RYNJ vs Learn to Daven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RYNJ
This app provides parents and teachers with easy access to school information, including calendars, news, and lunch menus. It allows for submission of dismissal changes and access to photo albums and videos.
- Online calendar access
- Latest school news
- Hot lunch menus
- Child dismissal schedule changes
- Online photo albums and videos
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The RYNJ app is a fun way for parents and teachers to get more information about RYNJ. Some of the features offered are: easy access to our online calendar, latest RYNJ news, hot lunch menus, plus more. The RYNJ app will allow you to submit changes regarding your child's dismissal schedule via email. You can also visit our online photo albums and videos through this exciting new app. Make sure to download the new RYNJ app today and have all the great features of RYNJ.org at your fingertips.
Learn to Daven
Understand Jewish prayers with short, guided lessons. This app offers Hebrew text, transliteration, and explanations for daily services. Learn at your own pace with offline access and customizable features.
- Step-by-step prayer lessons
- Hebrew, transliteration, and explanations
- Multiple prayer service options
- Offline audio narration
- Customizable text and preferences
- Progress tracking with sparks and badges
- Daily lesson calendar
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Understand the prayers you say, one short lesson at a time. Learn to Daven guides you through Shacharit with Hebrew, transliteration and clear explanations. Follow the lesson path with Ari the lion, revisit what you have learned, and build a prayer practice at your own pace. LEARN ONE IDEA AT A TIME Each lesson brings together a short story, Hebrew with nikkud, transliteration, an English translation, explanations and sources. Choose Full or Simple lessons, read a longer teaching, or listen with pause and speed controls. A SIDDUR YOU CAN FOLLOW Explore the weekday morning service in Ashkenaz, Sefard or Edot HaMizrach. Jump to a prayer, return to your saved place, and open the lessons connected to its words. Choose the prayer wording you prefer where supported, and change your preferences in Settings. LISTEN AND LEARN OFFLINE Download available narration for Days 1-46 when you want it. Recordings are optional downloads, so they do not make the initial app download larger. Once installed, they work offline. The app also provides device speech for supported text without a recording. BUILD A GENTLE DAILY HABIT - Follow a lesson calendar that pauses for Shabbos and Jewish holidays. - Set an optional reminder for upcoming lesson days. - Review what you have learned and earn sparks and badges. - Save lessons and keep private notes on your device. - Adjust text size, appearance and reading preferences. - Use the app in English or Spanish. - Translate lesson explanations into Spanish, French or Portuguese on iOS 18 and later, with optional Apple language downloads. No account is required to learn. Lessons and the Siddur are available offline; content updates, first-time audio and language downloads, and optional email signup require a connection. Email updates are entirely optional. Your learning progress, prayer preferences and personal notes stay on your device. A Torah project by Zoli Honig. Sponsored by Short Form Media.
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The clearest difference is rating: Learn to Daven at 5.0 against RYNJ's 4.4. Learn to Daven also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). RYNJ's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price 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.
Learn to Daven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 23 respectively.
RYNJ ships an update every 6 months, Learn to Daven daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RYNJ | Learn to Daven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Ad Shop, INC | ZZTech |
Customer experience
RYNJ
Learn to Daven
In-app purchases
RYNJ
No in-app purchases
Learn to Daven
No in-app purchases









