8it vs Sunmax NYC
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.
Sunmax NYC
This app shows you the current location of sunshine across New York City. It helps you find sunny spots in the city at any given time.
- Real-time sunshine tracking
- NYC location specific
- Find sunny spots
- Intuitive interface
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Sunmax NYC allows you to see where the sun is shining at any time in NYC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sunmax NYC at 5.0 against 8it's 4.5. Sunmax NYC also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). 8it's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 3). 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.
Sunmax NYC 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 3, 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 Sunmax NYC's.
8it ships an update fortnightly, Sunmax NYC daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8it | Sunmax NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | Riverside Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
8it
Sunmax NYC
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
Sunmax NYC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
Sunmax NYC
No in-app purchases
