Beverage Metrics vs DOME Counts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beverage Metrics
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Beverage Metrics® is a cloud-based IoT system built to manage and control beverage inventory for companies operating in the hospitality industry. The system utilizes a mobile application to gather critical on-site inventory counts. Combined with our draft beer monitoring technology, operators can also track dispense data for comprehensive tracking of all alcohol beverage program activities. Data is collected through mobile devices and securely sent to cloud servers for reporting and centralized management. The system excels at decreasing costs and improving profitability by providing detailed inventory and dispense variance information and increased efficiency through labor reduction. *** This app requires a paid subscription to the Beverage Metrics system. Please visit our website to learn more about how you can reduce your beverage program costs, increase profitability and make certain that...Every Drink Counts! APP FEATURES • Barcode scanning increases speed and accuracy of inventory data and ensures the proper item is being counted through our proprietary 3D Visual Image Profiling functionality. • Easily scan the manufacturer barcode on items using the camera on your phone or tablet. • For even faster scan processing, connect a Bluetooth barcode scanner to your device. • After scanning the manufacturer barcode, an image of the item will be displayed. With your fingertip, move the slider to correspond with the liquid level in the bottle. You can also directly enter full and unopened item quantities. • Scan to record product received, transferred and returned. • Track dispense and subsequent ‘pour-to-POS' variances with our draft beer monitoring system. • Connect to a secure cloud-based Beverage Metrics account and quickly and easily view real-time perpetual inventory, place orders with your suppliers, manage inventories, view pour details and much more. • View a variety of actionable reports including inventory details, beverage costs, consumption and variance data. • Reduce costs by taking action on stock utilization information and by optimizing the amount of product you have on premise. RECOMMENDED DEVICES • iOS 9 or newer • iPhone or iPod Touch with auto-focus camera on the back - OR - • Above with an approved Bluetooth accessory scanner
DOME Counts
Streamline inventory management for restaurants by quickly scanning items and calculating volumes. Generate suggested orders based on usage forecasts and track bar performance with detailed cost analysis.
- Scan bottles with camera or barcode scanner
- Calculate liquid volume for open bottles
- Organize counts by area
- Generate suggested orders
- Track days of supply
- Analyze bar performance and costs
- Manage purchasing and invoices
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DOME Counts is the inventory counting app for DOME, the restaurant operations platform. Scan and count your bar for free — or subscribe to DOME Counts Pro to sign in to DOME and run counts, ordering and audits for your stores. SCAN & COUNT — FREE, NO ACCOUNT Scan bottles with the camera or a Bluetooth barcode scanner Built-in catalog of beverage barcodes, and it learns the ones it doesn't know Export the count as a CSV to email or open in a spreadsheet Works offline; nothing leaves your phone COUNT FASTER (Pro) Store worksheets with locations, par levels and units straight from DOME Slide the liquid level on open bottles — DOME does the volume math for every bottle shape Count area by area: back bar, well, walk-in, storeroom Counts save as you go and sync when you're back online KNOW WHAT TO ORDER (Pro) Suggested order for the next delivery, built from your last count, invoices since and forecast usage Days of supply for every item, with what's running short and what's sitting above par Flags for probable missing invoices and mis-keyed deliveries SEE THE BAR'S PERFORMANCE (Pro) Excess inventory and heavy days-of-supply items — where the cash is sitting Actual vs. theoretical cost by month, with the projected food and bar cost for the current period Exceptions from the month close: pour loss signals, phantom stock, rolled counts, cost drift AUDITS, HOT LISTS AND CHECKBOOK (Pro) Daily walk, venue audit and safety meeting with photo capture and Bluetooth thermometer support Watch problem items daily and see how on-hand moves between counts Monthly purchasing envelopes: enter invoices, raise POs, and compare against what was actually invoiced DOME Counts Pro is a yearly auto-renewing subscription with a free trial, billed through your Apple ID and cancellable any time in Settings. Signing in also requires a DOME account issued by your organization. Counts are reviewed and posted to the inventory system from DOME on the web. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tidalexploration.net/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DOME Counts at every 8 days against Beverage Metrics's every 6 weeks. Beverage Metrics's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beverage Metrics ships an update every 6 weeks, DOME Counts every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beverage Metrics | DOME Counts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vianet Limited | Tidal Exploration |
In-app purchases
Beverage Metrics
No in-app purchases
DOME Counts
No in-app purchases
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