8it vs JuniBo
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.
JuniBo
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JuniBo is a cooking club, not just a recipe app. Cook alongside a community, talk to a hands-free voice cook mode, scan your shelf to fill your pantry, and import any recipe straight from your phone's share sheet — all tuned to your diet and what you already have at home. WHAT MAKES JUNIBO DIFFERENT • A cooking club, not a feed. Join communities by cuisine, dietary style, or goal and see what other home cooks are actually making this week. JuniBo auto-tags your saved recipes into the right groups, and adds it to the club stream. • Voice cook mode. When your hands are covered in flour, just talk. Ask JuniBo to read aloud the step-by-step cooking instructions, move-to-next or repeat a step, set a timer — big-text steps and built-in timers keep you moving without touching the screen. • Loved your creation? Share any recipe with a friend or a cook via a public share link, in their preferred language • Chat to plan your week and save directly into your meal plan, and smart shopping list that moves seamlessly into the shopping cart of your preferred grocery site • Hosting? Surprise your guests with your innovative multi-course party menus from beverages including theme cocktails to starters, mains & desserts • Snap your shelf. Point your camera at a shelf or fridge or kitchen garden and JuniBo reads the ingredients and adds them to your pantry. No typing items one by one. • Import from your share sheet. Found a recipe in your browser, a TikTok, an Instagram reel, or a YouTube short? Share it to JuniBo and it extracts the ingredients, steps, and times into a clean, structured recipe. • Cook from what you have. Smart pantry-matching, so recipes fit what's actually in your kitchen — fewer extra trips, less waste. EVERYDAY COOKING, HANDLED"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: JuniBo at 3 against 8it's 1. JuniBo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8it | JuniBo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (206 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 206 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | Sanat Malhotra |
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
JuniBo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
JuniBo
No in-app purchases









