Barkeep
Barkeep is liquor inventory software built around an iPhone and iPad app, with optional cloud services for reporting, ordering and multi-venue management. Staff count bottles by barcode, weight or spoken quantity, and the cloud tiers compare actual usage with uploaded sales. It is sold to bars, clubs and restaurants, and to independent liquor auditors.
Last reviewed
- Best for
- Single bars starting cheaply, Multi-venue bar groups
- Pricing
- From USD 39.99 one-time (BarkeepApp)
- Runs on
- iOS, Web
Who it is for
Single bars starting cheaply
The iOS app is a one-time $39.99 and needs only an iPhone or iPad.
Multi-venue bar groups
BarkeepPro adds venue switching, per-venue staff access and an audit trail; the vendor says it suits operations with hundreds of venues.
Independent liquor auditors
The vendor positions Barkeep as a low-cost platform for running audit services for customers.
Less suited to: Teams without Apple devices for counting: the counting app runs only on iPhone and iPad.
What it does
Mobile inventory counts
Enter bottle and item counts on an iPhone or iPad, including partial bottles by decimal or by weight.
Barcode scanning
Scan with the device camera or an optional scanner, with automatic lookup from a liquor database.
Speech Mode
Scan a bottle, say the quantity and the entry is created; the app repeats entries back.
Bluetooth scale support
Reads bottle weight directly from a supported Etekcity scale to calculate partial bottle quantities.
Cloud backup and multi-device sync
BarkeepOnline keeps shared data and backups across devices.
Sales upload and variance reports
Upload POS sales, create recipes and compare expected usage with actual counts.
Par levels and order generation
Generate liquor orders from counts and par levels (BarkeepOnline and Pro).
Multi-venue management
Manage several venues in one account and control which venue each staff member can access (BarkeepPro).
Audit history
Tracks who changed data in BarkeepPro.
Transfers, batch items and banquet reports
Transfers between locations, batch items and banquet reports are listed across versions.
SmartTab and Fintech automation
BarkeepPro pulls SmartTab sales data and Fintech invoice data automatically each day.
Excel exports for auditors
Variance reports and Excel exports for delivery to audit customers.
Pricing
- Starting price
- From USD 39.99 one-time (BarkeepApp)
- Pricing model
- One-off licence plus subscription
- Free plan
- No
BarkeepApp is $39.99 one-time. BarkeepOnline is $30 per month or $300 per year. BarkeepPro is $50 per month plus added venues (the venue price is not shown). Optional hardware is sold separately, for example a scale at $49.99 and scanners at $749 to $849.
How it compares
Compared with the 19 products in Beverage & Bar Inventory that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.
- Names 2 integrations. The median in this category is 4.
- Does not have a free plan. 3 of the 9 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
- One of 9 products in this category with an iOS app. 19 products in this category state their platforms.
- The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Toast, Square, Clover, Lightspeed, Oracle Micros, TouchBistro, Fintech, Dinerware, Focus, Aloha. Of these, this product's listing names Fintech.
Works with
- Point of sale
- SmartTab
- Suppliers
- Fintech
SmartTab and Fintech are automated (BarkeepPro only). Other POS sales data is uploaded to BarkeepOnline; the vendor names no other POS systems.
Where and how it runs
- Languages
- English
- Platforms
- iOS, Web
- Apps
- BarkeepApp: Liquor inventory counting on iPhone and iPad
- Hardware
- Any current iPhone or iPad is enough (iOS 12 or later per the FAQ). Optional Bluetooth scale, laser barcode scanners and a keg scale are sold separately.
The vendor does not state countries. Phone support hours are in Pacific Time.
The company
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
Security and support
- Support
- Support by email and by phone (Monday to Friday, 8am to noon Pacific), plus user guides and recorded demos.
Listing details
- Built for
- Bars, Restaurants, Hotel F&B
- Focus
- Food-specific
- Status
- Active
- Website
- barkeepapp.com
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Compare Barkeep
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What we could not confirm
These points were not confirmed when this page was written.
- Price per added venue on BarkeepPro
- Free trial
- Contract terms
- Countries served
- Legal entity, founders, team size, funding
- Security certifications
- Android support (site mentions iOS only)
- Customer names
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.
- Homepage, plans and abouthttps://www.barkeepapp.com/index.html
- Plan comparisonhttps://www.barkeepapp.com/features.html
- Hardwarehttps://www.barkeepapp.com/hardware.html
- FAQ and supporthttps://www.barkeepapp.com/support.html
- Auditor usehttps://www.barkeepapp.com/baraudit.html
- Contact and locationhttps://www.barkeepapp.com/contact.html
- Demoshttps://www.barkeepapp.com/onlinedemo.html
- App Store listinghttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/barkeepapp/id360376453