Comparison

Kraven vs BAR

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

Head to head
About

Kraven

Discover local street food trucks in real time with this app. Find tacos, BBQ, ice cream, and more based on your current location. Get personalized recommendations and notifications when trucks are nearby and open.

Highlights
  • Live food truck map
  • Personalized AI recommendations
  • Push notifications for nearby trucks
  • Real-time location sharing for owners
  • Build customer following
  • Featured by AI for owners
Features
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Find Your Kraving. Satisfy Every Bite. Kraven is the modern food truck finder app that helps you discover the best local street food—fast. Whether you're craving tacos, BBQ, ice cream, or something new, Kraven shows you exactly where to find it in real time. No more guessing where your favorite trucks are or following a hundred social media pages. With Kraven, your next bite is always just a tap away. Top Features for Food Lovers: Live Food Truck Map – See who’s serving near you right now Kraven AI – Get personalized food truck recommendations based on what you love Push Notifications – Get notified when trucks near you open and start serving Coming Soon: Customer reviews, mobile ordering, and Kraven Loyalty rewards Now serving Birmingham, AL — with new cities launching soon! Food Truck Owners: Get Discovered. Stay Booked. Kraven isn’t just for customers—it’s your new secret weapon for growth. Real-Time Location Sharing – Show customers exactly where you are Daily Push Notifications – Automatically alert nearby users when you open Build a Following – Gain regulars who favorite your truck and share it with friends Featured by AI – Be recommended to users based on cuisine, location, and trends Coming Soon: Accept mobile orders, receive customer reviews, and offer loyalty perks automatically Whether you're a foodie or a food truck—Kraven brings your Kravings to life. Download now and join the street food movement. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BAR

Discover local bar deals and real-time crowd levels. Find happy hours, drink specials, and events, with predictions on how busy venues are. Navigate your night out with a live map of hotspots.

Highlights
  • Local bar deals and specials
  • Real-time crowd level predictions
  • Event listings
  • Interactive map of hotspots
  • Deal provenance and verification
  • No account, ads, or tracking
Features
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BARometer answers the two questions every night out starts with: where's the deal, and how packed is it? EVERY DEAL, ONE PLACE Happy hours, drink specials, food deals, and events from your local bars, gathered from the bars' own public announcements and reviewed by a human before they appear. Filter by day, deal type, or price; search for "wings" or "2-for-1"; see exactly when tonight's specials start and end. POURCAST — OUR CROWD FORECAST Our own prediction engine blends posted deals, weather, day of week, game days, and 30+ other signals into an hourly crowd estimate for every bar — how busy it is now and how busy it usually gets through the night. When people at the bar file anonymous crowd reports, everyone sees the room as it actually is, within the hour. HOTSPOTS MAP The whole night on one map: every bar pinned with its live crowd level, from quiet to packed, so you can route the night before you leave the house. BUILT FOR THE NIGHT - Open-now timelines for every venue, including late-night closing hours - "Near me" sorting that never sends your location anywhere — distance is computed entirely on your phone - Deal provenance shown honestly: where a deal came from and when it was last checked NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO TRACKING There is nothing to sign up for. No analytics SDKs, no advertising, no identity. The only thing the app ever transmits is an anonymous, random token with crowd reports so the server can rate-limit them — it is tied to no one and tracks nothing. Deals, hours, cover charges, and crowd levels are estimates synthesized and predicted from public sources. They can be out of date or wrong — always confirm with the venue. BARometer is independent and not affiliated with any listed bar. Starting with the bars of Tuscaloosa, Alabama — home of the University of Alabama — with more campuses on the way.

Screenshots

Kraven4 screens
BAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BAR at none against Kraven's 10. BAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Kraven's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kraven sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. BAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kraven has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kraven versus BAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKravenBAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKraven App LLCBraxton Bevis

Customer experience

Kraven

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kraven

Subscriptions10
  • Food Truck Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
  • 2 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$49.991 Month
  • 3 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$74.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • 4 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$99.991 Month
  • 5 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$124.991 Month
  • 6 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$149.991 Month
  • 7 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$174.991 Month
  • 8 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$199.991 Month
  • 9 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$224.991 Month
  • 10 Food Truck Monthly Subscription$249.991 Month
None

BAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kraven free?
Kraven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BAR free?
BAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kraven or BAR?
BAR is rated higher. Kraven averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while BAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kraven or BAR have ads?
Neither Kraven nor BAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kraven or BAR?
Kraven ships an update fortnightly, and BAR fortnightly. Most recently, Kraven was updated on October 12, 2026 and BAR on October 7, 2026.

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