LCBO vs 86
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LCBO
Shop a wide selection of alcoholic beverages, including spirits, wine, beer, and coolers. Browse thousands of products, scan items in-store for details, and order for pickup or delivery. Find product availability and save your favorites.
- Browse and shop thousands of products
- In-store barcode scanner
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Check product availability
- Favorite products and stores
- Find store locations
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The official LCBO app lets you browse and shop thousands of wine, beers & ciders, spirits, coolers and more! The LCBO app allows you to: • Browse and shop thousands of LCBO & Vintages products. • Scan products in-store using the app’s barcode scanner to get more info. • Order products to be picked up in-store or shipped directly to you. • Find up-to-date product availability in your favourite store or closest store. • Add products and stores to your favourite list for quick access. • Find a location.
86
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86 is the hospitality industry's own network: suppliers on one side, the chefs, owners and buyers who source from them on the other. FOR SUPPLIERS Publish your products once and reach the kitchens near you. Upload a photo, a video or a product sheet and 86 turns it into a clean, searchable listing, categorized, with your products pulled out so buyers can find them by name. Host tastings, launches and pop ups from your profile, invite the right people, and check guests in at the door. See who's looking, what they open, and who reaches out. FOR BUYERS Discover suppliers near you, by category or by what's new. Save the ones worth a second look. Open a conversation straight from a product, so every message starts with the thing you were looking at. Find tastings and launches happening nearby and just show up. FOR EVERYONE • A feed of what's being made and sold around you, updated as suppliers post • Search across every supplier and product on 86 • Direct messaging, anchored to the product or event you tapped • Your company page, with a QR code you can print and share • Teams: bring your colleagues into your company on 86 COMING SOON Tools for the kitchen itself. We're building the back of house side of 86, made for the people who run it. 86 is built for the people who feed people. Suppliers and buyers, talking directly. At the show, and every day in between.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LCBO at none against 86's 3. 86's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 86 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. LCBO asks for nothing beyond the download.
LCBO ships an update every 2 months, 86 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LCBO | 86 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | Carrot Software |
In-app purchases
LCBO
No in-app purchases
86
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