Shacharit vs SFERA project
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
SFERA project
This app offers a unified platform for managing work, personal life, and hobbies. It features a personal blog, a choice-making tool, a Q&A forum, and a relationship matching service, all accessible with a single ID. The platform emphasizes real users and avoids fakes and bots.
- All-in-one platform
- Single ID access
- Personal blog and content sharing
- Decision-making tool
- Q&A and advice forum
- Relationship matching
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An application (sub-application) platform for quick and efficient problems solving in 3 areas of life: work, personal life, and hobbies. What's special about SFERA 1. All-in-one. You do not need to install several applications for different tasks and sign up in each of them. 2. Single ID. The ID that you receive upon registration gives you access to all sub-applications’ features. We do not ask for your phone number and email address. 3. Meeting basic needs in sub-applications* The "Main profile" serves for self-expression, receiving recognition, and self-realization. Speak about yourself and your activities, add photos. Publish original content and build connections with subscribers. Use "Main profile" as your personal blog and grow your audience. “Choose” will help you to quickly solve your choice problem. To start your survey, you need to answer questions from other users. If you want to speak out, share something, or ask for advice, go to Black Box. Ask a question, set up filters, and place the box on an interactive map. When a suitable interlocutor is found, a dialogue will begin. MeetNet will find the perfect partner for a long-term relationship. More info in the information questionnaire and compatibility test increases your chances of finding the most suitable person. 4. App installation and functionality are free. 5. Only real users. One ID is linked to one device. No fakes and bots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SFERA project at 5.0 against Shacharit's 3.0. SFERA project also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Shacharit's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 32%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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.
SFERA project holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Shacharit's written reviews are positive against 32% of SFERA project's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shacharit ships an update every 2 months, SFERA project every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shacharit | SFERA project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 32.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | horairesdesarcelles | Igor Lushkin |
Customer experience
Shacharit
SFERA project
In-app purchases
Shacharit
No in-app purchases
SFERA project
No in-app purchases









