Hungry8 vs BAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hungry8
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Find what you're hungry for. Hungry8 makes local food discovery social. Explore nearby restaurants, narrow the list by cuisine or what's open, and save places and dishes for later. Can't decide? Just shake. Hungry8 uses the preferences you choose and nearby options to suggest a place worth trying. When you eat out, keep the moment: -Log a visit -Add a food photo or note -Share with your food circle -Follow friends and local restaurants -Build your Food Diary -Join Food Clubs and plan where to go next Hungry8 is free for diners. Location powers nearby discovery and optional visit verification. Camera and photo access are requested only when you choose features that need them
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hungry8 at 16.0 against BAR's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hungry8 | BAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Inquisition Studios | Northbound Co. LLC |
In-app purchases
Hungry8
No in-app purchases
BAR
No in-app purchases









