Backbar vs LiqLoc
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
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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
LiqLoc
Discover tequila and other spirits at local stores with real-time price reports. Search for specific bottles, find nearby retailers, and view reported pricing and availability to shop smarter and save time.
- Search for tequila and spirits
- View nearby liquor stores
- See reported prices and availability
- Submit price reports
- Save favorite bottles
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LiqLoc helps you find tequila and other spirits at nearby stores using real-time, community-powered price reports. Search for bottles by name, browse nearby liquor stores, and view reported prices and availability. LiqLoc makes it easy to discover where your favorite tequila is stocked so you can shop smarter and save time. Features: • Search for tequila and spirits near your location • View nearby liquor stores and reported prices • Submit price reports to help other users • Save favorite bottles for quick searching LiqLoc is intended for users 21 years of age or older. Please drink responsibly. Availability and pricing are provided by users and may vary by store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LiqLoc at 5.0 against Backbar's 3.6. LiqLoc also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Backbar's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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.
LiqLoc 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backbar ships an update every 3 weeks, LiqLoc every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on July 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backbar | LiqLoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Backbar | Baco Tech LLC. |
Customer experience
Backbar
LiqLoc
In-app purchases
Backbar
No in-app purchases
LiqLoc
No in-app purchases







