Hows Ya Panini vs 8it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hows Ya Panini
Easily order your favorite meals with a few taps. Browse a customizable menu, securely pay, and receive notifications when your order is ready. Save addresses and payment methods for quick checkout and schedule orders up to seven days in advance.
- Customizable menu browsing
- Secure payment system
- Save delivery addresses and payment methods
- Schedule orders in advance
- Order status notifications
- Restaurant location and hours
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Your ideal meal is just a few taps away. Download the Hows Ya Panini app free for iPhone today. With the Hows Ya Panini mobile app, ordering food has never been easier. Whether you're looking for a quick snack or a full meal, we've got you covered. Just browse our easy-to-use menu, customize it how you'd like, place your order using our secure payment system, and sit back! A push notification will alert you when your order will be ready. With the Hows Ya Panini app, you can: - Browse our menu for your favorite dishes and customize them how you'd like - Save your delivery addresses and payment methods securely to check out in just a few taps - Place future food orders up to seven days in advance - Get restaurant location, hours, and contact information
8it
Discover the best NYC food experiences happening now, from pop-ups to limited-time drops. Find expert-recommended dishes near you and organize your culinary adventures.
- Food pop-ups, drops, and collabs
- Explore map for local discovery
- Dish-first food organization
- Customizable dish lists
- Expert recommendations
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8it shows you what’s worth eating in NYC - right now and near you. Dish-first food discovery for pop-ups, limited drops, collabs, and must-eat dishes, recommended by people who work in food. Why 8it - Food pop-ups, limited drops & collabs in one place What’s live, what’s limited, and what you’ll be annoyed you missed. - Explore Map for smarter discovery See expert-approved dishes near you, right now. - Dish-first discovery We organize by dish because you crave food, not a restaurant. - Custom dish lists Build lists for date night, friends in town, and your next food crawl.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 8it at none against Hows Ya Panini's shown. 8it also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). Hows Ya Panini's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Hows Ya Panini holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 208 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Hows Ya Panini's written reviews are positive against 83% of 8it's.
Hows Ya Panini ships an update every 8 months, 8it fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Hows Ya Panini | 8it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (297 ratings) — better | 4.5 (208 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 208 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChowNow | 8it, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hows Ya Panini
8it
Bugs and requests
Hows Ya Panini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
8it
Reported bugs
5 issues- Password authentication system malfunctioning
- Unresponsive customer support for password recovery
- Location-based search not functioning properly
- Duplicate restaurant results in different searches
- App shows restaurants far outside user's location
Requested features
6 requests- Expand to more cities nationwide
- Expand to Boston area
- Improve geographic coverage beyond NYC and LA
- Global expansion
- Increase search radius beyond 1.5 miles
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- Make app accessible to New Jersey area
In-app purchases
Hows Ya Panini
No in-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
