Backbar vs Party Calculator+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time inventory syncing
- Barcode scanning for products
- Streamlined vendor purchasing
- Menu costing and pricing optimization
- Digital invoice management
- Staff education on beverages
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Party Calculator+
Easily plan your next event by calculating the exact quantities of food and drinks needed. Input guest count, party duration, and desired items to determine precise serving amounts.
- Guest count input
- Party duration setting
- Item selection for serving
- Automatic quantity calculation
- Event planning assistance
Read full descriptionHide full description
Party Calculator makes it easy for you to plan your next party. Just enter the number of guests, how long your party is and select what you want to serve, and the Party Calculator tells you how much you will need.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Party Calculator+ at 4.5 against Backbar's 3.6. Party Calculator+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). Backbar's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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.
Party Calculator+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Backbar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Party Calculator+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backbar | Party Calculator+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Backbar | Snakehead Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Backbar
Party Calculator+
In-app purchases
Backbar
No in-app purchases
Party Calculator+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Backbar free?
Is Party Calculator+ free?
Which has better reviews, Backbar or Party Calculator+?
Do Backbar or Party Calculator+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, Backbar or Party Calculator+?
Other comparisons















