MinchaMinder

Julian Handwerker

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About this app

MinchaMinder makes sure you don't miss davening by calculating zmanim using your location. It always knows where you are, even when the app is closed or not in use, so you never miss Mincha.

WEEKDAY MINCHA ALARM

Configure a zmanim aware alarm every weekday, to make sure you don't forget Mincha, the Jewish afternoon prayer.

Set it for a specified number of minutes before shkia to remind you to go to shul or daven b'yechidus. Set it for Mincha Gedolah to daven at the earliest time, or set it for Mincha Ketana to daven at an ideal time.

Weekday alarms can be snoozed if the time isn't opportune, or dismissed, if you've already davened.

SMART SIDDUR

Ready to daven? One click opens a Smart Siddur with Mincha. MinchaManager knows the Hebrew Date and understands the Hebrew Calendar so seasonal additions like yaleh v'yavo can be highlighted and you won't forget them. The siddur is available in nusachim Ashkenaz, Ari (Chabad), and Edot Hamizrach (Sephardi).

JERUSALEM COMPASS

A Halachic Compass let's you know which way to face. It supports Great Circle (geodesic), Rhumb Line (Loxodrome), and Due East methods. It uses your location to properly account for magnetic declination (which could otherwise cause a compass to point up to 30 degrees off).

SHABBOS ALARM CLOCK

Configure an alarm to wake you on Shabbat morning. This Shabbat-safe alarm will automatically turn-off after ringing for 30 seconds.

SHABBOS SHLUFF

Planning on taking a shabbas nap? A zmanim aware Shabbat-safe alarm can wake you a specified number of minutes before shkia to give you time to walk to shul.

ZMANIM

MinchaManager always knows where you are, even when the app is closed or not in use, so it can calculate and display zmanim appropriate for sunrise/sunset at your exact location. Configure your zmanim shita per your minhag.

Ratings and reviews

This app is super useful for any of us balancing work, family, life, etc who *wish* we could remember to squeeze in mincha. This is the only alarm on my phone that makes me feel grateful every time I hear it. Thank you, Julian! Also, every possible variation you could want is easily customizable in settings. Blew me away to see all those options. I'll definitely be recommending this to all my mincha-davening friends.

If only this great app, dedicated to the most forgotten and time crunch prayer, mincha, was created, and it didn't have a wake from Shabbos nap alarm, dayenu! To have such a brilliant app think off all the angles, reasons why you might miss this vital prayer, in a clear and easy to use, no frills or distractions, is fantastic. Yasher Koach!🙏🙏

My son wrote this app, so this review "may" not be entirely objective. That said, I've been using it for months and haven't missed a Mincha since.

What's new

Fixed an issue causing crashes on Android 13+ for uses who had not granted notification permission.
Fixed an issue preventing background location updates working.