אפליקציות חיוניות לירושלים

Plans bus, light rail and train trips with live arrival times, and can pay the fare.

כדאי לדעת: Paying in the app means you don't need to load a Rav-Kav card first.

Egged's current app: trip planning, Rav-Kav loading, fare validation and intercity seat booking.

כדאי לדעת: Launched in October 2025, replacing Egged's older apps.

Loads credit and monthly passes onto your physical Rav-Kav card by tapping it on your phone.

כדאי לדעת: Needs a Rav-Kav card and a phone with NFC.

Pays bus, light rail and train fares by scanning the code on board, with daily and monthly fare caps.

כדאי לדעת: No card needed; HopOn says foreign cards and Apple Pay work.

Live arrival times for the buses at the stop you are standing at.

כדאי לדעת: Quicker than a full trip planner when you only want to know when your bus comes.

Train timetables and seat reservations, including the fast Jerusalem–Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion Airport line.

כדאי לדעת: Some trains require a reserved seat, which you book here.

Pays for street parking in blue-and-white zones: start a session when you park, stop it when you leave.

כדאי לדעת: Sign-up sends an SMS code, so an Israeli phone number is the easy route.

The other main parking-payment app, used the same way as Pango.

כדאי לדעת: Renamed from Cellopark; visitors often find it accepts foreign cards more readily.

Driving directions with live traffic; the navigation most Israeli drivers use.

כדאי לדעת: Useful for Jerusalem's frequent road closures.

Walking directions, business opening hours and reviews.

כדאי לדעת: Shabbat and holiday hours are not always right; call ahead.

Orders a licensed taxi with in-app card payment; Israel's main taxi app.

A second taxi app that shows an estimated fare before you book.

כדאי לדעת: Fewer drivers than Gett, so it is worth having both.

Sends money by phone number: to friends, the babysitter, the building committee or a market stall.

כדאי לדעת: Works for customers of most Israeli banks, not only Hapoalim; needs an Israeli account and phone number.

Sends money and splits group costs; popular for class and group collections.

כדאי לדעת: Needs an Israeli card or account and an Israeli phone number.

Delivery from restaurants, supermarkets and pharmacies.

כדאי לדעת: The easiest delivery app to use in English.

Food ordering, often paid with an employer-funded 10bis meal card.

כדאי לדעת: Now part of Just Eat Takeaway, which also runs an English-branded Just Eat Israel app.

Employer meal benefit for ordering food or paying in restaurants.

כדאי לדעת: Only needed if your employer provides it.

Food delivery with cashback and wide coverage of kosher restaurants.

Israel's main listings site for rentals, second-hand goods and cars.

כדאי לדעת: Many rental ads are from brokers who charge a fee (tivuch); the ad says so.

Pharmacy and toiletries shopping, the store club and pickup of online orders.

Reports city problems (rubbish, streetlights, potholes) to the 106 hotline and tracks them.

כדאי לדעת: You can also call 106 from any phone in Jerusalem.

The official government app for digital documents (such as the ID appendix and vehicle licence), payments and address changes.

כדאי לדעת: Built for Israeli ID holders; very little English.

Books appointments at the Population Authority (Misrad HaPnim) and other government offices.

כדאי לדעת: A website, not an app; it replaced myVisit for the Population Authority.

Payments, certificates and benefit claims with National Insurance.

כדאי לדעת: There is no official app; use the personal area on the website.

Tracks parcels and books post office appointments.

כדאי לדעת: Handy for customs notices on overseas orders.

Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.

כדאי לדעת: Log in with your teudat zehut number and an SMS code.

Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.

Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.

Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.

Official rocket and emergency alerts for your location, with shelter instructions.

כדאי לדעת: Install this one first; allow location and critical alerts, and add Jerusalem as an alert area.

Calls an ambulance and sends your location, stores medical information and gives first-aid guidance.

כדאי לדעת: The emergency number is still 101.

A popular backup alert app.

כדאי לדעת: Unofficial; keep the Home Front Command app as your main alert.

Zmanim, Shabbat and holiday times for your location.

כדאי לדעת: Choose Jerusalem: candle lighting here is 40 minutes before sunset.

Translates Hebrew letters, forms and signs through the camera.

כדאי לדעת: Download Hebrew for offline use.

Everyday Hebrew practice alongside ulpan.

The standard Hebrew–English dictionary.

כדאי לדעת: Use the website: the app has not been updated in years.

How Israel communicates: schools, building committees, shops and many businesses use it instead of email or calls.