Barly vs Ludo Bars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barly
Discover top bars in your vicinity with real-time busyness updates. Plan your night out confidently by searching and filtering for the ideal spot based on location, price, and rating.
- Find bars in your area
- See real-time busyness
- Filter by location
- Filter by price
- Filter by rating
- Plan nights out
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Welcome to Barly! Are you looking for the perfect bar to spend your evening at? Look no further. With Barly, you can easily find bars in your area and see how busy they are in real-time. No more showing up at a packed bar, only to be turned away at the door. With Barly, you can plan your night out with confidence and ease. Simply search for bars near you, and filter by location, price, and rating to find the perfect spot. So why wait? Download Barly now and start your night off right!
Ludo Bars
Discover what's happening at nearby bars and plan your nights out. Connect with friends and find out what events are happening this weekend, making it easier to decide where to go.
- Discover nearby bars
- Find out what's happening
- See weekend events
- Connect with friends
- Streamline bar-patron connection
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We are Ludo, a new app designed to take out the guesswork of going out. Providing insights to what is going on around you, streamlining the connection between bars and their patrons, and ultimately helping friends get active. Have you been out on the town and thought to yourself: 1. What’s nearby? Is that bar going to be fun? 2. What’s going on this weekend? 3. What are the rest of our friends doing? Download Ludo and find out :) Check out our website in our bio for additional information, Cheers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ludo Bars at every 9 days against Barly's every 6 weeks. Barly's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Barly against 5.0 for Ludo Bars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Barly ships an update every 6 weeks, Ludo Bars every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barly | Ludo Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Really Broke Ventures | Ludo LLC |
Customer experience
Barly
Ludo Bars
In-app purchases
Barly
No in-app purchases
Ludo Bars
No in-app purchases
