Comparison

Shabbat.com vs Function

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

Function

Features
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Function brings everything your group needs to plan and enjoy an event into one place. Create an event, invite friends, manage RSVPs, coordinate what everyone is bringing, organize rides, share updates, and keep the group connected before and during the function. With Function, you can: • Create private events and control who can join • Track RSVPs, guests, and plus-one requests • Build shared bring lists so nothing gets missed • Coordinate rides and available seats • Post announcements and event updates • Chat with guests, create polls, pin messages, and organize plans • Start a Spotify Jam for the event • Capture moments with Rewind and unlock the shared album afterward • Save past events and memories in one place Function is designed for real groups, real plans, and real nights out. Whether you are hosting a party, organizing a campus event, or getting friends together, Function helps everyone stay coordinated from invite to Rewind.

Screenshots

Shabbat.com4 screens
Function4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shabbat.com and Function are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shabbat.com versus Function: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShabbat.comFunction
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (194 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings194 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB50 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTribex CorpThomas Nicholas

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

Function

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shabbat.com

No in-app purchases

None

Function

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shabbat.com free?
Shabbat.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Function free?
Function is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shabbat.com or Function have ads?
Neither Shabbat.com nor Function shows ads.

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