# Kol Yaakob

> Official Sephardic Siddur

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id405278063](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id405278063)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id405278063`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sephardic Heritage Foundation
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (118 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-24
- **First published:** 2010-12-13
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kol-yaakob/id405278063)
- **Website:** [https://www.sephardicheritage.com](https://www.sephardicheritage.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://unitedholdingsgroup.com](https://unitedholdingsgroup.com/)

## Description

Kol Yaakob is a weekday Siddur app built around the Kol Yaakob Siddur and the Aram Soba (Aleppo) tradition, redesigned with a clean book-style interface for faster daily use. Browse the Siddur by organized sections, switch between Hebrew-style and English-style book lists, and open the original scanned pages in a focused reader. The reader supports PDF, horizontal or vertical reading, full-height page display, page scrubbing, a section picker, fullscreen double tap, and page bookmarks.

Find what you need quickly with search across section names, Siddur text, and page numbers. Keep important pages saved in the Bookmarks tab, and use customizable home-screen shortcuts for Zemanim, Search, Bookmarks, and common Siddur sections such as Shacharit, Mincha, Arbit, Birkat Hamazon, Bedtime Shema, Counting the Omer, and Hallel. Kol Yaakob includes a full Zemanim tab based on your location or a fixed location. View the Hebrew date, Parasha, Shabbat and holiday times, candle lighting, Shabbat end, and morning, afternoon, and evening zemanim. Today's Prayers guidance shows practical reminders for Tachanun, Hallel, Al HaNissim, Ya'aleh VeYavo, seasonal Amidah changes, Sefirat HaOmer and a new jump-to-Torah feature when appropriate. Tap zmanim for short explanations and export the current Zemanim page as a PDF. Fixed-location settings include ZIP lookup, current-location autofill, latitude, longitude, altitude, Israel/Diaspora mode, and candle-lighting offset. Additional tools include a direction-to-Jerusalem compass, light/dark/system appearance options, and reader controls. Note: Intended for weekday use and should not be used on Shabbat or Yom Tov.

## Rankings

- #129,941 — Overall
- #51 — submit

## Review summary

Kol Yaakob is praised for a thorough Sephardic siddur with comprehensive prayers and strong daily use on the go. However, reviewers report stability issues: frequent crashes, startup failures, and updates that break features like bookmarks or added pages. Navigation/UI bugs (swipe losing place, landscape mode crashes) and display quirks (text size requests, cut-offs) are common. Users want improved reliability, correct bookmarks, and better text-size options. Overall content quality is high, but stability and update quality need improvement.

### Pros

- Comprehensive Sephardic siddur with all tefillot, suitable for daily use.
- Great for on-the-go use and travel (plane/airport).
- Valued by the Sephardic community for serving their needs and daily use.
- Developers have shown responsiveness with updates to address compatibility (e.g., iOS 13).

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability; app often won’t open.
- Update regressions: bookmarks mislinking and added pages disappearing.
- Navigation and UI bugs: swiping loses place and landscape mode crashes.
- Display/UI quirks: text size requests and occasional cut-offs, dark-mode rendering issues.

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