Comparison

Backbar vs Upserve Tableside (POS)

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

Head to head
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

About

Upserve Tableside (POS)

This app allows restaurant staff to take orders and process payments directly at the table or offsite. It provides real-time insights into restaurant operations, enabling management from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Tableside order taking
  • Offsite payment processing
  • Real-time restaurant insights
  • Anytime, anywhere access
  • U-Series compatibility
Features
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Upserve Tableside POS gives you access to your restaurant anytime, anywhere. Take orders and accept payments tableside or offsite. Keep track of what's going on inside your restaurant.

Screenshots

Backbar4 screens
Upserve Tableside (POS)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backbar at 60% against Upserve Tableside (POS)'s 0%. Backbar also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.1) and device support (3 vs 1). Upserve Tableside (POS)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backbar holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Backbar's written reviews are positive against 0% of Upserve Tableside (POS)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, Upserve Tableside (POS) every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backbar versus Upserve Tableside (POS): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackbarUpserve Tableside (POS)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (32 ratings) — better3.1 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB175 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBackbarUpserve, Inc.

Customer experience

Backbar

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

Upserve Tableside (POS)

All ratings18 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backbar

No in-app purchases

None

Upserve Tableside (POS)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backbar free?
Backbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Upserve Tableside (POS) free?
Upserve Tableside (POS) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backbar or Upserve Tableside (POS)?
Backbar is rated higher. Backbar averages 3.7 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Upserve Tableside (POS) averages 3.1 from 18 ratings.
Do Backbar or Upserve Tableside (POS) have ads?
Backbar shows ads; Upserve Tableside (POS) does not.
Which is updated more often, Backbar or Upserve Tableside (POS)?
Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Upserve Tableside (POS) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backbar was updated on November 3, 2026 and Upserve Tableside (POS) on November 3, 2026.

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