Drink Happy vs Bar U App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drink Happy
Discover thousands of happy hours across the US with AI-powered search and a community-driven platform. Easily add new happy hours by taking a menu picture, share favorites with friends, and get notified before happy hour ends. Earn points for contributions.
- AI-powered happy hour search
- Map view with current and upcoming happy hours
- Add happy hours via menu photo parsing
- Share favorite happy hours with friends
- Last call notifications
- Community-driven venue and event additions
- Rate venues by value, service, and atmosphere
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Thousands of Happy Hours in All 50 States! -- Results Near You -- AI Powered Happy Hour Search! Zoom the map to show the Happy Hours you're interested in. View all the Current and Upcoming Happy Hours sorted and filtered by Time and distance. -- Just Take a Picture! -- Want to add your Favorite local Happy Hour? Just take a menu picture and we'll parse it and add the Times and Deals. Super easy! -- Add Friends! -- Add friends to circles to share your favorite Happy Hours and get notifications when they check-in! -- Happy Hour 'Last Call' -- When you're at a place with a Happy Hour, you'll get a notification 10 minutes before it ends to get that last Drink order in! -- Community Driven -- You make Drink Happy Better! You can add One-Time events or add the Days and Times to make reoccurring events. Easily add new Venues pre-populated by distance or search by address if you don't see it. See 'About Drink Happy' menu item to see Stats on number of Venues, Happy Times and Photos! -- Ratings and Favorites -- Rate places by Value, Service and Atmosphere so you can find what's important to you. Mark your Favorite places to show some love! -- More Than Just Drinks -- Add Happy Times for music trivia, karaoke, comedy, food, and more! Icons make it easy to see what each Happy Time is all about at a glance. -- Photos -- View and share pictures of the Venue, Signs, Menus and Staff. Photos are categorized to help you find what you want faster. Add a caption or Upvote the ones you like the most. -- Get Points -- Earn reputation points for adding venues, happy hours and photos! Looking for the best Happy Hour App around? Drink Happy has got you covered! Cheers!
Bar U App
Discover bars in your vicinity and connect with friends already there. This app facilitates making new acquaintances and organizing social outings.
- Find bars nearby
- Locate friends at bars
- Make new friends
- Social networking
- Event discovery
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Bar U lets you find Bars near u, look for friends that are attending the bars and make new friends. We have very clear Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy: Terms and Conditions: https://www.divinedigitalagency.com/baru-terms Privacy Policy: https://www.divinedigitalagency.com/bar-u-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bar U App at none against Drink Happy's shown. Bar U App also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bar U App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively.
Drink Happy ships an update every 2 months, Bar U App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drink Happy | Bar U App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SourceBrewery LLC | Divine Digital Agency |
Customer experience
Drink Happy
Bar U App
In-app purchases
Drink Happy
No in-app purchases
Bar U App
No in-app purchases
