן להפסיק את המלאכה בעיר, לסגור את החנויות, ולבסוף להודיע על כניסתה הרשמית של השבת. תקיעות אלו הבטיחו שכל הציבור ייכנס לשבת יחד — מוכן ומודע — תזכורת לכך שהשבת אינה רק נשמרת, אלא מתקבלת בעזרת ה׳, במהרה בימינו, יבנה בית המקדש, ונשמע שוב את קול השופר המבשר את כניסת השבת בירושלים * Gemara Shabbat 35b - שבת ל״ה ע״ב
Weekend Playbook
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Weekend Playbook helps you discover local things to do and turn them into a simple, shareable weekend plan — fast. DISCOVER Browse events near you from multiple public sources — concerts, sports, arts, family and community happenings, library programs and local venues — all in one normalized feed. Filter by date (today, this weekend, next 7 days) and by category. BUILD A PLAYBOOK Add events and your own custom blocks (lunch, drive time, free time) into a simple timeline. Reorder, set times, add notes, and the app flags conflicts so your day actually works. SHARE Turn your plan into a clean shareable image, plain text, or a public link — and send it to friends and family. No one needs an account. PRIVACY-FRIENDLY No account required. Your plans stay on your device. Calendar entries are created through your device's own calendar editor — we never read or sync your calendar. Tickets open with the official source; we never process payments. Weekend Playbook by Dallas Tech Labs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shabbos!!שבת at none against Weekend Playbook's shown. Shabbos!!שבת also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Shabbos!!שבת | Weekend Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Abraham Venismach | Erik Gutierrez |
In-app purchases
Shabbos!!שבת
No in-app purchases
Weekend Playbook
No in-app purchases








