Comparison

Focus Blind Dating vs BARFLi

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

Head to head
About

Focus Blind Dating

This app facilitates blind dates by connecting users with individuals they are already attracted to. It handles all the coordination, offering a novel approach to dating.

Highlights
  • Blind date coordination
  • User-based attraction matching
  • Modern dating service
  • Focus on curated connections
Features
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Tired of endless swiping? Introducing Focus Blind Dating. A modern service created to put you on a blind date with someone you're already attracted with. We'll do all the coordination. Try something new and fall into Focus today.

About

BARFLi

Connect with people at your local bar in real-time. See who's single, interested, and discover potential matches before approaching. Enhance your bar experience by blending online interaction with in-person dating.

Highlights
  • See who's single at the bar
  • Match with crushes across the room
  • Interactive map of bar patrons
  • Swipe through nearby users
  • In-app messaging
  • View match's favorite drink
  • Customize profile with preferences
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People date online, or they date at the bar. Never before has there been a hybrid solution to date online while you’re at the bar until now. Oftentimes bar goers will pull out their phones when they get bored with the other people at the bar, or to avoid looking weird or awkward in a crowd of strangers. Everyone does it, and everyone semi-hates themselves for doing it because they came to the bar to mix and mingle with the people on site. Traditional social and dating apps connect you with people all over the World while neglecting the people right in front of your face. BARFLi is here to solve the problem and redirect you back towards the people in the room when you pull out your phone. Fostering genuine connections. In the past the local bar or pub was the ideal place to go to meet new people. There were no dating apps that allowed you to interact while at home, and the concept of swipe right was all but unheard of. With the nearing of the present people have abandoned traditional dating at the bar in favor of a plethora of online dating options. Some of them on your computer, but most of them on your phone. BARFLi believes that people will return to the bar after end of all problems, but with a different skill set in the dating pool and expectations of an interaction that is both online and in person simultaneously. The BARFLi dating app allows you to see who’s single for the night, find out who’s interested in you, and match with your crush from across the room. You can use the interactive map to see how many men and women are at your bars of interest before you go out to avoid the sausage fest problem. You can use the card deck to swipe through the other people at the bar or neighboring bars on your smartphone, and you can use the chat module to message the love of your life and break the ice just before meeting him or her face to face in real time. With BARFLi you can know your match’s name, age, and favorite drink before you approach them so that it’s not so cold when you walk up and say hello. No more wondering if he’s attracted to you ladies, and no more debating if she has a boyfriend guys. BARFLi facilitates the dating scene at the bar by providing you with just in time information about the other patrons and socialites that you're partying with. Fellas, with BARFLi you will never get rejected because she’s taken already. The app will tell you who’s single and who wants you to approach them before you risk the chance of public rejection and humiliation. BARFLi reduces the fear of approaching strangers cold at the bar. Ladies, No more missed opportunities because he’s unaware that you want him to buy you a drink. The app will show him you’re interested by prompting the match. You can customize your experience by uploading profile pictures of yourself. Along with your favorite drink, cocktail, and cuisine. You can make yourself invisible at the bar, or available for all to see. You can choose the characteristics of your ideal date based on their age, gender, and specialty tastes. You can communicate with people in nearby bars that are walking distance away by expanding your search radius and matching with people at the pub across the street. BARFLi has everything you would expect and need from a social dating app that’s designed to be used at the bar. BARFLi provides a safe and effective way for you to see who’s at the bar with mutual interest to you without having to walk around aimlessly in circles from one corner of the room to the next. It turns strangers into acquaintances, acquaintances into friends, and friends into loved ones. The app makes dating at the bar easier, more efficient, safer, and more fun for everyone involved. Subscriptions are affordable and simple to understand. They give you a pass to see who liked you without having to match with them, and allow you multiple super likes on a recurring nightly basis. Welcome to the Digital Bar.

Screenshots

Focus Blind Dating4 screens
BARFLi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BARFLi at 100% against Focus Blind Dating's 0%. BARFLi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Focus Blind Dating's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Focus Blind Dating sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and BARFLi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BARFLi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Focus Blind Dating's written reviews are positive against 100% of BARFLi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Blind Dating ships an update every 9 days, BARFLi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Blind Dating versus BARFLi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Blind DatingBARFLi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB69 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFocus Dating Limited Liability CompanyBARFLi Inc.

Customer experience

Focus Blind Dating

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BARFLi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Focus Blind Dating

Subscriptions6
  • Focus Unlimited$14.991 Month
  • Focus Unlimited$29.991 Month
  • Focus Dating Unlimited$29.993 Months
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  • Focus Unlimited$44.996 Months
  • Focus Unlimited$59.993 Months
  • Focus Unlimited$89.996 Months
7 purchases

BARFLi

Subscriptions4
  • Beginner Plan for subscribers$19.991 Month
  • 1month19.99$19.991 Month
  • Intermediate Plan$38.996 Months
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  • Best Value Plan$47.991 Year
One-time3
  • super_like_05$2.99
  • super_like_barfli_10$9.99
  • super_like_barfli_18$17.99

Questions

Is Focus Blind Dating free?
Focus Blind Dating is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BARFLi free?
BARFLi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Blind Dating or BARFLi?
BARFLi is rated higher. Focus Blind Dating averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BARFLi averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Focus Blind Dating or BARFLi have ads?
Neither Focus Blind Dating nor BARFLi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Blind Dating or BARFLi?
Focus Blind Dating ships an update every 9 days, and BARFLi fortnightly. Most recently, Focus Blind Dating was updated on October 26, 2026 and BARFLi on October 24, 2026.

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