5 best iPhone apps for Hanukkah

by Stephen_Danos · December 4, 2013

By Dan Kricke

Hanukkah is currently underway — there’s spinning the dreidels, lighting the menorah and those delicious latkes. And there are also quite a few fun iPhone apps to enhance the Hanukkah experience. Check out some of our favorite below, and note that for in-app purchases you’ll want to get an iTunes gift card from BestBuy.com and get 2 percent Cash Back on the purchase of the gift card.

Light My Fire: A Hanukkah App (Free)

Light My Fire lets you celebrate Hanukkah in a number of ways. Whether you prefer to celebrate with blessings in English, Hebrew or transliterated Hebrew Light My Fire gives you the option. Light My Fire also features eight lamps from the Jewish Museum’s collection in both contemporary and traditional styles. Users can also upload their own photos to use as a background image for the app.

100+ Holiday Recipes Free HD! (Free)

Keep your Hanukkah dinner guests on their toes this year with 100+ Holiday Recipes Free. The app has recipes for a number of holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and more. Users can get recipes for entrees, main courses, desserts and even drinks. Recipes can also be bookmarked for future reference and the easy search feature makes it simple to search for recipes by ingredient or recipe title.

Hanukkah Menorah (Free)

Augment your real life menorah with a virtual menorah thanks to the Hanukkah Menorah app. The menorah in the app comes in a standard gold but numerous other styles are also available at $0.99 a piece including a silver menorah, silver ornamental, a Lions menorah and an outside menorah. Why limit yourself to one menorah when you can have many?

Match 8 Hanukkah Game (Free)

Match 8 is a simple speed matching game. Players must drag one candle to the next until all eight candles have been touched. It sounds easy enough, but the short time limit allowed gives the game a bit of a challenge. Overall, Match 8 is a fun way to keep lighting the candles on your mind during Hanukkah.

Christmas & Hanukkah Ringtones (Free)

Show your love of Hanukkah with the Christmas and Hanukkah Ringtones app. It features a collection of Hanukkah themed music, songs and ringtones. As a bonus, users can download a Kids’ Ringtones pack for an additional $0.99.