eDirectory vs JBD APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eDirectory
This app allows users to access and publish their data on the iOS platform, mirroring web functionality. It features a redesigned interface for iOS 8+, push notifications, and a powerful search engine with location-based results.
- Data publishing to iOS platform
- Web functionality on mobile
- Push notifications
- Powerful search with filters
- Location recognition
- Redesigned for iOS 8+
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eDirectory enables eDirectory users to connect with and publish their data to the iOS platform. Completely rewritten for the 11th iteration, everything you can do on the web can now be done in the palm of your hand. Sleek, simple and elegant in its approach - the new eDirectory is here. Highlights • Redesigned and refined to work with iOS 8+. • Push Notifications. • Powerful search engine with filters, search history and auto suggestions. • Easy navigation and easy to use, find exactly what you need. • Location recognition, find what you want near you. • Everything from eDirectory in your hands. Download and see it yourself. eDirectory Team
JBD APP
This app serves as a comprehensive directory for Jewish businesses and residents, offering over 100,000 listings. Users can search for businesses and individuals, view print editions, share listings, and add contact information. It also allows users to add their own business or resident details to the database.
- Find Jewish businesses and stores
- Search for Jewish residents
- View print edition listings
- Share business and resident information
- Add contacts to your phone
- Submit your own business listing
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The Jewish Business Directory is the #1 Jewish Phonebook and most trusted source for finding Jewish businesses & residents phone numbers and listings, with over 100,000 businesses & households listings at your fingertips. With The Jewish Business Phonebook Directory you can: - Find Jewish heimishe people powered by the #1 phone Jewish directory - Find Jewish heimishe businesses and stores using our up-to-date business search - View out Well known Brooklyn and Upstate latest print edition - Share any resident or business with others - Add names, phone numbers and addresses to your your contacts - Add your business or resident listing to our database, and to our published edition The Jewish Business Directory Book covers the following areas: Boro Park, Williamsburg, Sea Gate, Monsey, New Square, Monroe, Bloomingburg, Linden, Staten Island, Jersey City, Lakewood, Union City, Kasho, Nitra, S. Fallsburg, Kiamesha Lake & Tosh
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JBD APP at 4.6 against eDirectory's 3.6. eDirectory's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
JBD APP holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of eDirectory's written reviews are positive against 60% of JBD APP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
eDirectory ships an update every 2 months, JBD APP every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eDirectory | JBD APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arca Solutions, Inc. | Shrage Oberlander |
Customer experience
eDirectory
JBD APP
In-app purchases
eDirectory
No in-app purchases
JBD APP
No in-app purchases
