Shabbat.com vs AtRecess
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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Shabbat.com ships an update every 4 weeks, AtRecess monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shabbat.com | AtRecess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (194 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 194 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tribex Corp | AtRecess, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shabbat.com
AtRecess
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
Shabbat.com
No in-app purchases
AtRecess
No in-app purchases









