Comparison

Backbar vs Party Calculator+

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

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.

Highlights
  • Guest count input
  • Party duration setting
  • Item selection for serving
  • Automatic quantity calculation
  • Event planning assistance
Features
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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

Backbar4 screens
Party Calculator+4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Backbar versus Party Calculator+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackbarParty Calculator+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (33 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBackbarSnakehead Software, LLC

Customer experience

Backbar

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

Party Calculator+

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backbar

No in-app purchases

None

Party Calculator+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backbar free?
Backbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Party Calculator+ free?
Party Calculator+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backbar or Party Calculator+?
Party Calculator+ is rated higher. Backbar averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Party Calculator+ averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Backbar or Party Calculator+ have ads?
Backbar shows ads; Party Calculator+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Backbar or Party Calculator+?
Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Party Calculator+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Backbar was updated on October 15, 2026 and Party Calculator+ on October 6, 2026.

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