# CalJ Jewish Calendar

> Jewish calendar: Shabbos times, Festival dates, Tefilot

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.calj.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.calj.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.calj.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gabriel Zerbib
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 132,729
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (1,375 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.14.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2014-02-19
- **Publisher country:** IL
- **Size:** 8.58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.calj.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.calj.net](https://www.calj.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.calj.net/privacy](https://www.calj.net/privacy)

## Description

CalJ Jewish Calendar is a versatile app tailored to meet the needs of Jewish users globally. It provides precise Shabbat times for any city, allowing users to register multiple locations for travel or family purposes. With a perpetual calendar feature, users can browse holiday dates across any year, facilitating advance planning.

The extension supports quick cross-calendar conversions between Jewish and Gregorian dates. It offers accurate Zmanim for daily prayers like Tefilin times, Mincha deadlines, and Chametz burning. Additionally, it includes easy access to Birkat haMazon and Siddur texts for Arvit and Mincha prayers, highlighting special passages during festivals such as Chanuka and Rosh Chodesh.

CalJ also provides Rosh Chodesh reminders and Birkat haLevana texts, ensuring users never miss significant observances. Users can record birthdays and Yahrzeit dates, with optional alerts to honor these occasions annually. This comprehensive tool enhances religious observance and planning with convenience and accuracy.

## Rankings

- #194,318 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `net.calj.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its comprehensive features and easy-to-use interface, along with timely information and helpful notifications. However, several reviews note language barriers for non-Hebrew users and a dense, confusing UI, plus reliability issues with push notifications and widgets. Overall, it's a valuable, feature-rich Jewish calendar app with room for better accessibility and stability.

### Pros

- Comprehensive feature set: zmanim, Jewish calendar, tfila compass, basic prayers, Tehilim, and memorial dates.
- Intuitive and easy to use.
- Timely information and reliable data.
- Push notifications are helpful and the app has good support.

### Cons

- Language barrier for non-Hebrew users; content is heavy and lacks transliteration.
- Confusing UI with dense visuals and no clear color-coding to separate Hebrew and Gregorian dates.
- Notification/widget reliability issues: deep-link notifications don’t always open the app and the widget can fail to update.

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