Comparison

Backbar vs Rellies

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

Rellies

Discover local restaurants and connect with friends in your area. This app provides a relaxed space to find information and foster closer relationships.

Highlights
  • Search local friends
  • Find restaurants
  • Access local information
  • Connect with people
  • Build relationships
Features
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This is a place where you can take your apron off and relax. Search local friends, restaurants, and Information. get close to one another. Connect!

Screenshots

Backbar4 screens
Rellies2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rellies at 5.0 against Backbar's 3.6. Rellies also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Backbar's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Rellies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backbar has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, Rellies weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backbar versus Rellies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackbarRellies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (33 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB371 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBackbarterrill patterson

Customer experience

Backbar

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

Rellies

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Backbar

No in-app purchases

None

Rellies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backbar free?
Backbar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rellies free?
Rellies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backbar or Rellies?
Rellies is rated higher. Backbar averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Rellies averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Backbar or Rellies have ads?
Backbar shows ads; Rellies does not.
Which is updated more often, Backbar or Rellies?
Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rellies weekly. Most recently, Backbar was updated on October 8, 2026 and Rellies on October 6, 2026.

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