Comparison

OU Torah vs Learn to Daven

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

OU Torah4 screens
Learn to Daven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn to Daven at 100% against OU Torah's 5%. Learn to Daven also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). OU Torah's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

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

Learn to Daven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of OU Torah's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn to Daven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, Learn to Daven daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OU Torah versus Learn to Daven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOU TorahLearn to Daven
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (31 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrthodox UnionZZTech

Customer experience

OU Torah

All ratings31 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative48.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive4.8%
Neutral19.0%
Negative76.2%

Learn to Daven

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OU Torah

No in-app purchases

None

Learn to Daven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OU Torah free?
OU Torah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn to Daven free?
Learn to Daven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OU Torah or Learn to Daven?
Learn to Daven is rated higher. OU Torah averages 3.0 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Learn to Daven averages 5.0 from 23 ratings.
Do OU Torah or Learn to Daven have ads?
Neither OU Torah nor Learn to Daven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OU Torah or Learn to Daven?
OU Torah ships an update every 3 months, and Learn to Daven daily. Most recently, OU Torah was updated on November 6, 2026 and Learn to Daven on November 5, 2026.

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