Comparison

Shabbat.com vs AtRecess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

AtRecess

This social media app focuses on strengthening real-world connections by organizing users into "Circles" based on their relationships. It offers features like a people directory, social feeds, event scheduling, and group chat, with enhanced tools for parents to monitor and manage their child's activity.

Highlights
  • Organize users into "Circles" by real-life connections
  • People directory for easy contact
  • Social media feed with posting and commenting
  • In-app event scheduling and meetups
  • Group chat functionality
  • Parental controls: content flagging, activity monitoring, screen time
  • Plaid identity verification for all users
Features
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AtRecess is a social media app that aims to bolster real-world connections and bring communities together. Members are organized by "Circles", which organize people based on how they're connected in real life. Circles could be for Family, Friends, Classrooms, Sports Teams, Gaming buddies, or any other type of community. Circles are a versatile tool which can be used as a: -People Directory to easily contact people relevant to you or your mutuals. (IE. A parent needs to contact their child's friend's parents). -A social media feed to post about your life or organization, comment on other posts, and schedule events. -An in-app scheduling tool for hosting meetups and events. -Group chat. Parents are offered a variety of features to foster their child's activity on the app. These include: -Minimally invasive AI content flagging model, -Peek-a-boo feature to view child activity. -Screen time monitoring and restrictions. -Parents will be asked for consent before their child joins a new circle. Other Features: -All users are verified through Plaid identity verification. -Full messaging platform. -Networking tools to interact with other parents.

Screenshots

Shabbat.com4 screens
AtRecess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shabbat.com at 4.7 against AtRecess's 4.0. Shabbat.com also leads on ratings volume (194 vs 4). AtRecess's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shabbat.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shabbat.com has 194 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, AtRecess monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shabbat.com versus AtRecess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShabbat.comAtRecess
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (194 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings194 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTribex CorpAtRecess, Inc.

Customer experience

Shabbat.com

All ratings194 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.9%

AtRecess

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

AtRecess

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shabbat.com

No in-app purchases

None

AtRecess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shabbat.com free?
Shabbat.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AtRecess free?
AtRecess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shabbat.com or AtRecess?
Shabbat.com is rated higher. Shabbat.com averages 4.7 out of 5 from 194 ratings, while AtRecess averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Shabbat.com or AtRecess have ads?
Neither Shabbat.com nor AtRecess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shabbat.com or AtRecess?
Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, and AtRecess monthly. Most recently, Shabbat.com was updated on October 14, 2026 and AtRecess on September 30, 2026.

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