Comparison

PortalDafHyomi vs 929

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

Head to head

PortalDafHyomi

Free

📚 Books

★ 4.8210 ratingsView app →

929

Free

📚 Books

★ 3.119 ratingsView app →

About

PortalDafHyomi

Access the entire Talmud conveniently on your device. Enjoy audio lessons in multiple languages, helpful articles, and a calendar to track your daily study progress. Find local lectures and utilize a powerful search function.

Highlights

Full Talmud text
Audio lessons (Hebrew, English, Yiddish)
Downloadable lessons
Articles and books
Daf Hayomi lecture map
Search function
Study tracking and notes

Features

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כעת כל הש"ס בכף ידך ובחינם האפליקציה מכילה את הדברים הנפלאים הבאים. 1. כל הש"ס בצורה נוחה וגדולה 2. שיעורי שמע בעברית אנגלית ויידיש להאזנה והורדה 3. מאמרים ספרים עלונים וכלי עזר 4. מפה עם מידע על מקומות בהם מתקיימים שיעורי דף יומי 5. מערכת חיפוש בש״ס 6. לוח שנה לועזי\עברי הכולל את הדף הנלמד בכל יום ויום עם אפשרות לעקוב אחרי הלימוד על ידי סימון הדפים שנלמדו והוספת הערות. The whole Talmud in the palm of your hand: The App includes many great features: 1. The entire Talmud in clear fonts 2. Talmud lessons to listen to and download, in Hebrew, English and Yiddish 3. Articles, Leaflets,books and other helpful tools 4. A location map for venues in which you can attend "Daf Hayomi" lectures

About

929

Engage with the Tanakh daily through a structured reading plan. Explore diverse interpretations, summaries, and multimedia content for each chapter. Set personal reading reminders and follow favorite contributors.

Highlights

Daily chapter reading
Diverse interpretations
Multimedia content
Personalized reminders
Follow favorite authors
Audio narration

Features

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929 is the name of a project dedicated to creating a global Jewish conversation around issues that unite and divide us, but always inspired by the text. מיזם 929 מזמין אותך לקרוא תנך בעיניים חדשות: פרק אחד, כל יום, לפי הסדר. כולם קוראים יחד, וכל אחד ואחת לחוד. באפליקציה, באתר או עם תנך ביד; עם חברים, עם ילדים או כאתגר אישי. בכל יום מתחלף הפרק היומי באפליקציה ובאתר, ומופיע בליווי פרשנויות מגוונות, תקציר, פרטי מידע, סרטונים, תמונות, וגם קריינות של הפרק למי שמעדיף להאזין לו. באפליקציה אפשר להגדיר תזכורות קריאה אישיות - יומיות או פעם בשבוע, בשעות הנוחות לך. אפשר גם לעקוב ולקבל תזכורת בכל פעם שעולה טור של כותב אהוב. את המיזם מלווים בכירי היוצרים והיוצרות בישראל, אנשי רוח, דת, תרבות ואמנות.

Screenshots

PortalDafHyomi4 screens

9294 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PortalDafHyomi at 84% against 929's 20%. PortalDafHyomi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (210 vs 19). 929's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PortalDafHyomi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PortalDafHyomi has 210 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of PortalDafHyomi's written reviews are positive against 20% of 929's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PortalDafHyomi ships an update every 5 weeks, 929 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

PortalDafHyomi versus 929: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PortalDafHyomi	929
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.8 (210 ratings) — better	3.1 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews	83.6% of reviews — better	20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	210 — better	19
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	9.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	35 MB	111 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	BINYAMIN TRACHTMAN	Center for Educational Technology

Customer experience

PortalDafHyomi

All ratings210 ratings

Positive95.2%

Neutral1.4%

Negative3.3%

Written reviews61 reviews

Positive83.6%

Neutral1.6%

Negative14.8%

929

All ratings18 ratings

Positive44.4%

Neutral11.1%

Negative44.4%

Written reviews5 reviews

Positive20.0%

Neutral20.0%

Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

PortalDafHyomi

Reported bugs

11 issues

App does not open
App crashes
App freezes
App not working on specific iPhone models (iPhone 7, 11, 11 Pro Max)
App not working on iPad

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Sideways view is broken
Page flips upside down in sideways view
App gets into a frozen state and becomes unusable
Crashing when selecting audio Shiur
Getting stuck on the last Shiur played
Crashes on iOS 13.3

Requested features

3 requests

Ability to download an entire mesechta or SHAS at once
Apple Pencil support for iPad app (notes, highlighting)
A simpler and modern UI

929

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PortalDafHyomi

No in-app purchases

None

929

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PortalDafHyomi free?

PortalDafHyomi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is 929 free?

929 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, PortalDafHyomi or 929?

PortalDafHyomi is rated higher. PortalDafHyomi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 210 ratings, while 929 averages 3.1 from 19 ratings.

Do PortalDafHyomi or 929 have ads?

Neither PortalDafHyomi nor 929 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, PortalDafHyomi or 929?

PortalDafHyomi ships an update every 5 weeks, and 929 every 2 months. Most recently, PortalDafHyomi was updated on October 23, 2026 and 929 on October 11, 2026.