TabX vs DrinkLync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TabX
Open and close your bar tab directly from your phone, avoiding the need to leave your card or wait in line. Order drinks and enjoy exclusive specials at participating venues, all while staying in the moment.
- Open and close bar tabs from phone
- Order drinks directly
- Exclusive drink specials
- Find participating bars
- Stay in the moment
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The greatest nights always begin by opening a tab. TabX lets you open and close your bar tab directly from your phone—so you can stay in the moment. No leaving your card with the bartender. No waiting in line to close out at the bar. No missing the moments you came for. Use TabX to start a tab before or during your night out, order directly from the bartender, and close your tab whenever you're ready. Whether you're bar-hopping or calling it a night, you're always in control. And while using TabX, enjoy access to exclusive drink specials and savings at participating bars every day. How TabX works: 1. Find a bar near you in the app. 2. Open your tab from your phone. 3. Order a drink from the bartender as usual. 4. Close your tab anytime, or let it auto-close overnight. TabX. You're Good To Go.
DrinkLync
Order drinks ahead at participating bars and have them ready when you arrive. Browse menus, customize orders, pay securely, and track your drink's status in real time to skip the wait.
- Order drinks ahead
- Browse bar menus
- Customize drink orders
- Secure mobile payment
- Real-time order tracking
- Skip the line pickup
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Skip the line. Your drink is ready when you walk in. DrinkLync lets you order drinks ahead at your favorite bars. Browse the menu, customize your pour, pay from your phone, and track your drink live. When it is ready, walk up and grab it. No waving, no waiting, no shouting over the music. HOW IT WORKS - Find a participating bar and open its live menu - Build your order and pay securely in a single tap - Track your order status in real time - Show your pickup code and grab your drink Spend less time waiting and more time with the people you came out with. DrinkLync is the fastest way to get your next round.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DrinkLync at 100% against TabX's 62%. DrinkLync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TabX's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
DrinkLync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TabX has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of TabX's written reviews are positive against 100% of DrinkLync's.
TabX ships an update weekly, DrinkLync every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TabX | DrinkLync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TabX App | DrinkLync |
Customer experience
TabX
DrinkLync
In-app purchases
TabX
No in-app purchases
DrinkLync
No in-app purchases
