PocketTorah Trope

Name: PocketTorah Trope
Rating: 4 (66 reviews)
Author: Russel Neiss

By: Russel Neiss

Education

Features & Capabilities

PocketTorah Trope is an educational Chrome extension that guides you through the proper cantillation for Torah, Haftarah, and Megillot, helping you chant with accuracy.

Practice anytime of the year, anywhere, whether you're at home, in study hall, or on the go. Ideal for students, educators, and congregants seeking a flexible, accessible way to learn trop.

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By:

Russel Neiss

Rating:

4.00

(66)

Version:

2.0.1 Last updated: 2017-12-29

Version code:

841406442

Creation date:

2012-02-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

28.57MB

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 184,942 ▼ 603

Other rankings

#3 in tropes keyword 1

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Developed by:

Russel Neiss

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pockettorah-trope/id497873394

User Reviews

PocketTorah Trope is a useful, free educational tool for reviewing Torah tropes with a user-friendly design and searchable notes. Many praise the female-voiced presentation as inclusive, but the app is incomplete in content, lacks playback options, and raises religious sensitivities for some users. It also faces technical stability issues on newer iOS devices and needs content expansion and updates to reach its full potential.

Pros

Helpful for learning, reviewing, and brushing up on trope; a valuable educational resource for all ages.
Free content; all trope available at no cost.
Useful search and bookmarking features; helps you find specific trope notes and read portions.
Inclusive voice option; hearing a female voice is appreciated by some users.
User-friendly interface that is easy to use.

Cons

Incomplete repertoire; only one trope version included and several key variants are missing (e.g., Shalshelet, Mercha Kfulah, Karnei Farrah, Yerach Ben Yomo).
No option to choose between versions or customize playback; not a multi-version tool.
Controversial use of a woman's voice; religious sensitivities and objections from some groups.
Technical issues: outdated for modern iOS; needs 64-bit update and is prone to crashes/freezes.
Pedagogical issues: perceived confusing pedagogy and lack of explanation; mismatches with other PocketTorah content.

Recent reviews

This has been helpful for brushing up on trope. A woman chants the trope, which some users have complained about as an issue of Kol Isha; however, for it to legitimately count as Kol Isha you have to see the woman or at least know what she looks like, and many poskim argue that a recording or broadcast is not a “voice” but rather a transformed thing (dvar hadash)—the same reason one is not yotzeh from hearing the shofar or Megillah over the radio.

by br*****, 2022-11-20

Although very pleasant to listen to, this app only presents one version of the trope, which is not what everyone uses. Unfortunately, the trope vocalizations I learned and teach are not represented here. I won't be able to use this program.