Zappy vs SpaarkDates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zappy
Discover the best happy hour deals in Austin with this intuitive app. Easily find specials on a map, save your favorite locations, and share them with friends. Perfect for planning nights out and saving money on drinks and food.
- Happy hour finder
- Map view of specials
- Save favorite spots
- Share with friends
- Find drink and food deals
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Zappy is Austin's happy hour finder. 638 bars and restaurants, 7,000+ deals, on one map that knows what is live right now. Open the app and you see the happy hours running this minute near you, each with a photo, the exact hours, and every discounted item priced out. No blog posts from four years ago, no squinting at a bar's story. Filter by day, time, distance, area, price and type, and stack them however you like. Vibe filters get you closer to the night you actually want: patio, dive bar, date night, dog friendly, good music, sports, upscale, quirky, games, views. Search finds the deal, not just the venue. Type a dish, a drink or a bar name and Zappy shows you where it is actually discounted, not just a list of places that sell it. Some spots carry an inKind offer on top of the happy hour, from $10 off $30 up to $50 off $150. Look for the yellow tag on the card. Save the places worth going back to and send the list to whoever you are meeting. Saved lists are part of Zappy Pro. Austin only, done properly. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
SpaarkDates
Discover unique date ideas tailored to your interests, location, and the current weather. Find hidden gems and create memorable experiences nearby. Your perfect date is just a suggestion away.
- Personalized date suggestions
- Location-based recommendations
- Weather-aware planning
- Interest-based matching
- Discover local hidden gems
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No date ideas? No problem! SpaarkDates intelligently suggests unique date ideas tailored to your interests, location, weather, time of day, and preferred distance. Discover hidden gems and create memorable experiences right around the corner. Your perfect date awaits!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpaarkDates at none against Zappy's 3. SpaarkDates also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). Zappy's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Zappy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per 7 days. SpaarkDates asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Zappy against 5.0 for SpaarkDates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zappy has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Zappy ships an update every 3 days, SpaarkDates daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zappy | SpaarkDates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Zappy Limited Liability Company | Jack Donahoo |
Customer experience
Zappy
SpaarkDates
In-app purchases
Zappy
- Pro Weekly$3.007 Days
- Pro Monthly$5.001 Month
- Pro Yearly$45.001 Year
SpaarkDates
No in-app purchases
