Comparison

BarRabbit vs LinkRay

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

Head to head
About

BarRabbit

Discover and track your favorite bars with dynamic reviews. Bar staff can communicate with their teams, share schedules, and post deals. Plan your night out or manage your bar's promotions.

Highlights
  • Discover and track favorite bars
  • Write and read bar reviews
  • Bar staff team communication
  • Share work schedules
  • Post happy hour deals and announcements
  • Official bar announcements
Features
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BarRabbit keeps you connected with your favorite bars through dynamic reviews. Bar staff can effortlessly communicate with team members. DISCOVER AND TRACK YOUR FAVORITE BARS IN ANY CITY As a bargoer, write and read reviews to find top bars in any city. Add your favorite spots to the "Favorite" Page and the "Tonight" Page. The "Favorite" Page keeps track of the bars you love, while the "Tonight" page helps you plan your night, resetting daily. COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TEAM AND SEE WHO'S WORKING TONIGHT For bar staff, the profile feature lets you share your work schedule, ensuring everyone at the bar knows your availability. Verified staff can send announcements to the entire team. Once the bar is claimed, share your social media pages with bargoers. POST THE LATEST DEALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Bar staff can now easily post happy hour deals and announcements. Your official posts will stand out from those of bargoers, making them easy to find.

About

LinkRay

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This app demonstrates Hikari ID, Panasonic's Visible Light Communication Technology. To use this app, you need lighting equipment compatible with Hikari ID.

Screenshots

BarRabbit4 screens
LinkRay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BarRabbit at every 3 days against LinkRay's every 2 months. BarRabbit also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarRabbit ships an update every 3 days, LinkRay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BarRabbit versus LinkRay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarRabbitLinkRay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBarRabbit LLCPanasonic Holdings Corporation

In-app purchases

None

BarRabbit

No in-app purchases

None

LinkRay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarRabbit free?
BarRabbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinkRay free?
LinkRay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BarRabbit or LinkRay have ads?
Neither BarRabbit nor LinkRay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarRabbit or LinkRay?
BarRabbit ships an update every 3 days, and LinkRay every 2 months. Most recently, BarRabbit was updated on October 3, 2026 and LinkRay on October 5, 2026.

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