Comparison

Backbar vs Olive by Filthy

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
Read 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

About

Olive by Filthy

Features
Read full description

Filthy Cocktail Mixers & Garnishes are served by the best bars & retail stores in the world - And now, choosing Filthy earns rewards for your on/off premise account! Filthy® makes Premium Mixers & Garnishes for people who care about cocktails. It's simple: You show love to your guests by choosing Filthy, we show love to you through rewards. So, if you're an On/Off Premise Account buying olives, cherries & mixers through a Spirits/Wine Distributor: - Download the Filthy Olive App - Order Filthy [via your spirits/wine distributor] - Earn points - Redeem for cool stuff The Filthy Olive app also allows you to earn points by showing Filthy love in other fun ways, and gives you access to info about the brand, products & promotions. Let's make the drinks people love, better. Cheers!

Screenshots

Backbar4 screens
Olive by Filthy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Olive by Filthy at none against Backbar's shown. Olive by Filthy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, Olive by Filthy monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Backbar versus Olive by Filthy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackbarOlive by Filthy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB85 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBackbarBuzzWidgets

In-app purchases

None

Backbar

No in-app purchases

None

Olive by Filthy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backbar free?
Backbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Olive by Filthy free?
Olive by Filthy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backbar or Olive by Filthy have ads?
Backbar shows ads; Olive by Filthy does not.
Which is updated more often, Backbar or Olive by Filthy?
Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Olive by Filthy monthly. Most recently, Backbar was updated on July 26, 2026 and Olive by Filthy on September 23, 2026.

Other comparisons