Siddur – Linear Edition

This is basically the weekday Siddur with festivals and life events along with Torah portions. It is annotated, which means there are written instructions to help guide you. With that said, I wish it had the pictures that the actual Siddur has of how to wrap Tefillin, wear a tallit, etc. I also wish it had actual way to change the font size instead of tapping on the screen and making the whole page bigger. I also would like to see a tap function at the top to quickly go to the top of the page and a dark mode option. Some of us just prefer the black background with white text. The notifications also don’t remind you before a task is needed to be done most of the time with mine. If those cons were met, I would give it 5 stars.

This is especially helpful for someone who switches between the Hebrew and English while praying. This Siddur provides the daily prayers only. It automatically displays the prayers for the time of day, the day of the week, and the month. It provides scrolling. You can also page through the Siddur by tapping at the bottom left side of the screen. Enlarge the text by pinching or turning your iPhone to landscape orientation.

I bought this version while waiting for the Annotated Siddur to have the English translation added. I have been happily using the annotated version for years. This is an excellent alternative. I used it for davening today and it worked well. It also offered pleasant, unexpected surprises. Glad I bought it. UPDATE: April 2018. Still using this app almost every day and still satisfied. However, I noticed 2 issues: 1. On my iPad pro there is a rare occasional crash. I also notice some occasional “blinking” of the screen. I don’t know if these are related. 2. It seems to me that the Omer count is one day behind. I counted 3 days of the Omer tonight after Maariv but this app indicated 2 days. BUT, I enjoyed finding the Omer section inserted into Maariv. Very nice touch!