Getting started

How to track how much Torah you learn

"I should learn more" is a feeling. Minutes on a page are a fact. Here's how to turn your learning into something you can actually see — and grow.

Most of us have a rough sense of how much we learn, and it's usually wrong in both directions. Some weeks we did more than we remember; some weeks a lot less. A Torah learning tracker replaces the guesswork with a clear picture: what you learned, for how long, and how consistent you've been.

Hasmada is built for exactly this — and it speaks your language. You log by real subjects (Gemara, Halacha, Mishnah, Mussar and more), track real seforim, and keep a streak that understands the Jewish calendar.

What gets measured, grows

The point isn't to turn learning into a spreadsheet. It's that a small daily record creates momentum. Seeing "1h 15m today" and a growing streak makes tomorrow's seder more likely — quietly, without pressure.

Hasmada stats screen with hours learned, sessions, streaks and a monthly learning heatmap
Weekly totals, per-subject breakdowns and a learning heatmap — your growth, at a glance.

How to start tracking in Hasmada

  1. Add what you're learning Pick your seforim from the catalog, or build a custom one for a shiur or chaburah.
  2. Set a daily goal Choose a realistic minutes target. Hasmada tracks your progress toward it and can remind you.
  3. Log each session Sefer, minutes (or the timer), and what you covered — done in seconds.
  4. Check your stats Weekly and monthly totals, per-subject breakdowns and a heatmap show where your time really goes.
  5. Keep the streak alive Day by day, the chain grows — and Shabbos never breaks it.

Learning several things? Track them all at once — the daf in the morning, Halacha at night, Mussar before Shacharis. Each subject is counted separately, and your daily total brings them together.

Do I have to log the exact minutes?
Either way works — type the minutes or run the built-in timer while you learn. Both take seconds.
Can I export my learning history?
Yes. Your data syncs across devices, and Hasmada Pro lets you export your full history anytime.

See what you're really learning.

Free to download, simple to keep. Every minute counted.