Comparison

Swift.Inventory vs Backbar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swift.Inventory

Features
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Late nights, long days, tight margins... What you don't have is free time to dive into ridiculously tome consuming inventory. It has been shown, that average monthly bar loses are about 20% of it's sales due to theft, free or spilled drinks and other expenses. Overall hospitality industry loses even a whopping €11 bilion per month. That's a lot of money and these loses nobody can or want to ignore. You cannot afford it - to lose so much money. 5 TIMES FASTER INVENTORY Just put a bottle on a scale. That's it - that's inventory User-friendly native iPad app; Start / Finish inventory from manager's dashboard and/or your iPad; Instant reports; Scan barcode UPCS to ensure accuracy and speed; Unlimited user accounts; POS integration by request

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time inventory syncing
  • Barcode scanning for products
  • Streamlined vendor purchasing
  • Menu costing and pricing optimization
  • Digital invoice management
  • Staff education on beverages
Features
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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

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Swift.Inventory at none against Backbar's shown. Swift.Inventory also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Backbar's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swift.Inventory versus Backbar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift.InventoryBackbar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.6 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—33 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperG.KO INCBackbar

In-app purchases

None

Swift.Inventory

No in-app purchases

None

Backbar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift.Inventory free?
Swift.Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backbar free?
Backbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swift.Inventory or Backbar have ads?
Backbar shows ads; Swift.Inventory does not.
Which is updated more often, Swift.Inventory or Backbar?
Swift.Inventory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Backbar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Swift.Inventory was updated on October 6, 2026 and Backbar on October 8, 2026.

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