happyhopper vs DealBites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
happyhopper
Discover the best happy hour deals, drink specials, and food discounts at local bars and restaurants. This app helps you find savings on nights out and discover new local spots, ensuring you never overpay for food or drinks again.
- Happy hours, food specials, and drink deals
- Map view of nearby deals
- Frequently updated information
- Save money on nights out
- Discover local deals
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happyhopper helps you find the best happy hour deals, drink specials, and food discounts at bars and restaurants near you - fast. From post-work drinks to weekend brunch, happyhopper shows you where the best deals are happening right now, so you never overpay for a drink or bite again. Find. Decide. Save. • Happy hours, food specials, and drink deals near you • Map view to instantly see what’s around • Updated frequently from restaurants and community Join thousands of people saving money on nights out and discovering better local deals. Download happyhopper and make every happy hour cheaper. Restaurant owner? List your spot for free at happyhopper.app/for-restaurants
DealBites
Discover restaurant deals, happy hours, and reward programs all in one place. Find verified offers from popular chains, view live happy hour status, and locate nearby savings on an interactive map. Save your favorites and even access discounted gift cards.
- Verified restaurant deals
- Live happy hour status
- Interactive map of deals
- Delivery app exclusive offers
- Save favorite deals
- Discounted gift cards
- Community deal submissions
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Stop overpaying to eat out. DealBites puts every restaurant deal, happy hour, and reward program in one free app — so you always know where to save before you go. Browse 126+ verified deals from 42 restaurant chains including McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's, Chipotle, Starbucks, and more. Check happy hour times for 18 chains with live status indicators. Find deal-offering restaurants near you on an interactive map. CHAIN DEALS Browse and filter deals by category — burgers, pizza, chicken, Mexican, subs, delivery, and more. Every deal is verified and updated regularly. HAPPY HOURS See what's live right now and what's coming up later. Day-by-day schedules for 18 chains with drink and food specials. Set reminders so you never miss one. NEAR ME Interactive map showing every deal-offering restaurant within 25 miles. Tap any location for directions, address, or jump straight to their deals. DELIVERY DEALS Exclusive offers from DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub — free delivery, fee waivers, and app-only savings. SAVE FAVORITES Heart any deal to save it to your profile. Tap a saved deal to jump right to it. DISCOUNT GIFT CARDS Save up to 50% with discounted restaurant gift cards from our trusted partner. COMMUNITY Found a deal we missed? Submit it and help fellow diners save. DealBites is free to download and free to use. Support: info@dealbites.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfreeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dealbites.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DealBites at daily against happyhopper's monthly. DealBites also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). happyhopper's advantage is ratings volume (474 vs 9). 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.
DealBites holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: happyhopper has 474 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of happyhopper's written reviews are positive against 100% of DealBites's.
happyhopper ships an update monthly, DealBites daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | happyhopper | DealBites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (474 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 474 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Happy Hopper | Walker Mallory |
Customer experience
happyhopper
DealBites
In-app purchases
happyhopper
No in-app purchases
DealBites
No in-app purchases
