Real Clear Daf vs OU Torah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Clear Daf
This Torah app provides an interactive e-Gemara experience, featuring audio lessons, progress tracking, and note-taking capabilities. Access a built-in Aramaic-English dictionary and get answers to your Daf questions.
- Play/download Daf Yomi audio shiurim
- Speed up audio playback
- Track Shas progress
- Highlight, underline, and take notes
- Built-in Aramaic-English dictionary
- Ask the Kollel Daf questions
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RealClearDaf.com's famous Daf Yomi shiurim have been neatly arranged in this highly intelligent Torah app! This app puts an interactive e-Gemara in your pocket with the following features: * Easily play/download Real Clear Daf's Daf Yomi audio shiurim * Speedup the shiur *Track your progress through Shas * Hold down words to highlight, underline, or take notes in your Gemara. * Look up thousands of words in the built-in Aramaic-English Talmudic dictionary. * Ask the Kollel your Daf questions * User support via email or phone App Developed by Sifra Digital (www.sifradigital.com)
OU Torah
Access a vast library of Jewish learning resources, including daily study programs and insightful lectures on Torah portions. Explore diverse topics from Jewish law to thought, with content from prominent speakers. Download lectures for offline review and create personal playlists.
- Daily learning programs (Daf Yomi, Nach Yomi)
- Lectures on weekly Torah portions
- Content on Jewish law, thought, and Bible
- Downloadable lectures for offline access
- Personalized playlist creation
- Content from prominent speakers
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It's like having a yeshiva in your pocket! The OU Torah app provides instant access to the world of Torah made available by the Orthodox Union on OUtorah.org (http://outorah.org/). With a single click, users can follow along with the OU’s many and varied daily learning programs, including Daf Yomi, Nach Yomi, Mishna Yomit, and Mishnah Brurah Yomi, as well as many insightful and thought-provoking shiurim on each week’s Torah portion. Delving deeper, users will discover many more noteworthy features, ranging from Nach (Bible) to Tefillah (prayer) and from Machshava (Jewish thought) to Halacha (Jewish law). Series on Mishlei, Yoreh Deah, Chovos HaLevavos, Shev Shmaysa, Sefer HaMitzvos, The 19 Letters, and Teshuvos Rebbe Akiva Eiger are just the start of the broad-reaching content the OU Torah app brings to you. Among the many prominent speakers and authors on OU Torah: Rabbi Shalom Rosner, Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Rabbi Moshe Elefant, Rav Avraham Chaim Feuer, Rav Chaim Ilson, Rav Aharon Kahn, Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir (The Jewish Ethicist), Mrs. Shira Smiles, Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein, and many, many more. The OU Torah app provides new ways to enjoy all your favorite series. You can read divrei Torah and listen to shiurim on your phone or mobile device; you can download content to review later; you can set up your own personal playlists to enjoy things as you like best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Real Clear Daf at 96% against OU Torah's 5%. Real Clear Daf also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
Real Clear Daf holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Clear Daf has 191 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Real Clear Daf's written reviews are positive against 5% of OU Torah's.
Real Clear Daf ships an update monthly, OU Torah every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Clear Daf | OU Torah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (191 ratings) — better | 3.0 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.9% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 191 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Clear Daf Inc. | Orthodox Union |
Customer experience
Real Clear Daf
OU Torah
Bugs and requests
Real Clear Daf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Downloads don't work properly
- iPhone SE incompatibility despite app store listing
- App crashes when changing country during registration
- Login process fails for users outside USA
- App blocks all access if login fails
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved international registration support
- Better device compatibility across all iPhone models
OU Torah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Real Clear Daf
No in-app purchases
OU Torah
No in-app purchases
