HappyHr vs BarRadar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HappyHr
Discover real-time deals on food and drinks happening now near you. Log in with your email, phone, or social account to access exclusive QR codes for great savings at local establishments.
- Real-time deal discovery
- QR code redemption
- Location-based offers
- Multiple login options
- Food and drink specials
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Happy Hour is the first real time platform for people who LOVE to eat and drink out! Download the app, login with your email, phone number, or Facebook account, start grabbing QR codes for great deals happening right now near you!
BarRadar
Discover nearby happy hour deals and events to spend less time searching and more time enjoying drinks and food with friends. This app is expanding to new cities and frequently adds new features.
- Find happy hours
- Discover local events
- Explore drink specials
- Locate food deals
- City expansion updates
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Explore happy hours and events near you. Your drinks and specials are waiting. It's hard to find happy hours near you. Spend less time looking and more time with friends, drinks and food. We launched in Pittsburgh and are expanding quickly to other cities with new features. Keep checking back for the latest updates!
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Verdict
HappyHr and BarRadar both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of BarRadar's written reviews are positive against 92% of HappyHr's. BarRadar also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). HappyHr's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 9). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HappyHr against 5.0 for BarRadar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of HappyHr's written reviews are positive against 100% of BarRadar's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HappyHr | BarRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Happy Hour Software, Inc. | Christopher Herman |
Customer experience
HappyHr
BarRadar
In-app purchases
HappyHr
No in-app purchases
BarRadar
No in-app purchases
