Five Bars vs Bissingers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Bars
Discover and log your favorite chocolate bars with this app. Keep a personal record of chocolates you've tried and find new ones to enjoy.
- Track chocolate bars
- Discover new chocolates
- Personal chocolate log
- Food & Drink category
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Obsessed with good chocolate? Track and discover bars with Five Bars!
Bissingers
Discover a 350-year-old French chocolate company's history and offerings. Explore interactive videos on how products are made, find recipes, shop handcrafted confections, and get early access to new collections. This app brings a taste of royal indulgence to your fingertips.
- Interactive product making videos
- Chocolate recipes
- Shop handcrafted confections
- Early access to new collections
- Company history and heritage
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Experience the past, present & future of Bissinger's in our new APP! Our 350 year old, French chocolate company started in 1668 was once only reserved for Royalty. Over 200 years later, the Bissinger's family moved to the United States and opened to the public. Learn how our products are made with interactive videos, recipes that use Bissinger's chocolates, shop our handcrafted confections & be the FIRST to browse our new collections before they go live on our website & retail boutiques.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Five Bars at free against Bissingers's free with in-app purchases. Five Bars also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Bissingers's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Five Bars holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bissingers has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Five Bars ships an update every 5 weeks, Bissingers monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Bars | Bissingers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephanie Obodda | Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier |
Customer experience
Five Bars
Bissingers
Bugs and requests
Five Bars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bissingers
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes during use
- Difficulty completing online orders
Requested features
3 requests- More chocolate variety options (e.g., non-dark chocolate)
- Improved online ordering and checkout process
- Enhanced app features and functionality
In-app purchases
Five Bars
No in-app purchases
Bissingers
No in-app purchases
