Comparison

Barly vs Sipstr

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

Sipstr

Effortlessly log your beer experiences by scanning labels. This app learns your taste preferences to offer personalized tasting notes and predict your ratings, building a unique taste profile over time. Discover new beers with intelligent recommendations and connect with other drinkers.

Highlights
  • AI-powered label scanning
  • Personalized tasting notes
  • Predicted beer ratings
  • Taste profile development
  • Fast check-ins with photos
  • Tap Room community chat
  • Gamified XP and leveling system
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Sipstr logs the beers you drink and learns what you like. Scan a label and it is logged in seconds: name, style, ABV, your rating. 57,000 beers from 13,000 breweries, so the one in your hand is usually already there. Log a beer in seconds • Scan a label, a barcode, or a draft board • Rate it out of 10, add a photo, done • Keep a check-in private whenever you want Know before you buy • A predicted rating on beers you have never had, built on what you actually drink • Recommendations that say why: "because you like Hazy IPA" • Your full history on every beer, including what you rated it last time Make it worth logging • XP and 100 levels as you go • Tap Rooms, where you talk to people drinking the same thing • Collectible cards for the beers and milestones you hit Sipstr Pro • Tasting hints tuned to your palate instead of a crowd average • Your exact match percentage on every beer • A Collection for bottles you own but have not opened yet Start with a 7 day free trial, then subscribe monthly or yearly, or unlock Pro for life with a single purchase. No ads. No feed to scroll past. We do not sell your drinking data and we never will. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Barly4 screens
Sipstr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barly at none against Sipstr's 3. Barly also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Sipstr's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sipstr sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Barly asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Sipstr. 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. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barly ships an update every 6 weeks, Sipstr every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barly versus Sipstr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarlySipstr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB111 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperReally Broke VenturesJonas Persson

Customer experience

Barly

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sipstr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Barly

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sipstr

Subscriptions2
  • Sipstr Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Sipstr Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sipstr PRO$49.99

Questions

Is Barly free?
Barly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sipstr free?
Sipstr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barly or Sipstr?
Barly and Sipstr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Barly or Sipstr have ads?
Neither Barly nor Sipstr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barly or Sipstr?
Barly ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sipstr every 4 days. Most recently, Barly was updated on October 4, 2026 and Sipstr on October 5, 2026.

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