# BarkeepApp — Liquor Inventory for Bars

> iOS liquor inventory system for bars, featuring speech recognition and barcode scanning. (iPhone/iPad app by Barkeep.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barkeepapp/id360376453 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Barkeep](https://appshunter.io/developer/360376456)
- Category: Business, Productivity
- Price: $39.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 25 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 93 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-03-12
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barkeepapp/id360376453/reviews.md

## What is BarkeepApp?

Barkeep is your virtual inventory assistant. Using our speech recognition, audio confirmations and barcode scanning your inventory process has never been easier.

Barkeep is an iOS based Liquor Inventory System.  Designed and built by real bar owners, this product is ideally suited for quickly and easily monitoring your liquor usage and pour cost without a large investment in either time or money.  

Because Barkeep was designed and built by liquor industry professionals (We are bar Owners & Managers just like you), Barkeep provides all the features you need to keep your liquor costs under control.  Barkeep is also a great solution for professional Auditors who can use Barkeep's platform to provide liquor audit services to their customers.

Barkeep is extremely fast and easy to use, so you can get up and running with Barkeep in no time.

BarkeepApp Features include:
 - Barcode scanning using your iOS device's built-in camera or an optional barcode scanner
 - Automatic Product lookup from Barkeep's extensive liquor database
 - Extremely fast inventory entry by product name 
 - Speech recognition so you can just say the quantity of each item and Barkeep 
 - Audio confirmations - your Barkeep virtual inventory assistant will repeat your entries back to you to avoid mistakes
 - Manage inventories for multiple locations within your venue
 - Track products by category  (beer, liquor, call liquor, vodka, etc)
 - Automatically generated Excel Spreadsheets
 - Track product by weight for high-cost items (accurate to .01 oz)
 - Banquet tracking
 - Repeat an existing Inventory
 - Track liquor for multiple Venues
 - Batch Items 

BarkeepOnline (available with online subscription at www.barkeepapp.com) provides highly sophisticated pour-cost analysis with features including:
 - track expected pour cost versus actual pour cost
 - pour cost alerts
 - best practices guidelines 
 - sales trends and analysis
 - manage vendors and liquor ordering

Competing products require expensive scanning devices which can be clunky, slow and difficult to use.   Our bar managers love us for developing Barkeep.  It has cut their inventory time in half.  Inventory no longer has to be slow and painful.

Check out www.barkeepapp.com for a more detailed feature list.

## Key features

- Speech recognition for inventory entry
- Barcode scanning with device camera
- Automatic product lookup
- Manage multiple venue inventories
- Track products by category and weight
- Generate Excel spreadsheets
- Banquet and batch item tracking

## Chart rankings

- #181 in Top Paid · Business (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 25)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/barkeepapp/id360376453/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Promises more than it can deliver

*2019-03-27*

I'm still trying to set up my items list before my first inventory. I scanned several popular items such as grey goose me corona. Half were not found and the other half did not have bottle weight information. 

Scanning barcodes was what brought me to purchase this service, but since it looks like I have to manually do all of it myself there is no convenience factor to speak of. Amazing that a database of "over 75,000" items doesn't have bar codes for great goose and stoli, nor did it have bottle weights for Hennessy VS or Crown Royal Regal Apple. Where's the convenience if I have to manually search the database then also add a barcode to it, or manually add bottle weights. 

I guess that's why it's so cheap. Big words, little to back it up.

### 5/5 — Quick and Easy

*2017-04-29*

Six years later and I am still a fan of this app!  There have been consistent improvements in functionality and usability.  It has helped myself and my staff in better understanding our business.
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I think this app is great!  It's saved me a lot of time doing my inventories which I used to do manually.  I use is every day for my top shelf products and once a month for a complete inventory.  I had a couple of questions in the beginning so I emailed support and got a quick response which is very important to me.  I look forward to seeing what they have planned for updates.

### 1/5 — App no longer produces reports

*2017-01-04, version 4.9*

The app no longer gives you a preview report or does the totals for you. You now have to send it to an actual computer. And furthermore. Why can you use an email app for gmail or yahoo. Why does it have to be sent through devices default email program?

### 1/5 — New update breaks this app

*2016-12-17*

The new update breaks the reporting total on the inventory of this app. I depend on this app and have a ton of extra work to do now.

**Developer response:** Can you please contact support@barkeepapp.com with an example of a report that isn't showing totals?  The reports continue to show totals, so if you are experiencing a problem we would love to see an example so that we can investigate.

### 3/5 — Almost there...

*2013-11-19*

Need a Par & an order form...then it would rock or did I miss something?

**Developer response:** BarkeepOnline provides the ability to set Par Levels and create Orders.

### 1/5 — Not worth it

*2013-10-02*

This app sounds great but is more hassle than it's worth. The scan feature doesn't work at all. I had to manually enter common liquors that were not in the database.

### 1/5 — Not Good

*2013-08-23*

Discrepancies in the reports, items not added to inventory, constant crashes.  Weird screen flicker the csv files have numerous empty fields that are filled out in the email

### 1/5 — Inventories

*2013-07-27*

The dollar amount is not showing up on the inventory section. How do u get this to work? Even after you save the section it is not showing up.

### 4/5 — Great app...

*2013-03-27*

I work at a chain restaurant and we love this app.  We also pay for the online services as well to import product mixes and get a bottle to bottle usage.  It took awhile to get things set up due to the fact I had in input most of our products and prices.  My only beef is I wish once you pay for the monthly services it would allow you to use all the reports and options you have online on the iDevice.  But I really love using it to do random audits to keep my bartenders in check.  It's a great app but not perfect.  Hope they listen to their customers and make some great changes in future updates.

### 1/5 — Better than nothing....

*2013-03-25, version 3.2*

This app crashes daily.Their database is very limited, sticking me with the job of manually adding almost 90% of my bar inventory. I would have done better just pulling out the laptop with excel.

## Frequently asked questions about BarkeepApp

### What is BarkeepApp's price?

BarkeepApp is a paid application, priced at $39.99. This one-time purchase provides access to its core inventory management features.

### What devices does BarkeepApp support?

BarkeepApp is designed for iOS devices, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It leverages the built-in camera for barcode scanning.

### How often is BarkeepApp updated?

The latest version, 8.2, was last updated on January 8, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and feature enhancements.

### What is the age rating for BarkeepApp?

BarkeepApp has an age rating of 17+. This is common for business and productivity applications that may involve financial data or complex management features.

### Can BarkeepApp track inventory for multiple locations?

Yes, BarkeepApp allows users to manage inventories for multiple locations within a single venue. It also supports tracking liquor for multiple distinct venues.

### Does BarkeepApp offer pour-cost analysis?

Advanced pour-cost analysis, including tracking expected versus actual costs and alerts, is available through the BarkeepOnline subscription at www.barkeepapp.com.

### How does BarkeepApp handle inventory entry?

BarkeepApp offers multiple fast and easy methods for inventory entry, including speech recognition, audio confirmations, barcode scanning, and manual entry by product name.

### What kind of reports can BarkeepApp generate?

BarkeepApp can automatically generate Excel spreadsheets for your inventory data. This facilitates further analysis and record-keeping.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.2 — 2026-01-08

Simplified the process of receiving products into your venue.  Introduced Orders, Invoices and Credits.  Orders can be automatically created in BarkeepOnline.  Invoices can be automatically created from Fintech.  You can automatically receive from an Order or Invoice, avoiding the need to manually enter products into a Receiving Inventory.

### 8.1 — 2025-10-03

Let BarkeepApp become your virtual inventory assistant with our new speech mode - allowing you to enter items into inventory by saying the quantities.  BarkeepApp will listen to your spoken commands and issue verbal confirmations giving you a hands-free experience.  Minor bug fixes for iOS 12.

### 8.0 — 2025-09-30

Let BarkeepApp become your virtual inventory assistant with our new speech mode - allowing you to enter items into inventory by saying the quantities.  BarkeepApp will listen to your spoken commands and issue verbal confirmations giving you a hands-free experience.

### 7.1 — 2024-10-03

Minor bug fixes.

### 7.0 — 2024-09-19

Batch Items allow you to create recipes for batch cocktails that you create in house. You define a recipe for your Batch Items and include your Batch Items in your inventory.  Barkeep then calculates the usage, pour cost and variance for the underlying ingredients when you run Usage and Variance Reports.  Added the ability to view all of the entries for an item across all inventories in a single place.  Various UI and productivity enhancements.

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