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iKippa is a novelty app. It draws a picture of a kippa on a screen. That is all it does.
It is not a kippa, it is not a religious article, and it does not satisfy any religious obligation of any kind.
It is not a religious article
- iKippa is not a kippa, yarmulke, head covering, garment or ritual object. It is a drawing on a piece of glass.
- It does not fulfil, discharge, satisfy or substitute for any religious obligation, requirement, custom, mitzvah or practice, in Judaism or in any other tradition.
- It is not approved, endorsed, certified, supervised or reviewed by any rabbi, rabbinical court, kashrut or halachic authority, congregation, synagogue, school, denomination or religious organisation.
- The line in the app — "Not rabbinically approved. Probably." — is a joke. It is also literally true.
We give no religious guidance
Nothing in iKippa, on this website, or in anything we write is a halachic ruling, a psak, a religious opinion, religious instruction, or advice of any kind about what you should or should not do. We are a software company. We draw kippot. We are not qualified to tell anyone how to practise their religion, and we are not trying to.
If covering your head matters to you, in a moment where it matters, wear a real kippa. If you are unsure about anything, ask your rabbi. Do not ask an app, and do not ask us.
Where and when not to use it
- Shabbat and festivals. Using an electronic device is not permitted on Shabbat or on Jewish festivals under traditional halacha. iKippa is not intended for use at those times and is not a way around any observance. Please do not treat it as one.
- Places of worship. Many synagogues, communities and religious sites do not allow phones at all, or do not allow them to be used or displayed. Whether it is acceptable to take out a phone in a given place is between you, that community and its rules — not something this app decides for you.
- Funerals, mourning, ceremonies and other people's occasions. Use your judgment. A joke that works at your own Friday dinner may not be welcome elsewhere.
You are responsible for deciding whether using iKippa is appropriate in any particular place, moment or company. We cannot make that judgment for you, and we accept no responsibility for offence caused, objections raised, or consequences that follow from where or when you choose to use it.
The designs are decoration
The kippa styles in the app — velvet, knitted, satin, Na Nach Breslov, Bukharian, suede and Star of David — and the emblems, including the menorah and the Star of David, are drawn as respectful decoration, in the spirit of the real things they resemble. They are illustrations. They carry no religious status, no certification and no endorsement, and they are not associated with, licensed by or affiliated with any community, movement or organisation whose style they resemble. Nothing in the app is intended to mock, misrepresent or disrespect any tradition, and if we have got a detail wrong we would genuinely like to hear about it: office@ranintelligence.com.
Using your phone as a hat
iKippa invites you to put your phone on your head. Phones fall off heads.
- You do this entirely at your own risk, with your own device.
- Do not do it while walking, running, driving, cycling, riding, on stairs, on a ladder, near water, over a hard floor, or anywhere a falling phone could hurt someone or something.
- Do not do it while operating a vehicle or machinery, and never let it distract you in traffic.
- Keep an eye on children and pets around a balanced phone.
- Wear mode keeps the screen awake and can raise the screen to full brightness. That uses battery, can warm the device, and produces a bright light. If you are sensitive to bright light, or have a photosensitive condition, take that into account before using it. Both settings can be turned off in the app's Settings.
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not responsible for a dropped, cracked, scratched or lost device, or for injury or damage arising from balancing a phone on a head. Please be sensible.
Also worth saying plainly
- iKippa is not a religious service, not a prayer aid, not an educational or halachic reference, and not a substitute for anything real.
- The "Amen" sound is a synthesised voice. It is not a recording of a rabbi, it is not a blessing, and it has no religious meaning or effect.
- Rim text you type is your text. We do not check it, bless it, verify its spelling, or vouch for it.
The full Terms of Use govern your use of the app, including purchases, refunds, liability and intellectual property. This page is a plain-language summary of the part we care most about being understood.