JWed vs Shabbat.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JWed
This platform connects Jewish singles seeking marriage. Users can sign up and utilize the exclusive dating service through the app or website. It offers ongoing new features and services for finding a soulmate.
- Jewish dating for marriage
- App and website integration
- Exclusive dating service
- Regular feature updates
- Detailed profiles
- Find your soul mate
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JWed updated its latest App in November 2026. It is the app platform for the JWed website. You can sign-up through either, and once approved, utilize the exclusive Jewish dating for-marriage service through both the app and/or the website. You’ll notice the on-going launch of still many more exciting new features and services on the app. Expect updated versions of the app roughly once every month. JWed is a dating service exclusively for Jewish singles who seek to find their soul mate. Over 3,900 people have met and married on JWed, averaging 8 matches a month. You can be next. Find Your Chosen One Today! ------------------------------------------ Important subscription information: - Monthly unlimited access subscriptions available to read and send messages and for access to other premium features. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You must be 18 years or older to use the JWed Match app. - Privacy Policy: https://jwed.com/privacy-policy/ - Terms of Service: https://jwed.com/terms-of-service/
Shabbat.com
Connect with a global Jewish community for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, and networking. This social platform facilitates finding hosts or guests worldwide, sharing updates, and accessing religious content. Build connections and contribute to a kinder world through this comprehensive community app.
- Global Shabbat hosting and guest matching
- Jewish community events and networking
- Dating profiles with messaging
- Weekly Torah portion audio
- Worldwide candle lighting times
- Job board for employment
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The Shabbat.com app is a free world-wide Jewish community, effectively a Jewish social network connecting members for Shabbat hosting, events, dating, networking, and much more. Through its brilliant interface, members can host or be hosted for Shabbat and help each other and build a kinder world. Shabbat.com offers the following features: - Members available for Shabbat in 120 countries and 4000 cities - Uploading pictures and status updates to a global feed using your camera's photo app or your gallery - Easy messaging with push notification - Full audio of the weekly Shabbat Parsha (Torah Portion) featuring the famous Rabbi Juravel - Candle lighting times worldwide as well as other halachik times - Swipe-able dating profiles with email availability - An active job board for employment opportunities - Video sharing and friending - Feedback from other Shabbat.com members Creating a Shabbat.com profile on the app also gives you instant access to the online website. This includes our video library, weekly Shabbat recipes, and much more. So welcome to the world's largest Jewish online community. We will be upgrading and updating the app, as well as the website, regularly in the weeks and months ahead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shabbat.com at 79% against JWed's 12%. Shabbat.com also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). JWed's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. JWed sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shabbat.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shabbat.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 205 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of JWed's written reviews are positive against 79% of Shabbat.com's.
JWed ships an update every 10 days, Shabbat.com every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JWed | Shabbat.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (58 ratings) | 4.7 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Frumster, Inc. | Tribex Corp |
Customer experience
JWed
Shabbat.com
User reviews
JWed
From 58 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💪 Transformed habits (fitness challenge)
- ✅ Detailed profiles
- 👍 Easy to use (website/app)
- 💯 Sincere and authentic singles (if really Jewish/marriage-minded)
Room to improve
- 👎 Poorly designed platform
- 👎 Difficult to delete profiles
- 👎 Impossible to get responses
- 👎 Basic membership limitations
- 👎 App never worked
Shabbat.com
From 205 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌍 Connects Jewish community globally
- 💑 Facilitates dating and relationships
- 🍽️ Easy Shabbat dinner hosting/finding
- 👥 Builds meaningful local connections
- 🔐 Strong privacy customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔄 Constant logout/login issues
- ⚠️ Poor moderation and judgmental community
- 🚫 Not LGBTQ+ friendly
- 🎨 Outdated and clunky interface design
Bugs and requests
JWed
Reported bugs
35 issues- Difficult to delete profiles
- App never worked
- Cannot set filters
- No feedback from the app
- App takes money without working
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- Daily limit reached after setup
- Most of the time couldn't log on
- App suddenly and repeatedly shuts down
- App keeps charging after account cancellation attempt
- Stuck in edit profile mode
- App only shows top 1/2 of screen
- Unable to cancel membership
- App says reloading then closes
- Have to log back in after app closes
- Won't let me log in - says 'please complete your profile'
- App returns zero results in search
- Cannot text or communicate with anyone
- No way to cancel subscription in account settings
- App plays games with time and money
- Doesn't let non-members view messages
- Cannot view non-member messages
- Tech support does not respond
- App is terrible
- Pictures are tiny and cannot be resized
- App and website don't coordinate
- Cannot contact free users
- Cannot tell if someone is free or paid on app
- Pictures do not enlarge on app
- App does not have technical ability to center images
- Most features/functionality on web not on app
- Settings and searches on web don't carry over to app
- App is slow and tedious to use
- Automatically signed up for monthly payments
- App doesn't center images
- App requires multiple upgrades
Requested features
32 requests- Improve app design and usability
- Allow easier deletion of profiles
- Improve customer support response time
- Fix daily limit issue on new accounts
- Enable profile filter functionality
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- Provide app support
- Improve user base availability/location
- Allow communication with all users
- Fix app crashing issues
- Improve app performance and stability
- Fix login issues
- Fix profile creation process
- Allow profile approval without payment
- Fix app shutting down for maintenance
- Increase font size and clarity
- Allow profile editing without getting stuck
- Provide contact information for support
- Fix app display on Apple phones (top half screen)
- Enable membership cancellation from app
- Clarify chat payment requirements
- Improve response rate from users
- Fix app reloading/closing when viewing profiles
- Synchronize app and website features
- Allow image resizing/enlargement
- Provide more profile information
- Center images properly in profiles
- Ensure all features from web version are on app
- Carry over settings and searches from web to app
- Reduce the number of required upgrades
- Increase user base in specific regions (e.g., UK)
- Allow users to see faces of people on the app
- Provide a free trial with full functionality
Shabbat.com
Reported bugs
10 issues- App freezes when accessing search by location
- Messaging system shows 'oops try again later' error
- Partial audio files not working
- Cannot exit photo viewing (X button unresponsive)
- Repeated login prompts on app launch
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- App won't open despite loading
- Cannot delete app from iPhone
- Restricted viewing window on iPhone 6 Plus/7 Plus
- Comments and comment box not visible when scrolling
- Inconsistent app performance across sessions
Requested features
10 requests- Unlike/undo button for posts and likes
- Private timeline and friends-only posting
- LGBTQ+ filtering options (men seeking men)
- Like button for comments
- Incognito profile browsing
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- Better blocking functionality
- Improved app UI and modern design
- Partial audio functionality fix
- Better search by location feature
- User warning system before account suspension
In-app purchases
JWed
- Basic with free trail7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Basic$21.951 Month
- Premium4 variants$29.991 Month
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- Premium1 Month trial$29.991 Month
- Premium$34.951 Month
- 6 months premium$179.996 Months
- Conversation Token$4.99
Shabbat.com
No in-app purchases
Questions
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