Kosher Smartphone With Apps: What to Look For

Many people who want a kosher phone also need the apps that make daily life work: navigation, messaging, email, rideshare. A flip phone can't run those. A filtered smartphone can.

Kosher flip phone vs. kosher smartphone

• A kosher flip phone is simple and low-distraction. If talk and text is all you need, it's a great fit.
• A kosher smartphone with apps is a real smartphone with the browser and open app store removed and a short list of approved apps.

What to check first

• Your community's standard. Different communities and certification bodies have different requirements. Check with your rabbi, vaad or certifying body before you buy. A Grow Phone is not a substitute for that guidance.
• Which apps you need: Waze, Google Maps, WhatsApp, email, Uber or Lyft, Zoom.
• Whether the browser and app store are truly removed or only hidden.
• How apps are added later.

How a Grow Phone fits

A Grow Phone is a real Samsung Galaxy smartphone with no unrestricted web browser, no social media and no open app store. Common starting apps include WhatsApp (without Channels and Status), email, Zoom or Google Meet, Waze, Google Maps and Uber or Lyft. You can request more through the Grow Control app.

For pricing, Grow Control membership and app compatibility, see the Grow Phone page.

See the Grow Phone lineup or read how to choose between a filtered smartphone, kids' phone and kosher phone.

FAQ

Is a Grow Phone a certified kosher phone?

We don't claim certification. Check with your own rabbi or certifying body.

Can I get WhatsApp without Channels and Status?

WhatsApp (without Channels and Status) is one of the starting-app options at checkout.