Omer Counter & Assistant Reviews

I had OmerCounterAssistant about 4 years ago, and I don’t remember the details of why, but I didn’t think it was worth getting again. I’m so happy I decided to get it this year! My only problem is really mine, not the apps! I have trouble remembering to count on Shabbat-Friday night, unless I am davening and notice the page it tells you to go to! Anyway, I’m happy to say that I don’t have any of the problems other people have referred to in their reviews. I’m using an old iPhone 5s. I like that you can choose which page you want to go to and when. Love the meditations, the notifications and if you haven’t counted yet, the date of the Omer count stays next to the icon. So if I am not available early when I’m notified, I will always see that when I put on the phone and then I realize I haven’t counted that day. I don’t have any of the issues that other people have reported. Sometimes it takes a few extra seconds for OmerCounterAssistant to come up but it’s just a couple of secöonds, nothing worth complaining about. G-d willing, I would get and use OmerCounterAssistant next year. I really appreciate OmerCounterAssistant, it makes counting so much easier. Free too! Thanks so much Chabad! You came through again!

At first the prayer trainer started playing when I opened OmerCounterAssistant every time which did not happen in past years. Then I saw that the bracha on the day it was was gone so I figured it was because they thought I missed a day so went into the count log and tried to scroll but I kept jumping back to the top. Now my problem is that it takes a very long time to detect my location and once they do and open OmerCounterAssistant OmerCounterAssistant freezes within 5 seconds and then crashes every time. I really used to love this Omer app and would recommend to others but now I don’t even know if I can continue to use anymore. Maybe I will try OmerCounterAssistant again next year but for now I’m gonna try another app.

Great app! Just a few pointers firstly I don’t think OmerCounterAssistant should update the location synchronously on every open as most if the time people have not moved so significantly that it would change their halakhic status and you don't need an alert unless something has changed, the drawer menu should also default to closed as it blocks the main view.
Just a few ideas one software dev to another

OmerCounterAssistant itself is nice. I’ve used it for a few years, It offers Hebrew and English blessings, a check mark system, various commentaries/meditations to look at, and the UI seems fairly clean and easy to use,

Sadly this year around the 22nd day of the Omer it has become very slow, it’s ability to distinguish my location has worsened, it can’t remember what I checked and freezes up after a check to the count or a tap to a different aspect of OmerCounterAssistant .

This has been a fairly lovely app, and wonderfully useful, but this year for some reason it hasn’t done well.

Aside from that, any other improvements would be the option to have the bracha sung, instead of it being automatic when counting at night, and perhaps a touch up on the GPS.

I appreciate OmerCounterAssistant , thank you all for your hard work, hopefully OmerCounterAssistant will go back to being functional once again.

I’ve used OmerCounterAssistant for a few years with no issues until now. I believe there’s some compatibility issues. App freezes, doesn’t always show accurate count. Every time it’s open goes through process of finding location even when nothing has changed. Not sure if the issues are with IOS or something within OmerCounterAssistant . Have deleted and reloaded with no change.

Everyday I have to open to the prayer. Close it to get the counter which does not record it that night. Everyday it asks to confirm location even though I have granted access. The next evening it shows my count. Also the prayer trainer audio doesn’t work and only English text is shown. I hand used OmerCounterAssistant fir a couple of years. What went wrong? My wife and I both have the same model iPhone and she dies not have thus problem.

I would’ve given fivr stars,but OmerCounterAssistant started kept messing up. Not showing the right time zone, playing without opening OmerCounterAssistant .
I deleted and will reinstall OmerCounterAssistant to see if this will take care of the problem.

The option to “Open Settings” configured by Apple to appear when you request that OmerCounterAssistant be allowed to notify you Daily does not work....one must go to settings ones-self.

I previously submitted a review complaining about a problem with the voice over, but that problem seems to have been fixed in more recent versions, so I have no complaints.

I, too, used this in the past but decided to look into alternatives this year. My conclusion: OmerCounterAssistant is the best by far! It reminds one to count in a timely fashion, explains the rules where necessary, and is very user friendly. Typical chabad! Thanks

This is a great piece of software, and while there have been some bug issues on the first couple of days since Pesach, it is performing well now.

As an hopeful Orthodox Jew, I’m very glad to have some automation in customs and guidance on Mitzvot.

The only problem I had was on the last day I went to check the box, & my whole counting history was wiped.. what the what? So I don’t know why it did that, but it was quite helpful to me.

Great app! Glad I got it again, notifications and reminders working better which is the main point of OmerCounterAssistant . Thank you!

I use OmerCounterAssistant every year! I really appreciate the meditations and get my secular family actually enjoys me reading it to them. Thank you for this great app!

This is a great app. It would help if the user was able to set the notification time. Currently it sends a reminder before the proper time to say sefira

OmerCounterAssistant has some good features such as reminders but parts of it are unreadable and there is no way to enlarge or darken the font. Daily meditations are unreadable and useless in present form.

So glad I got this after not using it several years ago. It’s neat, simple, inspiring and complete. I have 5 Omer counters-this and MyOmer are most relied upon!! Thank you!
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Beginning with the 27th count (I missed count 26), OmerCounterAssistant keeps freezing and crashing. I even did a fresh download to no avail. Before the 27th count, OmerCounterAssistant worked perfectly on my iPhone 7 Plus running on the latest iOS. Please fix OmerCounterAssistant. I will then change my review here. Thanks in advance.

This is my first year to use OmerCounterAssistant . On April 8, It says 3 days until the counting of the Omer. It starts April 9, so it should say 1... So I’m starting with a question.

App suddenly stopped sending me a notification to count. Good thing my dad texted me. Happened last year too, sent a reminder for a while, then randomly stopped.
***update*** HUGE fail tonight which is 36, yet their Hebrew text reads today is thirty SEVEN days which is five weeks and TWO days of the Omer. How many people did you cause to count the Omer incorrectly?!?!?!

Used to work great, now it freezes every time I open it. Also, same meditation for each day as last year. Needs updating

I have used OmerCounterAssistant for a few years with no problems. Now freezes up, locks up, won’t let me click when I have counted. I hope it gets fixed. (Have tried deleting and reinstalling.)

This is a great piece of software, and while there have been some bug issues on the first couple of days since Pesach, it is performing well now.

As an hopeful Orthodox Jew, I’m very glad to have some automation in customs and guidance on Mitzvot.