8it vs Birdbox App
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.
Birdbox App
Easily order your favorite food and drinks from a curated selection of creations and classics. Track your order status, view history, and manage reward points. Enjoy a personalized menu that remembers your preferences.
- Browse featured creations and classics
- Order for now or future
- Order status alerts
- View order history
- Track and redeem reward points
- Personalized menu
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Use this app to order any of your favorites from our featured creations and classics - Browse our featured creations, apps & snacks, sandwiches, desserts & bottled drinks, specials to place an order asap or for a future time. - Get alerts on your order status - Order ahead - View your order history - Keep track of your reward points & redeem points - Personalized Menu - we'll remember what you like and even better - how you like it
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 8it at 83% against Birdbox App's 50%. 8it also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (206 vs 21). Birdbox App's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Birdbox App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8it has 206 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of 8it's written reviews are positive against 50% of Birdbox App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
8it ships an update fortnightly, Birdbox App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8it | Birdbox App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | Craver Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
8it
Birdbox App
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
Birdbox App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
Birdbox App
No in-app purchases
