# Siddur vs HebrewBooks

The clearest difference is price: HebrewBooks at Free against Siddur's $5.99. HebrewBooks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Siddur's advantage is chart position (#101 vs unranked) and ratings volume (25 vs 5). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

HebrewBooks is free to download; Siddur costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

HebrewBooks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Siddur has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Siddur's written reviews are positive against 100% of HebrewBooks's.

Siddur ships an update every 3 months, HebrewBooks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Siddur | HebrewBooks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.0 (25 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/siddur-classic-edition/id731295415/reviews) | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hebrewbooks/id6749923124/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **25** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#101** | — |
| Size | 21 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Chabad.org Jewish Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1127567978) | [Hebrewbooks.org](https://appshunter.io/developer/377656436) |

## What reviewers say

### Siddur

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/siddur-classic-edition/id731295415)

**Currently charting:** #101 Top Paid · Book (US App Store)

Access the classic Tehillat Hashem Siddur with a smart layout. Features all prayers and blessings, a Zmanim calculator for halachic times, a hyperlinked table of contents, Tefillin mirror, and a Mizrach compass.

**Highlights:** Classic Hebrew Siddur, Smart suggested prayers, Halachic Zmanim calculator, Hyperlinked table of contents, Tefillin mirror, Mizrach Compass

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Familiar layout
- 👍 Clear and easy to use
- 👍 Automatically displays daily additions
- 👍 Smooth scrolling
- 👍 Accurate halachic times

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Navigation issues
- 🐛 Outdated aesthetics
- 🐛 Glitches and errors
- 🐛 Incomplete siddur content
- 🐛 Poorly organized table of contents

**Reported bugs**

- App won't open
- Navigation takes to wrong prayers
- Big chunks missing from sections
- Glitch: wrong text displayed
- Zmanim not functioning properly

**Requested features**

- Option to hide minyan-required parts
- Add daily Tehillim after Shachris
- Dark mode
- Notifications
- Adjustable font size


### HebrewBooks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hebrewbooks/id6749923124)

Access a vast digital library of over 65,000 religious texts optimized for mobile. Browse, download, and read seforim with an intuitive interface, even offline. Contribute to its development as it's currently in beta.

**Highlights:** Complete digital library access, Tens of thousands of seforim, PDF download for offline use, Enhanced mobile reading experience, Intuitive navigation and gestures, Community contribution welcome

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Siddur free?

Siddur costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is HebrewBooks free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Siddur or HebrewBooks?

HebrewBooks is rated higher. Siddur averages 4.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while HebrewBooks averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.

### Do Siddur or HebrewBooks have ads?

Neither Siddur nor HebrewBooks shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Siddur or HebrewBooks?

Siddur ships an update every 3 months, and HebrewBooks fortnightly. Most recently, Siddur was updated on November 11, 2026 and HebrewBooks on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*