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Bar Crawl Golf

Why it exists

Group nights out fall apart in the group chat: nobody picks the bars, nobody keeps score, and the best moments go unrecorded. Bar Crawl Golf turns a vague plan into a game everyone can join in under a minute.

5/5
App Store rating from 1 review, as of Oct 14, 2026
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Platforms live: App Store + web
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In-game tabs: Play, Map, Scorecard, Leaderboard

Latest change iOS map settled on Apple Maps (MapKit). The web app stays on MapLibre and OpenStreetMap.

Built with
SwiftUI, MapKit, Next.js, MapLibre
Made by
Designed, built, and operated by BFS Development LLC
Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the scorecard for the North Beach Beat Crawl with par per bar, tap-to-edit score cells, and a current leader.

Live now

  • Live web app at barcrawlgolf.xyz: plan, score, and leaderboard in the browser.
  • 3 ways to play shipped: Classic, Tournament (5 formats), 9×9 Baseball, plus a house-rules toggle.
  • Groups join with a 6-character code. Signing in is optional: guests can play without an account.

Live on the App Store (opens in new tab)Read the guide

What it does

What is inside.

  • 1

    AI crawl planner

    Route, bars, and pace generated from your location and group vibe.

  • 2

    Live scoring

    Score each bar like a golf hole; leaderboard updates in real time.

  • 3

    Group codes

    Join with 6 characters. Guests join with the code, and signing in is optional.

  • 4

    Your-area first

    Discovery defaults to where you actually are, not a generic list.

Ways to play

Classic
Strokes per hole. Fewest strokes wins. The original night-out game.
Tournament
Five formats the app ships: Scramble, shamble, match play, skins, and best ball.
9×9 Baseball
Score runs per bar across a nine-bar card. Most runs wins.
House rules (toggle)
Fictional locations and house rules for game night at home, switched on with one toggle.

Screens

Screens from the app.

Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the live Play screen with hole number, bar name, par and drink, and Add a stroke and Finished hole buttons.
Live Play screen
Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the home screen with the badge logo, crawl forecast, and Join crawl, Create crawl, Create tournament, and Create 9×9 buttons.
Crawl home
Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the AI Planner with vibe chips, a Crawl near San Francisco button, and a Find real bars nearby option.
AI Planner
Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the scorecard for the North Beach Beat Crawl with par per bar, tap-to-edit score cells, and a current leader.
Scorecard
Bar Crawl Golf on iPhone: the course map with the crawl route across nine stops and a walking route in Maps button.
Course map

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