tagAR vs Bar Buddy Inc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tagAR
This social AR app displays visual name tags above people's heads in your augmented view. It helps you remember names and find individuals in crowded settings like conferences or social events.
- Augmented reality name tags
- Visual name display
- Search for people
- Name recall assistance
- Event networking tool
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Have you ever been in the situation where someone approaches you and despite your best efforts you cannot remember their name? This is what inspired tagAR. This is a social AR application that provides a visual name tag into your augmented view, replacing the traditional “Hello, my name is” sticker version. It allows you to see the names of people around you tagged above their head. This can help you find people in a crowded room (through the search feature) and remember someone's name before and as you approach them in educational environments, conferences, meetings, social events and where people are connecting for the first time.
Bar Buddy Inc
Discover new bars, events, and happy hours with friends. Find local spots or explore new neighborhoods, and easily share your night out plans. Connect with buddies and share bar reviews to keep your network informed.
- Discover new bars
- Find events and happy hours
- Filter bars by type
- Map view for nearby bars
- Locate friends on a map
- Add friends and post statuses
- Review bars
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BarBuddy Description BarBuddy gives you the power to grab a drink with a pal like never before! Discover new bars, find events and happy hours, and share it all with your friends. Whether far from home or in your own neighborhood, BarBuddy encourages adventure. BARS -Filter bars by nightclubs, breweries, or bars -Quickly scroll through an abundance of options and check their ratings MAPS -Use the map feature to quickly search for a bar in your area -Find your friends on a night out easily by locating their icon BUDDIES -Add friends and post statuses to keep up with each other -Review bars to keep your network updated
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bar Buddy Inc at 86% against tagAR's 0%. Bar Buddy Inc also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 40 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bar Buddy Inc holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bar Buddy Inc has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of tagAR's written reviews are positive against 86% of Bar Buddy Inc's.
tagAR ships an update every 40 months, Bar Buddy Inc monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tagAR | Bar Buddy Inc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Renée Stevens Design, LLC | Cooper Brown |
Customer experience
tagAR
Bar Buddy Inc
In-app purchases
tagAR
No in-app purchases
Bar Buddy Inc
No in-app purchases
