Omer Counter & Assistant vs RIIH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Omer Counter & Assistant
This app helps users count the Omer with smart reminders, a log to track progress, and time remaining for each day's count. It offers daily meditations, English translations of prayers, and an interactive prayer trainer to learn the blessing.
- Daily Omer reminders
- Omer Count Log
- Time remaining for count
- Daily meditations
- English prayer text
- Interactive prayer trainer
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Get Omer reminders, Omer blessings, daily meditations and more. Never miss counting the Omer with up to three smart daily reminders. Keep track of your count with the Omer Count Log. See how much time remains for each day’s count. Add meaning to your Omer count with daily meditations. Not a hebrew reader? The prayer text including the blessing are also available in English. Learn to read the blessing like a pro with our interactive Omer Prayer Trainer. Plus: Quick start guide to Omer, insights and more. Sefiras HaOmer is now easier than ever! (Sefira or Sefirah means counting in Hebrew)
RIIH
This app is a companion tool for a five-week Hebrew reading crash course. It allows users to practice recognizing Hebrew letters and reading complete words, lesson by lesson, to improve their reading skills.
- Hebrew alphabet recognition practice
- Complete word reading practice
- Lesson-by-lesson skill building
- Companion for a structured course
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Read It in Hebrew is a new, cutting-edge five-week Hebrew reading crash course run in many cities across the world. If you're part of this program, this app is for you. You'll be to practice and test your Hebrew reading skills lesson by lesson. Features: • Practice recognizing the letters of the Hebrew alphabet (lessons 1-2). • Practice reading complete words (lessons 3-5)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Omer Counter & Assistant at Free against RIIH's $1.99. Omer Counter & Assistant also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (304 vs 10). RIIH's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (50% vs 31%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Omer Counter & Assistant is free to download; RIIH costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RIIH holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Omer Counter & Assistant has 304 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Omer Counter & Assistant's written reviews are positive against 50% of RIIH's.
Omer Counter & Assistant ships an update monthly, RIIH every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Omer Counter & Assistant | RIIH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (304 ratings) | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #125 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chabad.org Jewish Apps | The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute |
Customer experience
Omer Counter & Assistant
RIIH
Bugs and requests
Omer Counter & Assistant
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't open
- Incorrect date/count display
- Notifications not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS
Requested features
4 requests- Option to disable audio
- Customizable notification times
- Sync across devices
- Multi-language support
RIIH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Omer Counter & Assistant
No in-app purchases
RIIH
No in-app purchases
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