PortalDafHyomi vs Siddur ש״י
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Full Talmud text
- Audio lessons (Hebrew, English, Yiddish)
- Downloadable lessons
- Articles and books
- Daf Hayomi lecture map
- Search function
- Study tracking and notes
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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
Siddur ש״י
A digital siddur offering a clear, PDF-style reader for daily prayer. It features location-aware highlights for seasonal changes and optional Ba'al Tefillah guidance. Easily navigate pages and customize day-change calculations.
- PDF-style reader
- Location-aware highlights
- Ba’al Tefillah highlights
- Configurable day-change calculation
- Quick page navigation
- Portrait and landscape support
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Siddur ש״י is a clear, easy-to-use digital siddur designed for daily tefillah. Features: • Complete siddur in a convenient PDF-style reader • Location-aware highlights for relevant tefillos and seasonal changes • Optional Ba’al Tefillah highlights • Configurable day-change calculation: shkias hachama, bein hashmashos, or tzeis hakochavim • Quick page navigation and name lookup • Portrait and landscape support on iPhone and iPad Location access is used to calculate local zmanim and determine the appropriate highlights. Highlights can be disabled in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PortalDafHyomi at Free against Siddur ש״י's $4.99. PortalDafHyomi also leads on ratings volume (210 vs 2). Siddur ש״י's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PortalDafHyomi is free to download; Siddur ש״י costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Siddur ש״י holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PortalDafHyomi has 210 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | PortalDafHyomi | Siddur ש״י |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (210 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BINYAMIN TRACHTMAN | Yissoschor Fried |
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
Siddur ש״י
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PortalDafHyomi
No in-app purchases
Siddur ש״י
No in-app purchases
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