Comparison

Barly vs Hidden Gems

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Find bars in your area
  • See real-time busyness
  • Filter by location
  • Filter by price
  • Filter by rating
  • Plan nights out
Features
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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!

About

Hidden Gems

Discover daily food and drink specials, happy hours, and local events happening near you. Easily search for deals by day, category, or location to find new spots and hidden gems.

Highlights
  • Daily food and drink specials
  • Happy hour listings
  • Local restaurant and bar events
  • Search by day, category, or location
  • Save favorite places
  • View photos and special details
Features
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Hidden Gems helps you find the best food specials, happy hours, drink deals, and local events around you. Discover daily specials from restaurants, bars, breweries, and local favorites all in one place. Browse deals by day of the week, food type, drink type, or location, and quickly find what's happening nearby. Features: • Daily food and drink specials • Happy hour listings • Local restaurant and bar events • Search by day, category, or location • Save your favorite places • View photos and special details before you go • Discover new local spots and hidden gems Whether you're looking for discounted appetizers, taco night, wing specials, craft beer deals, or something new to try, Hidden Gems helps you eat and drink like a local.

Screenshots

Barly4 screens
Hidden Gems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Barly at 14 against Hidden Gems's 1. Barly also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Barly against 5.0 for Hidden Gems. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barly has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Barly versus Hidden Gems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarlyHidden Gems
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB44 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperReally Broke VenturesCasey Jett

In-app purchases

None

Barly

No in-app purchases

None

Hidden Gems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barly free?
Barly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Gems free?
Hidden Gems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barly or Hidden Gems?
Barly and Hidden Gems are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Barly or Hidden Gems have ads?
Neither Barly nor Hidden Gems shows ads.

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