Comparison

8it vs Dabah

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Food pop-ups, drops, and collabs
  • Explore map for local discovery
  • Dish-first food organization
  • Customizable dish lists
  • Expert recommendations
Features
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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.

About

Dabah

Organize all your favorite recipes from various sources into a single, user-friendly digital collection. Share your culinary creations with friends, discover what others are making, and get inspired for your next meal.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from websites, photos, and notes
  • Type in handwritten family recipes
  • Create shared cookbooks with others
  • Explore community cooking feed
  • Control recipe privacy settings
  • Review downloaded recipes before saving
Features
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Your recipes deserve a home. Dabah is where family recipes, cooking inspiration, and the people you feed all come together — in one beautiful, private space that's yours to keep. Save recipes from anywhere: • Websites, blogs, and cooking newsletters • Screenshots and photos from cookbooks • Handwritten family recipes and grandmother's notes • Texts, emails, and anything you've bookmarked Powered by AI — every import is automatically parsed and structured, whether it's a URL, a photo, or a handwritten page. Cook and share together: Create shared cookbooks with family, friends, or your dinner club See what your community is cooking and get inspired Keep recipes private or share them — your choice Build your shopping list and send it straight for delivery Generate beautiful AI photos for your recipes and cookbooks Get notified when someone saves, comments on, or shares a recipe with you Dabah is free (for now) — dive in and make it yours.

Screenshots

8it4 screens
Dabah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dabah at 5.0 against 8it's 4.5. Dabah also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 8it's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 11) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dabah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8it has 208 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of 8it's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dabah's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8it ships an update fortnightly, Dabah every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
8it versus Dabah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8itDabah
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (208 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings208 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer8it, Inc.Dabah, Inc

Customer experience

8it

All ratings206 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative15.2%

Dabah

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dabah

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

8it

No in-app purchases

None

Dabah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 8it free?
8it is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dabah free?
Dabah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 8it or Dabah?
Dabah is rated higher. 8it averages 4.5 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Dabah averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do 8it or Dabah have ads?
Neither 8it nor Dabah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 8it or Dabah?
8it ships an update fortnightly, and Dabah every 6 weeks. Most recently, 8it was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dabah on October 24, 2026.

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