Barly vs BARHOPPER APP
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!
BARHOPPER APP
Discover nearby bars and restaurants with real-time crowd updates and social check-ins. See who's at different venues and find the liveliest spots for your next outing.
- Real-time crowd counts
- Location-based bar discovery
- Social check-ins
- User profiles and images
- Bar hours and information
- Automatic presence detection
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BarHopper helps you find the perfect places for you and your friends and gives real-time updates and crowd-counts for other BarHoppers. REAL-TIME BAR ACTIVITY • See live crowd counts of BarHoppers at nearby bars and restaurants • View who has checked in to each location • Get instant updates when activity changes at bars near you LOCATION-BASED BAR DISCOVERY • Find bars and venues near your current location • See distance to each bar from where you are • Discover new places based on current activity levels SOCIAL CHECK-INS • Check in to bars to let other BarHoppers know you're there • View other BarHoppers who are currently at the same location • See user profiles and images of people at each bar CROWD TRACKING • Real-time crowd count updates showing total BarHoppers at each bar • Separate tracking for single users at each location • Automatic presence detection when you're near bars SMART BAR INFORMATION • View bar hours and know which venues are currently open • Get detailed information about each bar location • Distance-based automatic check-out when you leave a bar Whether you're looking for the busiest bars in your area or want to see who's at your favorite spots, BarHopper gives you real-time insights into the nightlife scene around you. The app uses location services to show you nearby bars and automatically manages your presence when you're close to venues. Check in to bars manually or let the app detect when you're at a location. Perfect for finding active nightlife, meeting people at bars, or just seeing what's happening!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barly at 5.0 against BARHOPPER APP's 3.7. Barly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Barly's written reviews are positive against 67% of BARHOPPER APP's.
Barly ships an update every 6 weeks, BARHOPPER APP monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barly | BARHOPPER APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Really Broke Ventures LLC | Bar Hopper |
Customer experience
Barly
BARHOPPER APP
In-app purchases
Barly
No in-app purchases
BARHOPPER APP
No in-app purchases
