# BarGlance: Know Before You Go — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of BarGlance by BarGlance, LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 111 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barglance-know-before-you-go/id1383805871/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barglance-know-before-you-go/id1383805871.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 93 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of BarGlance? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Real-time bar finder - 🗺️ Helpful in new places - 📍 Like Google Maps for nightlife - 📊 Live heat maps useful - ✅ Avoids crowds or finds them - ✨ Real-time data before going - 👍 Easy to use interface - ℹ️ Tons of information - 🥳 Fun to use - 🌟 Discover best spots - 📈 Median age included - 🎛️ Filter by bar type - 🌐 Social aspect benefit - 🎥 Live camera feeds available - 💯 Highly recommend - 🚀 Saves time and hassle - 💰 Highlights affordable options - 👩‍❤️‍👨 Good for girls' night/dates - 📍 Personal guide to bars - 👍 Functional and fun - 📈 Helps improve social life - 🌟 Game changer for nightlife - ✨ Future of nightlife - ✅ Must-have for nights out - 🎯 Accurate crowd levels/specials - 👍 User-friendly - 💡 Great for planning nights - ✨ Know the vibe before going - 💯 Simplifies 'where we going?' - ✅ Great for seeing the scene - 👍 Straightforward and easy - 🚀 Saves time deciding - 🎉 Live camera feeds are cool - 🏆 Premier know before you go app - 🌟 Best nightlife app - ✅ Eliminates going to empty spots - 👍 Great for planning nights - 💡 Lets you know what's going on - ✨ Resourceful in new cities - 🚀 Virtual barhopping concept - 👍 Perfect for date/girls' night - 📊 Shows busy bars and specials - 🎶 Content feed for events/music - ✅ Saves time wandering - 🥳 Live stream for vibe check - ℹ️ Great outlook on where to go - 🚀 Makes bar hopping easier - 🌟 Helpful seeing what's going on - 👍 Social distancing info useful - 💡 Ingenious concept - ✨ Great idea **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccurate location data - ❌ Limited city coverage - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 🐛 Cams don't work often - 🐛 Wide view cameras unhelpful - 🐛 Cannot zoom in on cameras - 🐛 User-friendly before update - 🔒 Privacy concerns with broadcasting - 👎 Lack of safety considerations - 😠 Appalling lack of safety - 📉 Was better before update - 🐛 App is garbage - 📉 Overrated - 🐛 Monkey programmed this app **Commonly reported bugs** - App says no bars in populated city - Cams don't work 90+% of the time on new update - Cameras stuck on wide view, cannot zoom - Live camera feeds not working - App has many glitches - App is buggy - Only 3 bars listed in a popular city - One listed bar is permanently closed - App has been around for 17 years with limited coverage **Most requested features** - Expand to more cities (Scottsdale, Charlotte, Seattle, etc.) - Improve camera functionality (zoom, wider view) - Restore previous zoom functionality for cameras - Add ability to see if favorite bartender is working - Allow zooming in on cameras to see details like setup/breakdown - Restore previous zoom functionality for cameras - Improve accuracy of bar listings and data ## Newest reviews (15 of 54) ### 5/5 — Most Helpful App of 2025 *2025-01-09* Really helpful when I don’t know where to party!! The live heat maps are a lifesaver and instead of driving around finding clubs, I can just scroll until I find the next spot. 10 outta 10!! ### 5/5 — The Future *2025-01-09* This app is the future for nightlife. I wish I had this thing two or three years ago when I was starting my DJ career cannot wait to see this thing keep growing! ### 5/5 — Recommend *2025-01-09, version 4.4.1* BarGlance is a must-have for nights out! The real-time updates on crowd levels, drink specials, and events are super accurate and easy to use. It’s saved me so much time and hassle—highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Thank me later *2025-01-09, version 4.4.1* As a woman who loves a good vibe and even better cocktails, BarGlance has become my go-to for finding the best spots in the city. The app makes bar-hopping so easy with real-time updates on happy hours, signature drinks, and hidden gems I didn’t even know existed. I love how it highlights affordable options and places where I feel comfortable and welcomed. Whether I’m planning a girls’ night or a cute date, BarGlance helps me find the perfect spot every time. It’s like having a personal guide to Kansas City’s best bars right in my pocket! ### 5/5 — Best nightlife app yet! *2024-10-31, version 4.4.1* I’ve downloaded a lot of nightlife apps. BarGlance is the best one yet. The heat map is my favorite feature. ### 5/5 — Where was this when I was in college?! *2023-10-06* This is exactly what we needed! I love seeing everyone’s posts around town and seeing the vibe at different spots. My favorite feature is being able to see what bars my friends are at! ### 5/5 — best bar app *2023-10-05, version 4.3.1* I love this app! My friend and I use it every time we go out! It’s let’s u a know which bars are good and which bars aren’t…literally the best! ### 5/5 — Best app *2023-10-05, version 4.3.1* The best!!!! Go to bar app for all night life! My friends and I use all the time!! ### 5/5 — WONDERFUL APP *2023-10-05, version 4.3.1* amazing service! the guys are amazing! ### 5/5 — Going out just got easier *2023-08-27, version 4.3.1* If you want to guarantee a great night out then BarGlance is a must have!! All the info you need to know before you go. Very cool app! ### 5/5 — Bring to Scottsdale AZ *2023-08-23, version 4.3.0* This would be an amazing and helpful resource for the night life in all of the Phoenix Metro Area! Made the “where we going?” convo simplified! ### 5/5 — Worth it! *2023-08-23, version 4.3.0* It’s a great app. You can check in and see what’s busy and what’s popping!! In town visiting Columbia and we could definitely use this is Seattle! ### 5/5 — The next biggest thing *2023-08-02, version 4.2.1* This is the app we’ve all been waiting for! Going out with friends shouldn’t be a gamble and so much time is wasted jumping from place to place, trying to find the best night spot. Now, you can know before heading out and get back in control of your time. This app is a GAME CHANGER!! People of all ages will find this app very useful! ### 5/5 — Awesome. *2023-07-28, version 4.1* This app is great. Super clean and intuitive interface. It delivers on what is promised. Forget guessing which bar is live. BarGlance tells you exactly where the party is. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-07-25, version 3.3* Best app for anyone who wants to check a place out before actually going out. Love the concept, and can’t wait to see it in other cities!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-10-25, version 5.6.0* I’m in the middle of a populated city and it literally the app said there were no bars in my area lol ### 1/5 — Garbage *2024-06-02, version 4.4.1* Pure garbage. I live in one of the most popular cities today (Tampa) yet you morons only have three bars listed, and one of them has been permanently closed. Your app has been around for 17 years. What are you fools doing? ### 1/5 — Lawsuit waiting to happen *2022-03-08, version 3.1* The lack of safety concerns with this app is appalling. It’s only a matter of time before someone uses it for the wrong reasons and this becomes a dateline special. None of the bars I’ve visited that use this app have ever disclosed to patrons that they’re being broadcasted. Complete failure and disrespect of privacy. ### 1/5 — Only 2 cities? *2022-02-11, version 3* Just downloaded the app and was disappointed to see that the only cities are Charleston and Jacksonville- would have been great to see that in the description before wasting my time downloading the app and creating an account. ### 1/5 — Over Rated!!! *2022-01-24, version 3* It’s like a monkey programmed this app. There are more glitches than features. ### 1/5 — I did not purchase this app *2021-09-07, version 2.7.5* Please refund any changes as if not I’ll call Apple support ### 2/5 — Was better before the update *2023-08-18, version 4.2.2* Not a fan of the new update. Was way better before. Cams don’t work 90+% of the time on this new update. I do like the ability to save favorites, so you can save where you work if you’re F&B. Most of the people I know that use BarGlance are F&B and no one seems to like this new version. Hope they change it back. ### 4/5 — Helpful to industry staff *2023-08-06* I’m a bartender and can confidently say the F&B employees are the ones using this app the most. Unfortunately, this app has been updated and was more helpful to us when you could zoom in. If there was only one improvement, take the cameras off the wide view and give us the ability to zoom in again. I can’t see if the bar had been set up, broken down, if it’s raining or just drizzling, if my coworkers brought sweatshirts or even who the are. If a customer were to use this app, they wouldn’t even be able to tell if their favorite bartender is working. I appreciate trying to make improvements, but the app was better and more user-friendly before. ### 4/5 — The next biggest thing *2023-07-28* This is the app we’ve all been waiting for! Going out with friends shouldn’t be a gamble and so much time is wasted jumping from place to place, trying to find the best night spot. Now, you can know before heading out and get back in control of your time. This app is a GAME CHANGER! ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2025-07-19, version 5.3.3* Super helpful- especially when you’re in a new place. Love it! Def recommend ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Like Google Maps but for Nightlife *2025-03-25, version 5.0* Really helpful when I don’t know where to party!! The live heat maps are a lifesaver and instead of driving around to see where to go next, I can just scroll until I find the next spot. 10 outta 10!! ### 5/5 — Who wouldn’t want to know? *2025-03-25, version 5.0* Such a great app that allows you to see real time data before going anywhere. You can avoid the crowd or go due to the crowd without even having to guess. This helps me because I like to avoid the crowds lol ### 5/5 — It finally happened *2025-03-18, version 5.0* A real-time bar finder app was created. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 ### 5/5 — BG *2025-03-18, version 5.0* Awesome app! Easy to use, tons of info. and just fun! ### 5/5 — Best app for a great night out! *2025-03-18, version 5.0* BarGlance is the best for finding where to go in a new city or what’s new in your own city. This app has made it incredibly easy to discover the best spots in town for a fun night out. Love the new update that includes the median age, as well as the ability to select the type of bar you want to go to, such as wine bar, sports bar, club, etc. ### 5/5 — Great for ease of access and real time updates *2025-03-18, version 5.0* The app is fun to use, easy to navigate and gives a good idea of what’s happening in real time. I like the social aspect of it as an added benefit. Highly recommend it 💯 ### 5/5 — Informative *2025-03-12, version 5.0* This is absolutely the best have to have one chat to the state if you have no idea what’s going on in the city! Great information as far as how packed things are and sometimes can even see things live on camera! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2025-01-10, version 4.4.1* Fun and functional! It’s my first stop when I’m looking up dope places in the city to go out. ### 5/5 — This app is everything I hoped for *2025-01-10, version 4.4.1* I’ll keep it short and sweet, if you want to improve your social life, enjoyment at the bars and find the best places to go, you need to get this app! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-05.*