AppyHour vs BarRadar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppyHour
Discover local happy hours, food and drink specials, and events happening at bars and restaurants. Find live music, trivia nights, and dog-friendly spots. Get notified about exclusive offers and new places in your city.
- Happy hour listings
- Food and drink specials
- Event discovery
- Favorite spot tracking
- Push notifications for offers
- Bar and restaurant discovery
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Find the best happy hours, specials, and local events near you with AppyHour. AppyHour helps you discover where to go, what’s happening, and what deals are worth checking out — from happy hours and food specials to trivia nights, live music, dog-friendly patios, taco Tuesdays, brunch, and more. Use AppyHour to: • Find nearby happy hours, specials, and events • Discover new bars and restaurants • Save your favorite spots • Explore curated collections • Get notified about local deals and events • See what’s happening around you in real time Currently live in: • Iowa City, IA • Minneapolis, MN • Louisville, KY • Denver, CO • Tampa, FL • St. Petersburg, FL • Las Vegas, NV • Indianapolis, IN • Miami, FL • Houston, TX • Destin, FL • Rosemary Beach, FL • Panama City Beach, FL • Santa Rosa Beach, FL • Clearwater, FL • Sarasota, FL • Chicago, IL If we’re not in your city yet, we hope to be soon. AppyHour is built to make going out easier, better, and more spontaneous. Whether you’re looking for a quick drink after work, a new dinner spot, weekend plans, or the best deals nearby, AppyHour helps you find the right place at the right time. Have feedback or want to see your city added next? Email us at appy-support@appyhourmobile.com.
BarRadar
Discover nearby happy hour deals and events to spend less time searching and more time enjoying drinks and food with friends. This app is expanding to new cities and frequently adds new features.
- Find happy hours
- Discover local events
- Explore drink specials
- Locate food deals
- City expansion updates
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Explore happy hours and events near you. Your drinks and specials are waiting. It's hard to find happy hours near you. Spend less time looking and more time with friends, drinks and food. We launched in Pittsburgh and are expanding quickly to other cities with new features. Keep checking back for the latest updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BarRadar at 5.0 against AppyHour's 4.5. BarRadar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). AppyHour's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (260 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BarRadar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppyHour has 260 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of AppyHour's written reviews are positive against 100% of BarRadar's.
AppyHour ships an update every 3 weeks, BarRadar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppyHour | BarRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (260 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AppyHour LLC | Christopher Herman |
Customer experience
AppyHour
BarRadar
Bugs and requests
AppyHour
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant loading screens preventing app functionality
- Lag and slow performance between screens
- App freezes and crashes
- Search functionality times out after extended waiting
- Background location permission requirements causing privacy concerns
Requested features
5 requests- Nationwide expansion beyond current limited markets
- User submission feature to add missing restaurants
- Expanded coverage in California and Los Angeles
- Expansion to Washington DC area
- More comprehensive restaurant database in existing cities
BarRadar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AppyHour
No in-app purchases
BarRadar
No in-app purchases
