Useful apps
Useful apps for life in Modiin
The apps people here use every day, grouped by need, with official store links. Install Home Front Command first.
Local to Modiin
- In English
ModiinApp
ModiinApp
Bilingual local directory of Modiin restaurants, deliveries, shops, services and events.
Also lists the city's English Facebook groups.
Getting around
- In English
Moovit
Moovit App Global Ltd
Plans bus, light rail and train trips with live arrival times, and can pay the fare.
Paying in the app means you don't need to load a Rav-Kav card first.
- In English
egg (Egged)
Egged Transportation Company Ltd
Egged's current app: trip planning, Rav-Kav loading, fare validation and intercity seat booking.
Launched in October 2025, replacing Egged's older apps.
- In English
Rav-Kav Online
Pcentra Ltd
Loads credit and monthly passes onto your physical Rav-Kav card by tapping it on your phone.
Needs a Rav-Kav card and a phone with NFC.
- In English
Rav-Pass by HopOn
HopOn Mobility Ltd
Pays bus, light rail and train fares by scanning the code on board, with daily and monthly fare caps.
No card needed; HopOn says foreign cards and Apple Pay work.
- In English
Bus Nearby
HopOn Mobility Ltd
Live arrival times for the buses at the stop you are standing at.
Quicker than a full trip planner when you only want to know when your bus comes.
- In English
Israel Railways
Israel Railways Ltd
Train timetables and seat reservations for every line, including to Ben Gurion Airport.
Some trains require a reserved seat, which you book here.
- In English
Pango
Pango Pay and Go Ltd
Pays for street parking in blue-and-white zones: start a session when you park, stop it when you leave.
Sign-up sends an SMS code, so an Israeli phone number is the easy route.
- In English
Cello (formerly Cellopark)
Cellopark Technology Ltd
The other main parking-payment app, used the same way as Pango.
Renamed from Cellopark; visitors often find it accepts foreign cards more readily.
- In English
Waze
Waze (Google)
Driving directions with live traffic; the navigation most Israeli drivers use.
Handy for road closures and roadworks.
- In English
Google Maps
Google LLC
Walking directions, business opening hours and reviews.
Shabbat and holiday hours are not always right; call ahead.
- In English
Gett
GT Get Taxi Systems Ltd
Orders a licensed taxi with in-app card payment; Israel's main taxi app.
- In English
Yango
Yango
A second taxi app that shows an estimated fare before you book.
Fewer drivers than Gett, so it is worth having both.
Paying and banking
- In English
bit
Bank Hapoalim
Sends money by phone number: to friends, the babysitter, the building committee or a market stall.
Works for customers of most Israeli banks, not only Hapoalim; needs an Israeli account and phone number.
- Hebrew only
PayBox
PayBox Ltd (Discount Bank group)
Sends money and splits group costs; popular for class and group collections.
Needs an Israeli card or account and an Israeli phone number.
Food and shopping
- In English
Wolt
Wolt Oy
Delivery from restaurants, supermarkets and pharmacies.
The easiest delivery app to use in English.
- Partly in English
10bis
10bis.co.il Ltd
Food ordering, often paid with an employer-funded 10bis meal card.
Now part of Just Eat Takeaway, which also runs an English-branded Just Eat Israel app.
- In English
Cibus Pluxee
Pluxee Israel Ltd
Employer meal benefit for ordering food or paying in restaurants.
Only needed if your employer provides it.
- Partly in English
Mishloha
Dev & Red Projects Ltd
Food delivery with cashback and wide coverage of kosher restaurants.
- Hebrew only
Yad2
Coral-Tell Ltd
Israel's main listings site for rentals, second-hand goods and cars.
Many rental ads are from brokers who charge a fee (tivuch); the ad says so.
- Hebrew only
Super-Pharm
Super-pharm Retail Ltd
Pharmacy and toiletries shopping, the store club and pickup of online orders.
Government and services
- Hebrew only
MyGov
Israel National Digital Agency
The official government app for digital documents (such as the ID appendix and vehicle licence), payments and address changes.
Built for Israeli ID holders; very little English.
- Partly in English
GoVisit
Government of Israel
Books appointments at the Population Authority (Misrad HaPnim) and other government offices.
A website, not an app; it replaced myVisit for the Population Authority.
- Partly in English
Bituach Leumi personal area
National Insurance Institute
Payments, certificates and benefit claims with National Insurance.
There is no official app; use the personal area on the website.
- Hebrew only
Israel Post
Israel Postal Company
Tracks parcels and books post office appointments.
Handy for customs notices on overseas orders.
Health
- Partly in English
Clalit
Clalit Health Services
Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.
Log in with your teudat zehut number and an SMS code.
- Hebrew only
Maccabi
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.
- Hebrew only
Meuhedet
Kupat Holim Meuhedet
Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.
- Hebrew only
Leumit
Leumit Health Services
Book doctors, see test results, renew prescriptions and join video visits.
Safety and emergencies
- In English
Home Front Command
Israel Home Front Command
Official rocket and emergency alerts for your location, with shelter instructions.
Install this one first; allow location and critical alerts, and add your city as an alert area.
- In English
My MDA
Magen David Adom
Calls an ambulance and sends your location, stores medical information and gives first-aid guidance.
The emergency number is still 101.
- In English
RedAlert
Elad Nava
A popular backup alert app.
Unofficial; keep the Home Front Command app as your main alert.
Jewish life
- In English
Hebrew Calendar (HaLuach HaIvri)
iEnd Software Development Ltd
Zmanim, Shabbat and holiday times for your location.
Pick your own city: candle-lighting customs differ from place to place.
Hebrew and language
- In English
Google Translate
Google LLC
Translates Hebrew letters, forms and signs through the camera.
Download Hebrew for offline use.
- In English
Duolingo
Duolingo, Inc.
Everyday Hebrew practice alongside ulpan.
- In English
Morfix
Melingo Ltd
The standard Hebrew–English dictionary.
Use the website: the app has not been updated in years.
Staying in touch
- In English
WhatsApp
WhatsApp LLC
How Israel communicates: schools, building committees, shops and many businesses use it instead of email or calls.
Store links checked 16 September 2026
