Comparison

BARQ! vs Lots

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

Head to head
About

BARQ!

Connect with the furry community through a next-generation social app. Discover local furries, join interest-based groups, and find information about meetups, events, and conventions. The platform is continuously evolving with new features and an expanding user base.

Highlights
  • Connect with local furries
  • Join communities
  • Discover meetups and events
  • Attend conventions
  • Growing feature set
Features
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Join barq, the next generation social app for furries! Find furries around you, join communities and attend meetups, events and conventions. barq is currently in active development and our user base and feature set is growing constantly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://barq.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://barq.app/privacy

About

Lots

Connect with the drum corps community, discover audition opportunities, and follow your favorite corps. Share photos, ask questions, and stay updated on show nights. A dedicated space for fans, families, and performers.

Highlights
  • Audition camp listings
  • Corps following and updates
  • Q&A with corps members
  • Member profiles and photo sharing
  • Live show updates and scores
  • Fan engagement features
Features
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Lots is the drum corps app: auditions, corps, shows, and a place where the people who do this get celebrated for it. AUDITIONS Thinking about marching? Lots keeps audition camps from across drum corps in one place: each camp's date and where it is, plus the fees each corps posts. On a corps page, tap Remind me on any camp and Lots nudges you the day before. Follow the corps you're auditioning for and Lots keeps you posted when they add a camp or move one. Signed up to audition? Home can point you to an open camp in or near your state. CORPS TALK Ask a corps anything. Fans, families and anyone auditioning can ask with a free account, and verified members answer in the open, where anyone can read along: what a day on tour is like, how a camp runs, what a season costs, what to practice before December. Add a photo or a GIF to your question, and Lots lets you know when someone answers. Verified members find the questions still waiting on their corps, plus the ones asked of every corps, in one place. MEMBERS Get verified with your corps, and your page holds your seasons, posts and photos. It stays, verified badge and all, after your last season. • Once you're verified, post photos, Live Photos and videos up to 30 seconds, and choose who sees each one: everyone, members, your corps or only you • A private journal tab on your profile for the stuff that isn't for the feed • Cheer on members of every corps with a like or a comment HOME Something new every day: drum corps videos, news, a weekly poll, a daily quiz and stories from more than 50 years of scores. Things you've already seen step aside for new ones. SHOW NIGHTS Every show of the season gets its own live page. Cheer your corps from the stands or from home while they're on the field, call the night's closest races and see scores as soon as they post. See who's going to any upcoming show, and RSVP with a free account. FOR FANS AND FAMILY Browse Lots without an account. Follow the corps you love and keep up with the summer schedule as it's announced. PRIVACY AND SAFETY • Free, with no ad trackers, and we don't sell your data • No private messages, for anyone • Uploaded photos are scanned automatically before they post • Report a post, comment or answer, or block the person behind it, from its ••• menu • Delete your account any time from Settings Lots is an independent project, made by people who love drum corps. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Drum Corps International (DCI), any other drum corps activity organization, or any individual corps. Corps and organization names appear for identification only and remain the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

BARQ!4 screens
Lots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lots at 100% against BARQ!'s 33%. Lots also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). BARQ!'s advantage is ratings volume (329 vs 15) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. BARQ! sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Lots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARQ! has 329 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of BARQ!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Lots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BARQ! ships an update every 4 weeks, Lots every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
BARQ! versus Lots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBARQ!Lots
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (329 ratings)5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings329 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.8 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB102 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperBARQ!Lots Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

BARQ!

All ratings324 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative46.6%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative56.7%

Lots

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BARQ!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login/sign-up issues
  • Profiles not loading
  • Inability to change settings
  • Disappearing accounts
  • Broken image uploads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to delete chats
  • Custom sexuality options
  • Improved moderation and safety features
  • Better notification system

Lots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BARQ!

Subscriptions6
  • Silver Supporter$4.991 Month
  • Gold Supporter$9.991 Month
  • Diamond Supporter$24.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Silver Supporter$54.991 Year
  • Gold Supporter$109.991 Year
  • Diamond Supporter$274.991 Year
None

Lots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BARQ! free?
BARQ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lots free?
Lots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BARQ! or Lots?
Lots is rated higher. BARQ! averages 2.9 out of 5 from 329 ratings, while Lots averages 5.0 from 15 ratings.
Do BARQ! or Lots have ads?
Neither BARQ! nor Lots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BARQ! or Lots?
BARQ! ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lots every 3 days. Most recently, BARQ! was updated on November 11, 2026 and Lots on November 13, 2026.

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