Plater vs 8it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plater
Discover and order food from local restaurants with a focus on zero-fee transactions. Enjoy immersive food videos, personalized recommendations, and adaptive menus. This app is designed for food lovers seeking better prices and more restaurant options.
- Zero-fee ordering
- Discover local restaurants
- Immersive food videos
- Friend recommendations
- Adaptive menus
- Personalized tastes
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Say hello to Plater, the go-to app for ordering pickup in 2024. With a focus on zero-fee orders, Plater unlocks more restaurants and better prices—so you get more of what you crave, without the extra costs. And yes, it’s an ordering app built for the 21st century. Expect immersive food videos, friend recommendations, and menus that adapt to your tastes. This isn’t just another ordering app; it’s the foodie app. Discover, share, and order food like never before.
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 rating: Plater at 5.0 against 8it's 4.5. Plater also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 8it's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 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.
Plater holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8it has 206 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Plater's written reviews are positive against 83% of 8it's.
Plater ships an update every 4 weeks, 8it fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plater | 8it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (206 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plater Inc. | 8it, Inc. |
Customer experience
Plater
8it
Bugs and requests
Plater
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
Plater
No in-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases









