Crü vs Barzo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crü
Connect privately with your closest friends and groups. Create custom circles for different relationships and share what's important without the clutter of public feeds. Stay updated with your inner circle effortlessly.
- Create custom friend circles
- Private sharing
- Noise-free feed
- Stay updated with close contacts
- Effortless group communication
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Crü is your space to stay connected with the people who matter most. Build custom circles for your college friends, work group, or day-ones. Share what matters, skip the noise, and keep your Crü in the loop effortlessly.
Barzo
Discover local bars and venues in your city with exclusive perks. Enjoy up to 8 free drinks monthly at participating locations and track your redemptions easily. Elevate your social outings and explore new neighborhoods.
- Discover local bars and venues
- Explore different neighborhoods
- Up to 8 free drinks monthly
- Track drink credits and redemption history
- Find participating locations
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Barzo is where Tampa Bay links up, your #1 source for events and the spots that actually hit. Part city guide, part social scene, part “who’s out right now?” energy. If it’s happening tonight, it’s on Barzo. This is not another going out app. Barzo is a community built around bars, bartenders, and real nights out. Roll with your friends, meet new people out in the wild, and stay tapped into what is next without the guesswork. What you can do on Barzo • Find events fast: curated events, drink specials, live music, and venue experiences • Discover bars and venues: find new favorites and keep up with the ones you already love • Shoot Your Shot: meet singles in Tampa Bay with 8 daily matches, smile to connect, no awkward openers • Barzo Social: see what people are on and what is popping across the community • Post and Pour: check in, post a photo, earn a free drink at participating spots • Buy Friends a Drink: send a drink to your people right from the app Drink and be responsible. Take care of your people. Never drink and drive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crü at 5.0 against Barzo's 4.5. Crü also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Barzo's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.
Crü holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barzo has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Crü's written reviews are positive against 83% of Barzo's.
Crü ships an update daily, Barzo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crü | Barzo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Buzzed Technologies LLC | Barzo, inc. |
Customer experience
Crü
Barzo
In-app purchases
Crü
No in-app purchases
Barzo
No in-app purchases
