Simple Siddur vs YidKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Siddur
This app provides a comprehensive digital siddur with all prayers for various Nusachs, essential blessings, and practical tools like a compass and Zmanim. It also includes information on Minyanim and Mikvah, making it a complete reference for Jewish prayer and observance.
- All prayers for different Nusachs
- Essential Brachot
- Compass
- Zmanim
- Minyanim
- Mikvah information
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Simple Siddur is a beautifully designed IOS 8+ siddur app that comes packed with a bunch of awesome features. Notable Features: All prayers (For different Nusachs) Essential Brachot Compass Zmanim Minyanim Mikvah and Much More! Follow on twitter @par3inc Email any questions or request to: par.3inc@gmail.com
YidKit
This app offers a smart prayer book that adapts to the time of day and Jewish calendar. It includes a comprehensive Tanach, a minyan finder, and a database of kosher restaurants. An Apple Watch app provides quick access to blessings.
- Adaptive Home Screen
- Smart Siddur with Tehilim
- Hebrew/English Tanach
- Comprehensive Zmanim
- Minyan Locator/Finder
- Kosher Restaurant Database
- Apple Watch App
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Welcome to YidKit 6! YidKit features an adaptable Home Screen that changes based on the date and time of day. • Will show Shacharis in the morning, and Mincha/Maariv in the afternoon. • Shows candle lighting times for Chagim (Jewish Holidays). • Shows start/end times for fast days. • Has candle lighting and havdallah for shabbos Features: Full smart siddur with Tehilim, Hebrew/English Tanach (Torah, Navi/Prophets, Kituvim/Writings), Zmanim, minyan locator/finder (minyanim), kosher restaurant database locator/finder Full Smart Siddur with Tehilim YidKit includes full Ashkenaz and Sfard Smart Siddurim with Tehilim! The Smart Siddur will automatically show/hide sections of davening depending on the day. The smart siddur has an adjustable font size and features a Tefilin mirror. Zmanim YidKit has comprehensive zmanim. The Zmanim in YidKit includes over 100 different zman variations, so you can personalize your Zmanim based on your customs. Minyan Locator/Finder Use YidKit to find a minyan with the minyan locator/finder! YidKit's Minyan Locator/Finder can show you minyan times, locations, and contact info for minyanim nearby. The app also includes a kosher restaurant database (locator/finder). Tanach (Torah, Navi/Prophets, Kituvim/Writings) YidKit also includes a full Hebrew/English Tanach. Use the Tanach to read the Torah, Navi/Prophets, and Kituvim/Writings. It also includes English translation and trop for the Torah, Navi/Prophets, and Kituvim/Writings. Also includes an Apple Watch app with quickly-accessible brachos! Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YidKit at 4.9 against Simple Siddur's 4.1. YidKit also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Simple Siddur's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. YidKit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simple Siddur asks for nothing beyond the download.
YidKit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YidKit has 1.5K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Simple Siddur's written reviews are positive against 93% of YidKit's.
Simple Siddur ships an update every 3 months, YidKit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Siddur | YidKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (125 ratings) | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ehud Adler | Daniel Smith |
Customer experience
Simple Siddur
YidKit
User reviews
Simple Siddur
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🌟 Packed with features
- 👍 Great for all nusachim
- 👍 Clean text
- 👍 Fluid interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Missing Hallel
- 🐛 Missing Mussaf for Rosh Chodesh
- 🐛 Missing key features
- 🐛 Doesn't let you change Nusach
- 🐛 Not great ease of use
YidKit
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lightning-fast and smooth performance
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔒 Secure and reliable
- 💡 Comprehensive features in one app
- 🕰️ Helpful zmanim and minyan finder
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 📖 Lack of English translation or transliteration
- 🔍 Missing some specific prayer content (e.g., bris)
Bugs and requests
Simple Siddur
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes or randomly closes
- App resets on reopen
- Invisible prayer issue
- Tehillim bug, can't scroll down
- Words overlap in Shmoneh Esrei
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- Words not clear on iPhone X
- Hebrew text garbled in iOS 12
- iOS 12 glitch
- Paragraphs of arbit and Minha erased
- Letters jumbled together
- Print run together, unreadable
- Words ran over each other
- Compass is off
- App crashes when opening daf yomi page
- Text bug
- Crashing by shema and shemona esrei
- Shachris ends at גאל ישראל
- Tehillim bug, can't scroll down past the first page
- Missing Bracha between Hashkivenu and Amida
- Candle lighting timing wrong
Requested features
17 requests- Add Hallel
- Add Mussaf for Rosh Chodesh
- Implement a table of contents
- Add ברוך ה׳ אמן ואמן to maariv
- Add Birkat Netilat Yadayim, Asher yatzar and Birkat Hatorah
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- Add model ani, ma tovu, birchos HaTorah
- Navigation menu to choose tefilot
- Option to choose different font
- Easy to read menu at home page
- Add the ability to tap the top of the screen to scroll to top
- Add transliteration option
- Add English instructions or translation
- Fix compass accuracy
- Improve opening interface
- Add Tehillim
- Add Daf Yomi
- Fix Tehillim chapter indicator
YidKit
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on Shacharit
- Blank pages for Zemanim and Minyan Finder
- Font issues after iOS update
Requested features
6 requests- Add option to view entire tefillah in one scrollable format
- Offer a choice of fonts to enhance user experience
- Implement notification for Rosh Chodesh
- Add Nusach Sefard option
- Improve navigation by parsha and aliyah
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- Integrate Tanach feature
In-app purchases
Simple Siddur
No in-app purchases
YidKit
- Monthly Snack$2.991 Month
- Monthly Drink$5.991 Month
- Monthly Lunch$10.991 Month
- Buy Me a Snack$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Buy Me a Drink$5.99
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- Buy Me Lunch$10.99
Questions
Is Simple Siddur free?
Is YidKit free?
Which has better reviews, Simple Siddur or YidKit?
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