Comparison

Siddur vs Mango Bookshelf

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

Head to head
About

Siddur

This app provides a complete annotated prayer book with English translation, featuring smart prayers, easy navigation, and a Halachic times calculator. It also includes a Tefillin mirror and Mizrach compass for convenient use.

Highlights
  • Complete annotated prayer book
  • English translation
  • Smart prayers
  • Halachic times calculator
  • Tefillin mirror
  • Mizrach compass
Features
Currently charting
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The Annotated Siddur with English Translation that you love is now available wherever you are. Features the complete Tehillat Hashem Annotated Siddur, in regular page form (tzurat hadaf). Features: * Smart prayers * All the prayers and blessings with easy navigation * A "Zmanim" calculator that will give you the proper Halachic times for your location * Hyperlinked table of contents * Tefillin mirror * Mizrach Compass The Siddur that's always there for you. הסידור במהדורה מוערת – ניתן להשיג בכל מקום סידור תהילת ה' במהדורה מוערת באנגלית בצורת הדף של הסידור הנדפס כולל: • כל התפילות והברכות עם ניווט קל • חישוב אוטומטי של זמני ההלכה בכל מקום • מפתח התוכן עם קישור אוטומטי • ראי לתפילין • מצפן למצוא את ה"מזרח" הסידור שתמיד לצידך.

About

Mango Bookshelf

Features
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Mango Bookshelf makes reading more fun! Built for young readers and their families, it's the easiest way to keep track of what you're reading and how much time you spend doing it. SCAN & COLLECT Use your camera to scan a book's barcode and instantly add it to your bookshelf. No barcode? Add books manually with just a title and author. YOUR BOOKSHELF See all your books organized into "Still Reading" and "Finished" sections. Tap the emoji to mark a book as done, and swipe to remove books you no longer want. BOOK DETAILS Tap any book to see its cover image, synopsis, publish date, page count, subjects, and more books by the same author — all loaded automatically. READING TIMER Start the timer when you sit down to read. It keeps tracking even when your iPad is locked! Stop and save your session when you're done. READING STATS See how much you've read today, this week, this month, this year, and all time. Watch your reading time grow! Mango Bookshelf was built by a parent and a child learning to code together. We hope it helps your family fall in love with reading too.

Screenshots

Siddur3 screens
Mango Bookshelf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mango Bookshelf at Free against Siddur's $5.99. Mango Bookshelf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Siddur's advantage is chart position (#57 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Siddur ships an update every 3 months, Mango Bookshelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Siddur versus Mango Bookshelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiddurMango Bookshelf
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChabad.org Jewish AppsStuart Koch

Bugs and requests

Siddur

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Zoom feature directs to table of contents
  • Pinch to zoom crops text
  • Prayer before retiring missing sections
  • App crashes on iOS 15 and up
  • App crashes after updates
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  • Lost Shema at bedtime
  • App crashes upon opening
  • Zmanim incorrect due to location issue
  • App won't open on iOS 8
  • Constant crash at opening (resolved)
  • Crashes upon starting (resolved)

Requested features

22 requests
  • Indicate Jerusalem direction on compass
  • Add dark mode
  • Add font size adjustment
  • Add Tehillim
  • Russian language version
Show 17 more
  • Transliteration for all prayers
  • Alarms/reminders/calendar integrations
  • Add Shabbat prayers
  • Add page numbers
  • Restore Shabbat service and Yom Tov Torah readings
  • Add voiceover feature for blind users
  • Add 'flow' function
  • Add English translation
  • Add bookmarking
  • Add conclusion of Shabbat prayers
  • Add 2-page view
  • Fix location services for zmanim
  • Add Hebrew-only option
  • Add side-by-side Hebrew/English view
  • Add option to turn off English
  • Add option for all Hebrew or all English siddur
  • Make carousel full page

Mango Bookshelf

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Siddur

No in-app purchases

None

Mango Bookshelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Siddur free?
Siddur costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mango Bookshelf free?
Mango Bookshelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Siddur or Mango Bookshelf have ads?
Neither Siddur nor Mango Bookshelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Siddur or Mango Bookshelf?
Siddur ships an update every 3 months, and Mango Bookshelf every 4 days. Most recently, Siddur was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mango Bookshelf on October 1, 2026.

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