Funqtion vs NYCGayBars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Funqtion
Find gay and queer parties and events in your area. Connect with friends to plan your nights out and stay updated on the latest happenings.
- Discover gay & queer parties
- Stay updated on events
- Coordinate with friends
- Find local happenings
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Discover gay & queer parties, stay in the loop, and coordinate with your friends.
NYCGayBars
Discover and track NYC's LGBTQ+ nightlife with a comprehensive guide to over 80 bars. Log your visits, drinks, and create a personal timeline of your nights out. Explore neighborhoods and earn badges for a gamified experience.
- Map and list of 80+ NYC gay bars
- Filter and sort bars by neighborhood and distance
- One-tap check-ins and drink logging
- Calendar history of nights out
- Personal stats and progress tracking
- Unlockable badges
- Optional friends feature for sharing check-ins
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NYC Gay Bars is your personal guide to the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife — and a fun way to remember every night out. Browse 80+ gay bars across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on an interactive map or a searchable list. Filter by neighborhood, sort by distance, and find your next spot in seconds. Been somewhere? Check in and log what you drank — tonight or backdated. Your history builds a personal timeline of every bar, every drink, every night. FEATURES • Map + list of 80+ NYC gay bars, by neighborhood • Sort by distance to what's closest right now • One-tap check-ins and drink logging (today or any past day) • A calendar history of your nights out • Personal stats: favorite bar, top drink, biggest night, longest streak • Neighborhood progress bars — how much of the city have you hit? • 30 unlockable badges to chase • Optional Friends: share a check-in with exactly the friends you choose — they see it in their Tonight feed, with per-friend controls over who gets yours • Beautiful, fast, native design PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your drink log stays on your iPhone — no account, no sign-up, no tracking, no third-party servers. Friends is optional, runs on your iCloud, uses invite codes instead of a directory, and only shares a check-in when you tap the button. Whether you're a local completist or visiting for Pride, NYC Gay Bars makes exploring the scene a game worth playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Funqtion at 91 against NYCGayBars's 1. Funqtion also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NYCGayBars holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funqtion has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Funqtion ships an update every 3 weeks, NYCGayBars every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Funqtion | NYCGayBars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (91 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Funqtion | Nha Hoang |
Customer experience
Funqtion
NYCGayBars
In-app purchases
Funqtion
No in-app purchases
NYCGayBars
No in-app purchases
