The Koren Tefilla App Reviews

by INALC

As the title says, I can’t purchase an English translation or commentary. When I try, TheKorenTefillaApp tells me that it’s only available for a particular nusach, and asks me if I’d like to switch to that nusach. I say yes *even though that nusach is already selected*, but nothing happens. No purchase option ever appears.

An iPad-optimized version of TheKorenTefillaApp would also be good.

I love the idea of TheKorenTefillaApp. It’s beautiful to look at and simple to use, but it needs work.

by Janbil2001

See above

by Another Recursive Nick

I tried this last Purim, and then again today - this Purim. It has improved - last time it didn't include al hanissim or birchos hamegillah. It's still lacking. Hazarat hashatz isn't integrated, and even though I ordered the translation/commentary it doesn't appear and there's no restore button to put them on my wife's phone. But it's handy.

by A Person 6468

Not great, but a beautiful Siddur and much better than others I’ve used. Font is nice and large and everything works seamlessly.
However, there’s some kind of display issue - whenever I open קריאת שמע שעל המטה instead of saying וקשרתם לאות the ו doesn’t display and it shows up קשרתם לאות.
Thanks!

by [Create] {nickname}

Thai app has a beautiful easy to use interface, and all the prayers you could need. My one request is audio to go along with the prayers to help when you are learning or are unfamiliar. And/or transliteration, but audio is the priority.

by Gm84192

I’ve been trying it for a couple of weeks. For my part I say it’s best experienced on the largest font size, where you have just a few words on screen and can focus better and appreciate the Koren letterforms (i understand that in any review of a koren product you’re supposed to mention the font). It’s new and there are bugs - my beracha mei’ein shalosh is a blank screen, and TheKorenTefillaApp put candle lighting at the same time as shekiah. It would also be helpful if they had an explainer of where their zemanim are coming from. The slider that you use to speed through the parts of the tefilot could be more specific. Finally, the “praying with a minyan” setting is too clever by half, which is also a koren habit. People want to see the words of Kaddish, not just know that they’re answering amen at some point. Still I wouldn’t spend the time reviewing it if I didn’t think it was going to improve. And because I know they care I’ll point out that the dagesh in the taf is sometimes nicely centered and sometimes drifts to the right. Haven’t yet figured out the reason for that one.

by Dah_aj66

It really is a simple to use tefillah app, but won’t let me purchase the english which is really frustrating

by Ppv1

It's a good start but the Birkat HaShanim is missing the bracha for Adot HaMizrach. Please make an update when possible.

by Early Guy

It seems like on Mon & Thur after the long tachanun the first part of the taking out of the Sefer Torah comes on but the next part is Acheinu kol Bais….
Then on tues and Friday the brich shmay and the Irish comes on.
Please adjust this bug.