Tehilim — Psalms of David

David BOUGANIM

About this app

— Complete book —
• All 150 chapters, 2,527 verses
• Hebrew text with nikud and cantillation marks
• French translation: Beth Chabad
• English translation: JPS 1917 (via Sefaria)
• Sephardic phonetics for beginners
— Daily reading —
• Traditional monthly cycle across 30 days
• Reading by day of the week
• Customizable reminders
• Automatic resume from your last reading
— Tehilim chain —
• Create a shared reading chain for an intention and invite others by WhatsApp link or QR code
• Each participant chooses chapters in real time, without duplicates
• Browse by the 5 books, filter chapters, track progress, and assign the remaining chapters
— Memorial and yahrzeit —
• Personal reading sequence built from the deceased’s first name, relationship, mother’s name, then “neshama”
• Automatic calculation of the next yahrzeit according to traditional calendar rules
• Reminders 7 days before and on the day itself
• Share by SMS, WhatsApp, and import into the app in one tap
• Private iCloud sync across devices
— Shabbat mode —
• A calm “Shabbat Shalom” screen replaces the app and widget during Shabbat
• Entry and exit times are calculated from your location and date
• Optional activation with a “continue anyway” setting
— Thematic paths —
• Life situations: health, livelihood, marriage, mourning, travel, exams, and more
• Tikkun HaKlali
• Psalm 119 for letter-by-letter study
— Prayers and reading —
• Prayer before reciting Tehilim
• Prayer after reciting Tehilim
• Direct access from every reading screen
— Reading experience —
• Ezra SIL SR font adapted for cantillation marks
• 5 independent text sizes
• Verse numbering in Hebrew or numerals
• Interface in Hebrew, French, or English
• Light, dark, or system mode
• Right-aligned Hebrew layout
• Hebrew date always displayed
— Widget —
• “Daily Tehilim” widget in three sizes
• Updates automatically every day
• Opens the day’s chapters directly
— Favorites and search —
• Mark favorite chapters
• Search by number or keyword
• Share verses as styled images
— Accessibility —
• WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
• Full support for VoiceOver and Dynamic Type
• Optimized contrast and reduced motion
— Privacy first —
• No account, no ads, no trackers
• The optional Tehilim chain stores only a display name and intention, then deletes them automatically