Comparison

OU Torah vs ParentLocker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ParentLocker

This app provides a mobile connection to a web-based platform for school communication and management. It allows parents to track homework, events, and assignments, and receive real-time news updates from schools and teachers.

Highlights
  • School and teacher communication
  • Track homework and assignments
  • Follow upcoming events and tests
  • Real-time news updates
  • Mobile access to school platform
Features
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A mobile interface to ParentLocker, the leading web-based school communications and management platform. Use the ParentLocker App to stay up-to-date and connected with the school and teachers, even on the go. The Organizer feature allows you to follow upcoming coursework including homework, events, tests, quizzes and assignments. The Newsboard provides real-time news updates directly from the school and teachers.

Screenshots

OU Torah4 screens
ParentLocker2 screens

Verdict

The call

OU Torah and ParentLocker both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 40% of ParentLocker's written reviews are positive against 5% of OU Torah's. ParentLocker also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). OU Torah's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for OU Torah against 3.0 for ParentLocker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 5% of OU Torah's written reviews are positive against 40% of ParentLocker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, ParentLocker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OU Torah versus ParentLocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOU TorahParentLocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (31 ratings)3.0 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrthodox UnionParentLocker, Inc.

Customer experience

OU Torah

All ratings31 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative48.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative80.0%

ParentLocker

All ratings24 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative45.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

OU Torah

No in-app purchases

None

ParentLocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OU Torah free?
OU Torah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ParentLocker free?
ParentLocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OU Torah or ParentLocker?
OU Torah and ParentLocker are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 31 and 24 ratings respectively.
Do OU Torah or ParentLocker have ads?
Neither OU Torah nor ParentLocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OU Torah or ParentLocker?
OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, and ParentLocker every 7 months. Most recently, OU Torah was updated on October 11, 2026 and ParentLocker on October 1, 2026.

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