BARFLi vs DooYu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
DooYu
Connect directly with your favorite content creators through private and secure messaging. This platform allows fans to engage in real-time conversations and helps creators build stronger communities. Verified profiles ensure a trustworthy interaction space for all users.
- Direct messaging with creators
- Real-time communication
- Secure conversations
- Creator community management
- Verified profiles
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Dooyu transforms the way you interact with content creators. Chat directly with your favorite creators through private messages, enjoy real-time communication, and secure conversations. For creators, build a stronger connection with your fans and manage your community effortlessly. Our platform guarantees verified profiles. Whether you're a devoted fan or a content creator, Dooyu is the perfect app to bridge the gap. Download now and start engaging with your favorite creators like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DooYu at none against BARFLi's 7. DooYu also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). BARFLi's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. BARFLi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. DooYu asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BARFLi against 5.0 for DooYu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARFLi has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BARFLi ships an update fortnightly, DooYu monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BARFLi | DooYu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BARFLi Inc. | Virtual Technology Stack, Inc |
Customer experience
BARFLi
DooYu
In-app purchases
BARFLi
- 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
- super_like_05$2.99
- super_like_barfli_10$9.99
- super_like_barfli_18$17.99
DooYu
No in-app purchases









