Bastard Café vs Pelican Smart Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bastard Café
Explore a vast library of board games, manage your membership, and find café locations. Book tables and claim gift vouchers easily. Perfect for board game enthusiasts and café visitors.
- Discover thousands of board games
- Filter games by player count, time, complexity
- Manage membership status and expiry
- Claim and manage gift vouchers
- Find café locations and book tables
- View opening hours and addresses
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Welcome to the official Bastard Café app — your companion for Copenhagen's best board game experience. DISCOVER GAMES Search our ever-growing library of thousands of board games. Filter by player count, play time, complexity, and type. Browse curated collections, check out the latest additions, and see our Game of the Month. YOUR MEMBERSHIP View your membership status, expiry date, and plan details right from the app. Show your QR code at the bar for quick verification. GIFT VOUCHERS Claim and manage your gift vouchers directly in the app. Members only. LOCATIONS Find opening hours, addresses, food safety ratings, and book a table at any of our Copenhagen locations. BUILT FOR CAFÉ GOERS Whether you're a regular or visiting for the first time, the Bastard Café app makes it easy to explore our game library and manage your membership on the go.
Pelican Smart Access
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The Pelican Smart Access app lets you easily enter our sites without having to type out a pin code on our keypads. Activate doors and elevators using a simple swipe on your smartphone. Share your access with others easily using just their phone number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pelican Smart Access at every 6 weeks against Bastard Café's every 10 months. Pelican Smart Access also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Bastard Café ships an update every 10 months, Pelican Smart Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bastard Café | Pelican Smart Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oddity Industries IVS | C.A.T. Control Systems B.V. |
In-app purchases
Bastard Café
No in-app purchases
Pelican Smart Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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