Comparison

Open Bar Tab vs Bierdeckel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Open Bar Tab

This app acts as your personal bar tab assistant, using location services to remind you when you're leaving a bar. It helps prevent you from accidentally forgetting to close out your tab, offering peace of mind during nights out.

Highlights
  • Automatic bar detection
  • Manual bar check-in
  • Timely departure notifications
  • Background monitoring
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Intuitive interface
  • Adjustable geofence radius
Features
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OpenBarTab is your personal bar tab assistant, designed to ensure you never walk out on a tab again. Using smart location detection, the app knows when you're at a bar and sends you a timely reminder when you leave. Features: - Automatic bar detection using location services - Manual "I'm at a bar" option for easy setup - Timely notifications when you leave a bar - Background monitoring for reliable reminders - Privacy-focused design that respects your data - Simple, intuitive interface requiring minimal interaction - Ability to change geofence radius for more precision Whether you're enjoying a night out with friends, visiting multiple venues, or simply prone to forgetting your tab, OpenBarTab works silently in the background and alerts you only when needed. Setup takes seconds: just grant location permissions and you're all set. OpenBarTab will automatically detect when you're at a bar location, or you can manually indicate you're at a bar with one tap. Never face the embarrassment of forgetting to close your tab again. Download OpenBarTab today and enjoy peace of mind during your nights out!

About

Bierdeckel

Features
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How many was that again? Bierdeckel answers the question before the waiter asks it. A tally list for the pub table: tap the drink, done. When it's time to pay you see at a glance what's on the tab – and whether the bill adds up. AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS • Tap counts up, press and hold takes one off • Real tally marks on every tile, the number beside them • Drinks, order and symbols fully customisable • "Another round" counts each person's last drink once more YOUR VENUE, YOUR PRICES Every venue gets its own drink list – a wine tavern serves something else than a cocktail bar. Ready-made templates for pub, coffee house, wine tavern, cocktail bar and beer garden get you started. Save the location and the app asks on your next visit: "Are you at …?" The position stays on the device. WIDGET AND APPLE WATCH • Lock-screen widget: one tap counts your quick drink • Apple Watch: every drink on your wrist – tap to count, hold to take one off • Complication on the watch face shows the tally DOES THE BILL ADD UP? Prices are optional. Without them it stays a plain tally; with them you get a check total. "Bill according to waiter" compares your tab with what's on the bill and shows the difference. If only some drinks have prices, the app honestly labels the total as a minimum. TWO AT THE TABLE By default the app counts for you alone – no switches, no extra questions. Add a second person and the selector appears. The receipt then shows who had what and can be shared as text – split per person, rounded up. COASTER ON After half a minute without a tap a beer coaster covers the grid – against stray taps in your pocket. Swipe up and you're back. Putting the phone away? One button puts the coaster on right away. AFTER PAYING One button and the tab is clear. For ten seconds you can undo it. Paid rounds go to the history, with a monthly review and CSV export – to look back, not to do maths. Plus a few quiet achievements. WITHOUT ANY OF THE USUAL No sign-up, no account, no ads, no analytics. Everything stays on your iPhone, even offline. If you want, back the tab up to your own iCloud – a setting, not a requirement. German, English, French, Italian and Spanish, switchable inside the app. Bierdeckel is free and fully usable. New and optional: Bierdeckel Pro as a one-time in-app purchase (no subscription) – insights & year in review, eight premium themes and receipts as PDF. Everything that was free stays free. If you like, you can also buy the developer a drink – voluntary.

Screenshots

Open Bar Tab4 screens
Bierdeckel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Bar Tab at none against Bierdeckel's 3. Open Bar Tab also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bierdeckel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Open Bar Tab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Bar Tab ships an update every 2 days, Bierdeckel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Open Bar Tab versus Bierdeckel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen Bar TabBierdeckel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB5 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOmola OcheiRichard Kuhn

In-app purchases

None

Open Bar Tab

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bierdeckel

One-time3
  • Small Beer$1.99
  • Beer$3.99
  • A Round$8.99

Questions

Is Open Bar Tab free?
Open Bar Tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bierdeckel free?
Bierdeckel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Open Bar Tab or Bierdeckel have ads?
Neither Open Bar Tab nor Bierdeckel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Bar Tab or Bierdeckel?
Open Bar Tab ships an update every 2 days, and Bierdeckel fortnightly. Most recently, Open Bar Tab was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bierdeckel on November 6, 2026.

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