8it vs J'EATOUT
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.
J'EATOUT
Log your dining experiences, rate restaurants and meals, and manage lists of places to try. Keep a personal journal of your culinary adventures, track who enjoyed what, and discover new favorites.
- Rate restaurants and meals
- Track dining companions
- Add personal comments and photos
- Mark favorite restaurants
- Create dining wishlists
- Manage dining history
- Share reviews
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J'EATOUT is your personal restaurant journal, rating, and review app. Keep track of your dining experiences, rate restaurants, meals, mark favorites, create Quests, and manage your wishlist for places to try out. Never forget where you ate and who liked what again! Features: Add ratings with thumbs up (Great), thumbs sideways (Meh/OK), or thumbs down (Bad) Track who eats what in your party Rate individual meals for each person in your party Add personal comments and photos Mark favorite restaurants to find them instantly Manage your People, Restaurants, and Ratings Search and browse your dining history with sorting and filtering Create and manage Quests for best food items Manage a wishlist for dining out Share Reviews directly with Friends and Family
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 8it at Free against J'EATOUT's $0.99. 8it also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). J'EATOUT's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
8it is free to download; J'EATOUT costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
J'EATOUT 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
8it ships an update fortnightly, J'EATOUT every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8it | J'EATOUT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (208 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | Caryn McKenna |
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
J'EATOUT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
J'EATOUT
No in-app purchases
