Comparison

Drink Happy vs Plätr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Plätr

This app simplifies group decision-making for dining, stays, or activities. Users swipe on curated options, and group consensus determines the final choice, eliminating planning chaos.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based discovery of restaurants, stays, and activities
  • Group planning with real-time voting
  • Majority match system
  • Veto and Accept options for final decisions
  • Curated list of over 230 local options
  • Map exploration of nearby spots
Features
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Can't decide where to go? Swipe on it together. Plätr turns "idk, where do you want to go?" into a quick game. Swipe through restaurants, activities and places to stay, and when your group agrees on a spot, it's a match. SWIPE SOLO OR WITH YOUR CREW • Swipe right on places you'd go, left on ones you wouldn't • Start a party and invite friends with a code or link • When the group likes the same place, it's a match SETTLE IT, FAST • Vote on your matches to pick the final spot • Tie-Breaker settles a tied vote instantly • Final Straw: set a timer, and when it runs out Plätr makes the call • Vetoes let anyone knock out a place they really don't want FIND SOMETHING NEW • Hand-picked restaurants, activities and stays in San Diego and Los Angeles • Filter by cuisine, open now, late night and city • Featured picks, trending spots and new places each week • Browse everything on the map KEEP YOUR FAVORITES • Save places to your Vault • Add friends and see what your crew is into • Get a recap of every party night PLANS Plätr is free to use. Upgrade to Plus, Premium or Founder for unlimited swipes, more vetoes, bigger parties, swiping every category at once, Vault Collections, Party Recap and more. Plus and Premium are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Founder is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Stop asking "where should we go?" Start swiping. Find it. Swipe it. Do it.

Screenshots

Drink Happy4 screens
Plätr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drink Happy at none against Plätr's 3. Drink Happy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Plätr's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Plätr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Drink Happy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Drink Happy against 4.9 for Plätr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drink Happy ships an update every 2 months, Plätr monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drink Happy versus Plätr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrink HappyPlätr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB58 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSourceBrewery LLCKellie Goncalves

Customer experience

Drink Happy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plätr

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drink Happy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Plätr

Subscriptions2
  • Plätr Plus$1.991 Month
  • Plätr Premium$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Founder$39.99

Questions

Is Drink Happy free?
Drink Happy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plätr free?
Plätr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drink Happy or Plätr?
Plätr is rated higher. Drink Happy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Plätr averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Drink Happy or Plätr have ads?
Drink Happy shows ads; Plätr does not.
Which is updated more often, Drink Happy or Plätr?
Drink Happy ships an update every 2 months, and Plätr monthly. Most recently, Drink Happy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plätr on November 5, 2026.

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