load. vs NYCGayBars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
load.
This app helps gay and bi men track personal activity statistics. Log sessions and loads with one-tap ease, view weekly and monthly breakdowns, and utilize a smart timer for session length. Shareable stat cards and home screen widgets offer at-a-glance insights into personal patterns.
- One-tap logging for sessions and loads
- Track by type, direction, and partner
- Weekly and monthly statistical breakdowns
- Smart Timer for session length
- Shareable stat cards
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch app
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load. is the personal activity tracker built for gay and bi men who want to know their numbers — and eventually, compare them with friends. Log sessions, track loads, and see your stats over time. Whether you're on Grindr, Scruff, or just living your life — load. keeps count so you don't have to. Log Everything, Effortlessly - One-tap logging for sessions and loads - Track by type, direction, and partner - Weekly and monthly breakdowns - Smart Timer to track session length Your Stats, Beautifully Presented - Shareable stat cards for Stories, X, Bluesky, and Messages - Apple Watch app with complications - Home screen widgets for your counts at a glance - Insights into your personal patterns over time Built for What's Coming - Social features in development — add friends, see their counts, run comparisons - Leaderboards, friend stats, and optional profile sharing on the roadmap - Your data stays on your device today; you'll choose what to share when social arrives - Early users are getting in on the ground floor loadedUP Subscription Unlock the full experience: - Unlimited history and full stats list - Custom activity zones with your own emoji - Insights card with your personal patterns - Home screen widgets and Watch face complications - Haptic feedback on log load. is a personal tracking tool, not medical advice. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getloadedup.com/privacy
NYCGayBars
Discover and track NYC's LGBTQ+ nightlife with a comprehensive guide to over 80 bars. Log your visits, drinks, and create a personal timeline of your nights out. Explore neighborhoods and earn badges for a gamified experience.
- Map and list of 80+ NYC gay bars
- Filter and sort bars by neighborhood and distance
- One-tap check-ins and drink logging
- Calendar history of nights out
- Personal stats and progress tracking
- Unlockable badges
- Optional friends feature for sharing check-ins
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NYC Gay Bars is your personal guide to the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife — and a fun way to remember every night out. Browse 80+ gay bars across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens on an interactive map or a searchable list. Filter by neighborhood, sort by distance, and find your next spot in seconds. Been somewhere? Check in and log what you drank — tonight or backdated. Your history builds a personal timeline of every bar, every drink, every night. FEATURES • Map + list of 80+ NYC gay bars, by neighborhood • Sort by distance to what's closest right now • One-tap check-ins and drink logging (today or any past day) • A calendar history of your nights out • Personal stats: favorite bar, top drink, biggest night, longest streak • Neighborhood progress bars — how much of the city have you hit? • 30 unlockable badges to chase • Optional Friends: share a check-in with exactly the friends you choose — they see it in their Tonight feed, with per-friend controls over who gets yours • Beautiful, fast, native design PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your drink log stays on your iPhone — no account, no sign-up, no tracking, no third-party servers. Friends is optional, runs on your iCloud, uses invite codes instead of a directory, and only shares a check-in when you tap the button. Whether you're a local completist or visiting for Pride, NYC Gay Bars makes exploring the scene a game worth playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NYCGayBars at none against load.'s 2. load.'s advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. load. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NYCGayBars asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for load. against 5.0 for NYCGayBars. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
load. ships an update every 2 months, NYCGayBars every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | load. | NYCGayBars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Miller | Nha Hoang |
Customer experience
load.
NYCGayBars
In-app purchases
load.
- loadedUP Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- loadedUP Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
NYCGayBars
No in-app purchases









