Drinker's Edition vs BarRadar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drinker's Edition
Discover thousands of happy hours and specials in Houston, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. Search by tags, popularity, or proximity, and save your favorite spots for future outings.
- Happy hour discovery
- Daily updates
- Searchable by tags, popularity, proximity
- Save favorite spots
- Wishlist compilation
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Drinker's Edition is your go-to happy hour guide in Houston, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, now with daily updates to keep you in the loop! Discover thousands of happy hours and specials, searchable by tags, popularity, proximity, and more. With added features to save your favorite spots and compile a wishlist for future outings, finding your next favorite spot has never been easier. Stay ahead of the game with Drinker's Edition.
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 ads: BarRadar at none against Drinker's Edition's shown. BarRadar also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Drinker's Edition's advantage is ratings volume (634 vs 9). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Drinker's Edition against 5.0 for BarRadar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drinker's Edition has 634 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Drinker's Edition ships an update every 2 months, BarRadar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drinker's Edition | BarRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (634 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 634 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cary Greenwood | Christopher Herman |
Customer experience
Drinker's Edition
BarRadar
In-app purchases
Drinker's Edition
No in-app purchases
BarRadar
No in-app purchases
