Comparison

OU Torah vs SefirApp

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
Read full description

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

SefirApp

This app offers a daily reminder to count the Omer, incorporating meditative practices based on Kabbalistic Sefirot. It guides users toward self-understanding, compassion, kindness, and personal growth over several weeks.

Highlights
  • Daily Omer counting reminder
  • Meditative practices
  • Kabbalistic Sefirot insights
  • Self-understanding and emotional growth
  • Guide to compassion and kindness
Read full description

This app provides a daily reminder to count the days of the Omer as well as a few meditative practices to better understands ourselves and our emotions through the lenses of the various Sefirot brought down through Kabbalah. It can be enjoyed by everybody as a simple reminder to count or as a guide to compassion, kindness and growth over the next several weeks. This app is being made with the help of Hashem by two friends without any affiliation to a larger organization. Enjoy this app and may it bring blessings and long life to every soul.

Screenshots

OU Torah4 screens
SefirApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SefirApp at 60% against OU Torah's 5%. SefirApp also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). OU Torah's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 7). 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

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

SefirApp holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of OU Torah's written reviews are positive against 60% of SefirApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, SefirApp every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OU Torah versus SefirApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOU TorahSefirApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (31 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrthodox UnionRIFIGY LLC

Customer experience

OU Torah

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

SefirApp

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

OU Torah

No in-app purchases

None

SefirApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OU Torah free?
OU Torah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SefirApp free?
SefirApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OU Torah or SefirApp?
SefirApp is rated higher. OU Torah averages 3.0 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while SefirApp averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do OU Torah or SefirApp have ads?
Neither OU Torah nor SefirApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OU Torah or SefirApp?
OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, and SefirApp every 3 days. Most recently, OU Torah was updated on August 16, 2026 and SefirApp on July 7, 2026.

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