OU Torah vs ParentLocker Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ParentLocker Connect
This app facilitates communication and engagement between parents and teachers in K-12 schools. It aims to improve the connection between home and school for student success.
- Parent-teacher communication
- K-12 school engagement
- Student progress updates
- Home-school connection
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ParentLocker Connect is powering parent and teacher engagement at K-12 schools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ParentLocker Connect at 50% against OU Torah's 5%. ParentLocker Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). 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.
ParentLocker Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of OU Torah's written reviews are positive against 50% of ParentLocker Connect's.
OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, ParentLocker Connect every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | OU Torah | ParentLocker Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (31 ratings) | 3.4 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Orthodox Union | ParentLocker, Inc. |
Customer experience
OU Torah
ParentLocker Connect
In-app purchases
OU Torah
No in-app purchases
ParentLocker Connect
No in-app purchases
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