8it vs Beveragino
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.
Beveragino
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Beveragino is an app for those with taste. For the wine list, the café menu and the back bar: remember what you loved, learn what you actually like, and know what to order next. LOG A DRINK IN UNDER A MINUTE Snap the label, the bag or the menu line and Beveragino finds the drink. Then a few quick, tappable questions (more like cherry or plum? lighter or fuller?) instead of a blank "what do you taste?" box. Score it, say whether you'd order it again, add your own words. Done. TASTE BLIND, THEN SEE HOW YOU DID Go deeper on any drink and Beveragino hides the producer's tasting notes until you've picked yours, then shows which ones you found on your own. Your palate gets sharper every time. LEARN YOUR PALATE Beveragino works out what you like from your own scores, never from a quiz: the acidity, body, sweetness and flavours that go with the drinks you rate highest, across wine, coffee and spirits, written up in plain words. GET PICKS FROM ANY LIST Photograph a restaurant wine list or a café menu, or paste a link, and say what you're after ("a crisp white for oysters", "something fruity as a pour-over"). Beveragino reads the whole list and picks the two or three that fit you best, tells you why, and shows how well regarded each one is. On a long list it tells you roughly where to find each pick. Already had something on the list? It remembers what you gave it. Open any other bottle for its likely flavors and structure, ask follow-up questions, and save the ones you didn't get to for next time. A LIST OF WHAT TO TRY Save drinks from Picks or from a friend's tasting to your Want to try list, and log them in a tap when you finally order one. A RECAP IN YOUR INBOX After your first five tastings, and then each month you log something, Beveragino emails you a recap: what you're drawn to, what to try next, how your palate is coming on and, if you add your city, a well-rated place nearby to go. Turn it off any time. TRAIN YOUR NOSE A 60-second daily quiz on aromas and flavors, with a streak to keep, so you get better at picking out what's in the glass between tastings. SEE WHAT FRIENDS ARE POURING A shared feed of everyone's tastings: the drink, the score, the notes and the photo. Like the ones you'd try. Connect with friends to see your palate match and find out when you've tasted the same drink. Loved something? Send your note to a friend in Messages; they'll see your score, your words and what Beveragino is. WINE, COFFEE AND SPIRITS Red, white, rosé, sparkling and sweet wines; espresso, filter and milk coffee by roaster and bean; whisky, rum, agave, gin, brandy and more. Beveragino is for adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
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Verdict
8it and Beveragino are too close to call on the numbers: across 3 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | 8it | Beveragino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (208 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 8it, Inc. | BRIAN ALEXANDER KEAN |
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
Beveragino
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8it
No in-app purchases
Beveragino
No in-app purchases








