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Help with the Meah Brachot iPhone app

Frequently asked

How does the app count?

You log what you actually said. The tefillot and meals on the home screen add their brachot in one tap (Shaḥarit, Minḥa, Arvit, a bread meal), and every other bracha has its own row under "Log a bracha." The ring fills toward one hundred. Nothing is assumed.

I already logged a bread meal today. Can I log HaMotzi on its own?

Yes. A bread meal can happen more than once a day, so its pieces are never blocked: HaMotzi on a piece of bread too small for Birkat HaMazon is its own bracha, before or after a logged meal. The app doesn't guess whether a HaMotzi belonged to a meal — if you logged one separately and then log that same meal, open the meal's ⓘ and untick HaMotzi.

What changes on Rosh Ḥodesh, Ḥol HaMo'ed and the festivals?

The day's own brachot appear on the home screen, and leave when the day is over. Mussaf has its card whenever it is said — seven brachot, nine on Rosh Hashana. Hallel has its card (two brachot) on the days it is said with a bracha: full Hallel in every nusach, half Hallel for Ashkenaz and Sefard. On Sukkot, the brachot on the lulav (every day but Shabbat) and on dwelling in the sukkah have their own section through Hoshana Rabba. Al HaMiḥya shows the day's insertion in the wording of your nusach. The other seasonal brachot work the same way: the lights of Ḥanukah, the counting of the Omer, and the bracha on blossoming trees in Nisan each appear in their season. Kindling the Ḥanukah lights counts two — Lehadlik Ner Ḥanukah and She'asa Nisim — and the row's ⓘ shows both; Sheheḥeyanu on the first night is logged on its own. Tefillin are not worn on Shabbat, Yom Tov or Ḥol HaMo'ed, so Shaḥarit counts one bracha less on those days; if you did put them on, open Shaḥarit's ⓘ and tick Tefillin.

When does the day reset?

At nightfall (tzet hakochavim) for your location — the halachic day, not midnight. You can choose the stricter tzet in Settings → Day reset. Arvit said after nightfall counts toward the new day.

Why does the count differ for women?

Women don't say the brachot on tallit and tefillin, and the mitzvot said by someone else (an aliyah, a brit, and so on) aren't shown. For Edut HaMizraḥ women the brachot on the lulav, the sukkah and the counting of the Omer aren't shown either, following the Sephardi poskim on mitzvot bound to a time. According to the same poskim, a woman who says Ein Kelokeinu fulfills the day's obligation b'dieved, which the app marks accordingly. The Sources screen cites the halachic basis, including the disagreement on the question — as always, ask your own rav.

Which nusach does the app use?

Edut HaMizraḥ, Sefard, or Ashkenaz — chosen during setup and changeable in Settings. Tefillah names and bracha counts follow your choice. Full blessing texts are shown with word-by-word English.

How do reminders work?

Reminders are anchored to that day's actual zmanim for your location, and each one has its own switch and lead time in the Reminders screen: the deadline for Shema, for Birkot Shema, the latest time for Shaḥarit (ḥatzot), Minḥa before nightfall, and Arvit before ḥatzot halayla. There is also an optional count check: when you're within a chosen number of brachot of one hundred, up to three pushes before nightfall with your current count (off by default; if Streak mode is on, the streak warning folds into it). Nothing is sent on Shabbat or Yom Tov — phones are off (in Israel, only the one-day festivals count as Yom Tov). Shabbat and Yom Tov themselves are never logged. The day before them — Friday, or whichever day was erev Yom Tov — stays open until halachic midnight of the night they end, so the Minḥa you davened at candle-lighting can still be logged to it. When they end there is a single reminder (its own switch, "After Shabbat & Yom Tov") to finish logging that day and that night's Arvit. Reminders only fire for tefillot you haven't logged yet.

How do streaks work?

Streak mode (Settings → Challenge yourself) counts consecutive halachic days on which you reached one hundred. A flame shows the streak is safe today; an hourglass means today isn't done yet — the streak ends at nightfall unless you finish, and the app warns you 90 minutes before. Shabbat and Yom Tov can't be logged, so they never break a streak: Friday flows into Sunday. It's off by default.

I finished Minḥa (or a meal) after nightfall — the app already moved on to the next day. How do I log it to the right day?

The evening after a day ends, both days stay open until halachic midnight. Under the ring you'll see two pills — say Wednesday · 81 and Thursday · 0. Tap Wednesday, log whatever you said before nightfall (Minḥa, Birkat HaMazon, anything), and tap Thursday to come back. If you've already logged it to the new day by mistake, the toast that appears after each log has a Move to Wed button. A late log that completes the day's hundred keeps your streak alive. When a day ends into Shabbat or Yom Tov, it stays open through the holy days until halachic midnight of the night they end — flip to Friday on Saturday night to log the Minḥa you davened at candle-lighting.

Do I have to share my location?

No. Location is used once to compute zmanim and is never sent anywhere (see the privacy policy). If you'd rather not, choose a city from the list — the zmanim come from the city's coordinates.

I'm traveling — will the times update?

Yes, if "Update automatically when traveling" is on: the app re-checks your location when it notices a new time zone. You can also tap "Use my location" in Settings at any time, or pick the city manually.

Can I use the app in Hebrew?

Yes — the whole interface is available in Hebrew (Settings → Language), with a 12- or 24-hour clock either way.

Is my data backed up or synced?

Your log lives on your phone (and in your normal iPhone backup). There are no accounts and nothing is synced between devices in this version. The app does report anonymous usage statistics — see the privacy policy for exactly what.

I found a mistake in a bracha text or a halachic detail.

Please tell us — email or the in-app feedback form. We take corrections seriously and cite sources in the app.

Requirements

iPhone running iOS 17 or later.