Minyan Maven vs Zmanim Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minyan Maven
This app provides current information on prayer services (minyanim) in specific Jewish communities. It allows users to filter services by prayer tradition and offers customizable banners for special observances. Network data is required for operation.
- Up-to-date minyanim details
- Location-specific schedules
- Filter minyanim by nusach
- Customizable event banners
- Network data required
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Minyan Maven provides up-to-date details of the various minyanim in Golders Green/Hendon (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia) and Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph (Israel). Note: this application requires and uses network data. ---- We are proud to announce that Minyan Maven is expanding to its second city worldwide: Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph. More cities are in the works! New features: - Minyanim can now be filtered by nusach. - Optional settings are available to create banners for Selichot, BeHaB, Yom Kippur Katan and Yom Ha-Atzma'ut/Yom Yerushalayim.
Zmanim Pro
This app provides accurate Jewish daily calendar times, including prayer times, candle lighting, and Havdalah. It offers offline functionality, customizable calculations, and integration with Jewish study resources.
- Glanceable layout
- GPS-accurate calculations
- Parshah and Daf Yomi integration
- Candle lighting and Havdalah times
- Offline functionality
- Customizable calculation options
- Hebrew & Gregorian dates
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Welcome to Zmanim Pro – a brand new Zmanim app built for iOS. Key Features: - Simple, Glanceable Layout: Enjoy a clean and straightforward interface. As the day progresses, earlier times collapse, making it easy to focus on the current and upcoming zmanim. - GPS-Accurate Calculations: With location lookup, Zmanim Pro ensures you always have the most accurate prayer times, wherever you are. - Parshah and Daf Yomi Integration: Dive deeper into your Jewish studies with one-tap links to Sefaria, bringing the weekly Torah portion and Daf Yomi to your fingertips. - Candle Lighting & Havdalah Times: Effortlessly track candle lighting and Havdalah times for Shabbat and Chagim, ensuring you never miss these important moments. - Rosh Chodesh Dates: Stay updated with the beginning of each Hebrew month with automatic Rosh Chodesh reminders. - Language Customization: Choose from Modern Israeli, Ashkenazi, or Hebrew language styles to suit your preference. - Customizable Calculation Options: Tailor each zman according to your custom or preference with numerous calculation options. - Preset Zmanim Calculations: For those who follow specific Halachic times, such as Chabad, preset options simplify your experience. - Offline Functionality: Zmanim Pro works completely offline, ensuring you have access to prayer times anywhere, anytime. - Hebrew & Gregorian Dates: Seamlessly switch between Hebrew and Gregorian calendars to stay aligned with both secular and Jewish dates. Thanks for taking a look at Zmanim Pro! More features are on the way, including widgets, alarms, and WatchOS support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Minyan Maven at Free against Zmanim Pro's $1.99. Minyan Maven also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Zmanim Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Minyan Maven is free to download; Zmanim Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Minyan Maven against 3.0 for Zmanim Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Minyan Maven's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zmanim Pro's.
Minyan Maven ships an update every 9 months, Zmanim Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minyan Maven | Zmanim Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David J Havin | Saadia Carbis |
Customer experience
Minyan Maven
Zmanim Pro
In-app purchases
Minyan Maven
No in-app purchases
Zmanim Pro
No in-app purchases
