Convenience vs Barrow And Bear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Convenience
Easily locate essential facilities like toilets and baby changing rooms across Australia. Plan your routes and access detailed information about over 23,000 locations, ensuring a more convenient travel experience.
- Find nearby toilets and facilities
- Over 23,000 Australian locations
- Map view with estimated distances
- Route calculation to facilities
- Accessibility and payment information
- Filter by type, features, and availability
- Caravan and RV dump point locations
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Convenience is your go-to solution for finding nearby facilities such as toilets, baby change rooms, caravan dump points and more anywhere in Australia, making travelling in unfamiliar locations convenient and easy. • Find the closest toilet to you. • More than 23,000 facilities throughout Australia ready for instant access. • Show nearby facilities with an estimated distance. • View the facilities on a map and see facilities around you. • Search for locations and points of interest to find facilities in the area and plan your travels ahead of time. • Calculate the best walking or driving route to the selected facility in either the Apple Maps or Google Maps app. • See accessibility information, MLAK keys, notes, payment requirements, key requirements, parking and more. • Add ratings to help others find the best facilities. Upgrade to Convenience Plus to unlock all features, including: • Filter facilities by type and features and exclude facilities that are not open at the current time or require a payment or a key. See only the facilities that match your needs. • Include caravan and RV dump points. • See facilities ahead of your travel direction with Travel Focus. • Receive notifications when you are near a facility that matches your filters, even when the app is not active. • Automatically update to the latest data when it is available. • Select a color theme. Convenience incorporates official data provided by the Australian Government, which is verified and updated on a regular basis and provides instant updates to you, even while on the move - try Convenience today! Some functionality requires an annual subscription or in app purchase. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Barrow And Bear
This app allows users to conveniently order food and drinks ahead for pickup, pay in-store, and earn rewards with every purchase. It also helps users find nearby locations, view store hours, and access custom offers.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Pay in-store
- Earn and redeem rewards
- Track loyalty points
- Find nearby stores
- View store hours and amenities
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The Barrow & Bear Travel + Coffee app is a convenient way to pay in store or skip the line and order ahead. Rewards are built right in, so you'll collect points and start earning free drinks and food with every purchase. Pay in store Save time and earn Rewards when you pay with the Barrow & Bear app at our stores. Order ahead Customize and place your order, and pick up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Track your Stars and redeem Rewards for a free food or drink of your choosing. Receive custom offers as a Barrow & Bear PTY LTD Rewards™ member. Find a store See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barrow And Bear at 100% against Convenience's 50%. Barrow And Bear also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Convenience sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Barrow And Bear asks for nothing beyond the download.
Convenience ships an update fortnightly, Barrow And Bear every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Convenience | Barrow And Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Design Chaos Pty Ltd | Sudzy Inc. |
Customer experience
Convenience
Barrow And Bear
In-app purchases
Convenience
- Convenience Plus (Quarterly)$1.993 Months
- Convenience Plus$2.991 Year
- Filters$0.99
- Colour Themes$0.99
- Travel Focus$0.99
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- Remove Advertising$1.99
- Caravan Dump Points$1.99
- Convenience Advanced$1.99
- Convenience Plus Lifetime$19.99
Barrow And Bear
No in-app purchases
Questions
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