Comparison

Siddur and Zmanim vs Lelo Reader

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

Head to head
About

Siddur and Zmanim

Features
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A complete siddur that works offline — in the tradition of the Ben Ish Hai. The day's text, times computed on your device, and nothing to set up. THE DAY'S TEXT, AND ONLY IT Ya'aleh VeYavo, Al HaNissim, the Ten Days of Repentance, Tachanun, fast days, Chanukah, Purim, Rosh Chodesh: every conditional passage appears on the day it is said, and is gone otherwise. No more deciphering a rubric mid-prayer to find out whether a passage is yours today. FOURTEEN ZMANIM, COMPUTED ON THE SPOT Alot HaShachar, Misheyakir, Netz, latest Shema and latest Tefila (Magen Avraham and GRA), Chatzot, Mincha Gedola, Mincha Ketana, Plag HaMincha, Shkia, Tzeit HaKochavim, Chatzot HaLayla. A built-in solar engine, no server queried. YOUR PLACE, EVEN WITHOUT GPS Pick your city from a list of 240 — France, Israel, French-speaking communities — or let GPS find it. You can also check Jerusalem before you travel: the times show at Jerusalem's own time. THE SERVICES, AND WHAT SURROUNDS THEM Shacharit, Mincha, Arvit. The Selichot from 2 Elul to the eve of Yom Kippur. The Monday and Thursday Torah reading, split into Kohen, Levi and Yisrael. The Rosh Chodesh service set in its place within Shacharit — Hallel after the Amidah, Musaf, then Barchi Nafshi. TWENTY-EIGHT MORE PRAYERS Birkat HaMazon, Al HaMichya, Tefilat HaDerech, Birkat HaLevana, the Omer count, Perek Shira, Shir HaShirim, Megillat Esther, Tikkun Rachel and Tikkun Leah, the blessings of the home and of life's occasions. A TWELVE-MONTH CALENDAR Shabbat, festivals, Chol HaMoed and fasts, each with its entry and exit times, and the week's parashah. REMINDERS THAT EARN THEIR PLACE The evening before each fast, each evening of the Omer, during the Birkat HaLevana window, as festivals approach. Adjustable family by family, and never on Shabbat or Yom Tov. WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT The names you carry in prayer appear on their own at the Refaenu blessing, in all three services. Your personal request, your name verse. None of it ever leaves your device. YOU FIND YOUR PLACE AGAIN Reading resumes where you left it, and any prayer can be bookmarked. Birkat HaMazon, the bedtime Shema and Tefilat HaDerech open in one gesture — through Siri, a shortcut, or Control Center. COMFORTABLE READING Pointed Hebrew or Sephardi transliteration, French and English translation. Adjustable size and line spacing, pinch to zoom, a night light for the ashmoret, light and dark themes. VoiceOver and Dynamic Type throughout. No account, no ads, no tracking, no third-party SDK. The siddur, the times and the calendar all work with no connection whatsoever. One exception: if you ask GPS to find your city, the system queries its geocoding service to name it — picking your city from the list avoids that entirely. Dedicated to the elevation of the souls of Messod, Yitzchak and Maimon, sons of Miryam.

About

Lelo Reader

This app allows you to read and listen to imported documents, web articles, and notes using realistic neural voices. It offers offline functionality, customizable reading themes, and the ability to download audio for uninterrupted listening.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, web articles, and notes
  • Offline neural voice narration
  • Customizable reading themes and bionic reading
  • Downloadable audio for offline listening
  • Ad-free curated news feed
  • Ambient sound options
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Lelo Reader is a reader that also reads to you. Import your PDFs, EPUBs, web articles and notes, and a neural voice made on your iPhone narrates them in Latin American Spanish or US English. No internet. No account. No subscription. PUT YOUR PHONE IN AIRPLANE MODE. NOTHING CHANGES. Speech is generated on your device's own chip, faster than real time. Your files, your notes and your audio never leave your phone. The only thing that ever touches the network is an article you asked for. READ • EPUB, PDF, web and plain text, with covers and chapters in order • Web pages come in stripped of ads, pop-ups and images • "Original" mode for PDFs with tables and figures • Light and dark themes, Literata and Atkinson Hyperlegible, bionic reading • Highlights, notes, bookmarks, offline dictionary; export your notes to PDF LISTEN • Four neural voices: Dora and Alex (Latin American Spanish), Heart and Michael (US English) • The sentence lights up as it is spoken and the page follows • Speed from 0.8× to 2×, sleep timer of 15, 30 or 60 minutes • Download a chapter or a whole book as audio to keep listening with the screen locked TODAY'S NEWS • Pick your sources once; one tap builds today's edition, a chapter per story • No ads, no images, no algorithm; every story credited and linked LELO PRO — one purchase, no subscription • Neural-voice narration, every voice • Audio downloads for locked-screen, offline listening • Ambient sounds under the words: rain, café, river, brown noise, lo-fi • Apple Watch app • Your own RSS sources in the paper Everything is unlocked for the first 7 days, no card required. When the trial ends nothing is charged and nothing is taken away: reading, your notes and the curated paper stay free forever. PRIVACY Lelo collects no data. There is nowhere to send it.

Screenshots

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Lelo Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Siddur and Zmanim at none against Lelo Reader's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Lelo Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Siddur and Zmanim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Siddur and Zmanim ships an update every 3 days, Lelo Reader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Siddur and Zmanim versus Lelo Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiddur and ZmanimLelo Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB200 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDavid BouganimBrian Munoz

In-app purchases

None

Siddur and Zmanim

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lelo Reader

One-time1
  • Lelo Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Siddur and Zmanim free?
Siddur and Zmanim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lelo Reader free?
Lelo Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Siddur and Zmanim or Lelo Reader have ads?
Neither Siddur and Zmanim nor Lelo Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Siddur and Zmanim or Lelo Reader?
Siddur and Zmanim ships an update every 3 days, and Lelo Reader every 4 days. Most recently, Siddur and Zmanim was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lelo Reader on October 31, 2026.

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