Shabbat.com vs YUConnects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
YUConnects
Facilitates communication between members and matchmakers through a dedicated mobile application. Allows users to send and receive messages conveniently without needing a web browser. Offers subscription plans for enhanced features.
- Member-matchmaker communication
- In-app messaging
- Browser-alternative access
- Subscription plans
- Automatic renewal options
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The YUConnects communication app gives members and matchmakers another medium to communicate with each other. This app simply gives YUConnects members and matchmakers the ability to read and send communications by using an app instead of their browser. If you subscribe to membership plan(s) via iTunes, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and your membership will automatically renew monthly unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscription will be renewed within 24-hours before the end of each period at the rate of your selected plan. Turn off auto-renewal anytime by going to "My App payment history" or through iTunes. Privacy policy : https://yuconnects.sawyouatsinai.com/privacy-policy-app.aspx Terms of Use : https://yuconnects.sawyouatsinai.com/terms-of-use-app.aspx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shabbat.com at 4.7 against YUConnects's 3.9. Shabbat.com also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). YUConnects's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. YUConnects sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Shabbat.com asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shabbat.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shabbat.com has 194 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, YUConnects every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shabbat.com | YUConnects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tribex Corp | Jewish Dating |
Customer experience
Shabbat.com
YUConnects
Bugs and requests
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
YUConnects
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shabbat.com
No in-app purchases
YUConnects
- Gold 1-month$24.991 Month
- Platinum - 1 month$29.991 Month
