Beluga Eats vs Open Bar Tab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beluga Eats
Browse restaurant menus and place orders directly from your table by scanning a QR code. Save your order history for easy reordering of favorite dishes.
- QR code menu scanning
- In-app ordering
- Digital menu browsing
- Order history
- Save favorite dishes
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Welcome to the Beluga mobile app, powering a modern ordering experience for restaurants and diners. Scan a QR code at your favorite Beluga restaurant to browse their menu in a beautiful interface. Then add items to your cart and place an order right from your table. Sign up for an account to save your receipts and order history, so you can easily reorder your favorite dishes.
Open Bar Tab
This app acts as your personal bar tab assistant, using location services to remind you when you're leaving a bar. It helps prevent you from accidentally forgetting to close out your tab, offering peace of mind during nights out.
- Automatic bar detection
- Manual bar check-in
- Timely departure notifications
- Background monitoring
- Privacy-focused design
- Intuitive interface
- Adjustable geofence radius
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OpenBarTab is your personal bar tab assistant, designed to ensure you never walk out on a tab again. Using smart location detection, the app knows when you're at a bar and sends you a timely reminder when you leave. Features: - Automatic bar detection using location services - Manual "I'm at a bar" option for easy setup - Timely notifications when you leave a bar - Background monitoring for reliable reminders - Privacy-focused design that respects your data - Simple, intuitive interface requiring minimal interaction - Ability to change geofence radius for more precision Whether you're enjoying a night out with friends, visiting multiple venues, or simply prone to forgetting your tab, OpenBarTab works silently in the background and alerts you only when needed. Setup takes seconds: just grant location permissions and you're all set. OpenBarTab will automatically detect when you're at a bar location, or you can manually indicate you're at a bar with one tap. Never face the embarrassment of forgetting to close your tab again. Download OpenBarTab today and enjoy peace of mind during your nights out!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Bar Tab at 5.0 against Beluga Eats's 3.8. Open Bar Tab also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Beluga Eats's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Bar Tab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beluga Eats has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beluga Eats ships an update every 3 weeks, Open Bar Tab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beluga Eats | Open Bar Tab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beluga Technology, Inc | Omola Ochei |
Customer experience
Beluga Eats
Open Bar Tab
In-app purchases
Beluga Eats
No in-app purchases
Open Bar Tab
No in-app purchases
