8it vs pinch food design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
pinch food design
Manage your catering business schedule and availability. Get notified about new bookings and upcoming events. More features are planned for future updates.
- Event schedule management
- Availability settings
- Booking notifications
- Upcoming event alerts
- Future feature roadmap
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Welcome to the Pinch Foods Design app for managing your catering schedule. This app will help you set your event schedule and availability as well as let you know when you have been booked for an event. More features are coming! Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 8it at 4.5 against pinch food design's 3.7. 8it also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (206 vs 3). pinch food design's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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.
8it holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8it has 206 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
8it ships an update fortnightly, pinch food design every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8it | pinch food design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | PINCH FOOD DESIGN |
Customer experience
8it
pinch food design
Bugs and 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
pinch food design
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
pinch food design
No in-app purchases
