Minyan Now vs YidStatus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minyan Now
This app helps Jewish men quickly find or form a minyan, a prayer quorum of 10, in any location. Users can request a minyan for a specific time and place, and others nearby will be notified to join. It's ideal for travelers or those in areas without a synagogue.
- Create minyan requests
- Receive minyan notifications
- Specify time and location
- Adjust notification distance
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Integrated with RustyBrick Siddur
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Minyan Now lets you quickly create a minyan, a group of 10 Jewish males, where ever you may be, at any time of the day. Those who download Minyan Now will be able to request to form a Minyan within the next hour or so. You specify the time and location and it will alert other Jewish men in the area about the Minyan. After 10 respond that they are able to make the Minyan, the Minyan will be formed and you can daven. This works great at airports, train stations, sports events, and other areas where there are likely 10 or more Jewish men, but no official shul or synagogue in the area. This is cross platform and works with other platforms. It is also integrated into the RustyBrick Siddur. Note: You must enable location services for this to work. The default distance to be notified of a Minyan is 1 mile, you can change this distance within your settings. Check out our other iOS Jewish apps at www.rustybrick.com/iphone מנין עכשיו מאפשר לכם ליצור מנין, קבוצה של 10 גברים יהודיים, בכל מקום שתהיו, בכל שעה ביום. אלו שמורידים את מנין עכשיו יוכלו לבקש ליצור מנין תוך כשעה. מציינים את השעה ואת המיקום, ויישלח איתות לאנשים שבאזור אודות המנין המבוקש. לאחר שעשרה אנשים מגיבים, תוכלו לקיים מנין ולהתפלל. זה עובד מצויין בשדה תעופה, תחנות רכבת, אירועי ספורט, ומקומות אחרים בהם מצויים 10 אנשים אך ללא מנין או בית כנסת עם זמני תפילה מוסדרים. זה עובד על כל הפלטפורמות וגם מובנה בתוך הסידור של "ראסטי בריק" הערה: יש צורך להפעיל "שירות איזורי" בכדי שזה יעבוד. ברירת המחדל למרחק הודעה על מנין הוא 2 ק"מ. תוכלו לשנות זאת בתוך ההגדרות. חפשו אותנו ואת שאר האפליקציות היהודיות ב-www.rustybrick.com/iphone
YidStatus
This app aggregates community statuses into a single feed, allowing users to discover updates from creators, businesses, and individuals without saving contacts. Easily search for specific content, revisit past posts, and follow favorite accounts for continuous discovery of events and happenings.
- Unified community status feed
- Discover creators and businesses
- Search by name, business, or topic
- Access to past statuses
- Follow favorite accounts
- Real-time updates
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The community is posting. Now you can see it all. YidStatus brings statuses from across the community together in one simple place. Discover updates from singers, creators, businesses, organizations and community members—all without needing to have everyone's number saved. SEE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE One feed brings the community together. Keep up with the people you know and discover new creators, businesses and voices along the way. SEARCH ANYTHING Looking for someone—or something? Search by name, business or topic and quickly find the statuses you're looking for. GO BACK ANYTIME Missed something? Statuses don't have to be gone after 24 hours. Browse previous days and catch up on updates you may have missed. FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITES Save your favorite creators and businesses so they're always easy to find and follow. From new music and simchas to community updates, local happenings, businesses, deals and everyday moments—there's always something to discover. Your community. Your statuses. All in one place. Download YidStatus and start discovering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YidStatus at 100% against Minyan Now's 40%. YidStatus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Minyan Now's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YidStatus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Minyan Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of YidStatus's.
Minyan Now ships an update every 6 weeks, YidStatus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minyan Now | YidStatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RustyBrick, Inc. | Moishe Kaufman |
Customer experience
Minyan Now
YidStatus
In-app purchases
Minyan Now
No in-app purchases
YidStatus
No in-app purchases
