Shacharit vs Shabbat.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shacharit
This app helps users find and share information about Shacharit minyanim worldwide. It includes a Siddur, a GPS compass, and a service for recording minyan schedules. Alarms for daily prayer times are also available.
- Global minyanim directory
- Siddur (Edot HaMizrah)
- Phonetic Siddur (Edot HaMizrah)
- GPS compass to Kotel
- Minyan schedule recording
- Daily Zmanim
- Zmanim alarms
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‘Shacharit’ is a collaborative application that lists the Shacharit minyanim of all countries. Feel free to insert your minyan or the ones you visit, your information may be useful to all of us. The app contains: - A Siddur Edot HaMizrah context (it displays the text depending of the day). - A Siddur phonetic context Edot HaMizrah (it displays the text depending of the day). - A GPS compass that points to the Kotel. - 'IGuizbar' service for recording schedules of a minyan office from your iPhone. - Zmanim of a day. - Alarms on Zmanim. A full French version is available on the App Store as 'Chaharit'. The version history and application instructions can be found there: www.shacharit.org Thanks: Since # 1.4, we use localization tools KosherCocoa framework, written by Moshe Berman, from KosherJava of Eliyahu Hershfeld. http://GitHub.com/MosheBerman
Shabbat.com
Connect with a global Jewish community for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, and networking. This social platform facilitates finding hosts or guests worldwide, sharing updates, and accessing religious content. Build connections and contribute to a kinder world through this comprehensive community app.
- Global Shabbat hosting and guest matching
- Jewish community events and networking
- Dating profiles with messaging
- Weekly Torah portion audio
- Worldwide candle lighting times
- Job board for employment
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The Shabbat.com app is a free world-wide Jewish community, effectively a Jewish social network connecting members for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, networking, and much more. Through its brilliant interface, members can host or be hosted for Shabbat and help each other and build a kinder world. Shabbat.com offers the following features: - Members available for Shabbat in 120 countries and 4000 cities - Uploading pictures and status updates to a global feed using your camera's photo app or your gallery - Easy messaging with push notification - Full audio of the weekly Shabbat Parsha (Torah Portion) featuring the famous Rabbi Juravel - Candle lighting times worldwide as well as other halachik times - Swipe-able dating profiles with email availability - An active job board for employment opportunities - Video sharing and friending - Feedback from other Shabbat.com members Creating a Shabbat.com profile on the app also gives you instant access to the online website. This includes our video library, weekly Shabbat recipes, and much more. So welcome to the world's largest Jewish online community. We will be upgrading and updating the app, as well as the website, regularly in the weeks and months ahead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shabbat.com at 4.7 against Shacharit's 3.0. Shabbat.com also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 50%) and ratings volume (194 vs 2). Shacharit's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shabbat.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shabbat.com has 194 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Shacharit's written reviews are positive against 80% of Shabbat.com's.
Shacharit ships an update every 2 months, Shabbat.com every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shacharit | Shabbat.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (194 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 194 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zouari Jean-Marc | Tribex Corp |
Customer experience
Shacharit
Shabbat.com
Bugs and requests
Shacharit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shabbat.com
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes when accessing search by location
- Messaging system shows 'oops try again later' error
- Partial audio files not working
- Cannot exit photo viewing (X button unresponsive)
- Repeated login prompts on app launch
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- App won't open despite loading
- Cannot delete app from iPhone
- Restricted viewing window on iPhone 6 Plus/7 Plus
- Comments and comment box not visible when scrolling
- Inconsistent app performance across sessions
Requested features
10 requests- Unlike/undo button for posts and likes
- Private timeline and friends-only posting
- LGBTQ+ filtering options (men seeking men)
- Like button for comments
- Incognito profile browsing
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- Better blocking functionality
- Improved app UI and modern design
- Partial audio functionality fix
- Better search by location feature
- User warning system before account suspension
In-app purchases
Shacharit
No in-app purchases
Shabbat.com
No in-app purchases
