BarInventory vs Backbar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BarInventory
Easily track your bar or restaurant's liquid inventory. Weigh bottles and the app calculates remaining liquid. Create custom drink lists and generate reports.
- Bottle weight measurement
- Liquid quantity calculation
- Customizable drink database
- Inventory reporting
- CSV/PDF export
- Unlimited saved items (subscription)
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Track your bar / restaurant liquids stock easily with this app! In few simple steps, figure out how much liquid your bottle contains: - Pick a desired bottle from the shelf - Open BarInventory and find your bottle inside our database - Simply weight the bottle and insert the weight inside our application - The app will tell you exactly how much liquid the bottle contains You can create your personal list of drinks or even add custom ones in case you don't find it in our database. The database in total now holds over 2000 unique items and the number is growing every day! All the database entries are manually checked and verified by our staff so we make sure there is no wrong data inside our database and the calculations are correct. In addition to those simple features we also offer features like: - Keeping track of your inventory by creating reports after measurements - Exporting inventory reports as CSV or PDF file - Unlimited number of saved database items These additional features are available to users that use one of the subscriptions listed below - regular users (users without active subscription) still have access to the database list (limited to 5 items when saving them to personal list) and are still free to use bottle measurement system with no limits! ** In App Purchase We offer you 2 types of subscriptions: - Subscription for one month (1,99€ or equivalent to your currency) - gives you access to features mentioned above for one month - Subscription for one year (19,99€ or equivalent to your currency) - gives you access to features mentioned above for one year Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This type of subscription is auto-renewable which means, that it automatically renews unless auto-renew option is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy policy: http://barinventory.apps4bar.com/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Backbar
This application streamlines bar and restaurant management by simplifying inventory counting, vendor purchasing, and menu costing. It helps reduce costs and improve efficiency for beverage programs. Features include real-time syncing across devices, barcode scanning, and integration with over 1,300 beverage suppliers.
- Real-time inventory syncing
- Barcode scanning for products
- Streamlined vendor purchasing
- Menu costing and pricing optimization
- Digital invoice management
- Staff education on beverages
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Backbar helps restaurants and bars increase profitability, decrease COGS, and run a more efficient beverage program. Backbar, the only free bar inventory app, saves hours on counting inventory and simplifies bar management. Backbar not only solves inventory management, but also streamlines vendor purchasing and tracking, menu costing, and financial tracking. Here are some of the many features of Backbar: - Quickly count inventory across many locations, devices and users, syncing in real-time - Count inventory in multiple locations and on multiple devices simultaneously - Scan barcodes to instantly find and count products - Streamline purchasing by sending orders to all your distributors with a single tap - Track past orders and invoices for all your distributors - Connect to your point-of-sale (POS) system for real-time inventory depletions - Save digital invoices easily by taking a photo - Connect to over 1,300 beverage suppliers for automated product updates and cost changes - Educate staff with tasting notes and drink information - Cost out cocktail recipes and optimize menu pricing - Quickly add a new item from our global database of over 300,000 wines, beers, spirits and other beverages Download the app today and make beverage management easier with Backbar
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backbar at 60% against BarInventory's 0%. Backbar also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). BarInventory's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.1). On price, monetization model and device support 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. BarInventory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Backbar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backbar holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backbar has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BarInventory's written reviews are positive against 60% of Backbar's.
BarInventory ships an update every 4 months, Backbar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BarInventory | Backbar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.6 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | APTO d.o.o. | Backbar |
Customer experience
BarInventory
Backbar
In-app purchases
BarInventory
- One Month Subscription$1.991 Month
- One Year Subscription$19.991 Year
Backbar
No in-app purchases









