YOUR CRAWL.
YOUR RULES.
Every bar is a hole. Every sip is a stroke. Lowest score wins.
The AI Planner maps a walkable route from live map data in seconds. Play 9 or 18 holes, follow it live on the map, gather your crew, and save a painted scorecard.
Got a 6-letter code? Play in your browser - no download needed. Build and share your own crawl from the Library.
Every bar is a hole.
Every sip is a stroke.
Lowest score wins. Track the whole night like a round of golf.
Built for the crew
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR A NIGHT OUT
Tournament Mode
CROWN A CHAMPION
Stack a whole night into a bracket. Up to 16 crews, each playing the same crawl on their own phone - you log the final strokes, lowest total advances, and the painted bracket fills in round by round until one crew takes it all.
Share a 6-letter code and the bracket syncs live across every device - crews and spectators watch it update in real time. No accounts, no setup, just the night.
How It Works
FIVE TAPS TO TEE OFF
Pick your route
Start from one of 14 bar crawl templates, build a custom route, browse the public Crawl Library, or let the AI Planner generate a walkable pub crawl route from live map data in seconds.
Invite the crew
Share a 6-letter code or link. Friends join from any phone - iOS app or web browser. Spectators watch free with the Course Marshal spectator view.
Score every sip
Tap the dial as you drink. Every bar is a hole, every sip is a stroke. Lowest total wins. Group toasts, crew chat, and live leaderboards keep it tight.
Track the round live
The live scorecard updates in real time across every phone. See who is where, who is leading, and who needs a mulligan. The host can edit any score on the fly.
Share your scorecard
Every finished round drops a painted postcard PNG straight to Stories. Export your scorecard, bank Hall of Fame trophies, and queue up your next bar crawl night out.
Built For Every Crew
ONE APP, EVERY NIGHT OUT
Bar Crawl Golf is live on the App Store - these are the crews we built it for, and the shipped features each one leans on tonight.
Bachelor Party · Charleston SC
Painted Scorecard + Hall of Fame
Turn the crawl into a real game - every player counts strokes, not just sips, and the painted scorecard settles who buys the next round. The winner takes a Hall of Fame trophy home.
Birthday Crew · Austin TX
AI Bar Crawl Planner
Drop your starting bar and the AI Planner maps a route across the city in seconds - distance, vibe, and drink specials balanced. The crew just follows the map from bar to bar.
Friday Night Out · Chicago IL
Painted Postcard + Designated Driver Mode
Flag the DD before tee-off, play the round, and the closing cinematic drops a painted postcard PNG straight to Stories. The Get Home Safe card surfaces with one tap to a ride.
Try it now
INTERACTIVE SCORECARD SIMULATOR
Select a hole, adjust sips, and try the group toast button!
Pint Pub - Par 4
LIVE LEADERBOARD
From Inside the App
EVERY HOLE. EVERY SIP. EVERY CLINK.
Painted scorecard with every player tracked
Illustrated route between every bar
Live leaderboard the whole group sees
See it in action
THE APP, IN YOUR POCKET
Track every hole, every sip, every clink - right from your phone. From the AI Planner to the painted lobby, live scorecard, crew chat, spectator view, Hall of Fame, tournament brackets, and Designated Driver mode - every feature lives in your pocket.
The screens auto-rotate - or tap a label above to explore.
AI PLANNER
Popular Cities
BAR CRAWLS NEAR YOU
Browse hand-built pub crawl routes and plan your own bar crawl in top cities across the country. The Crawl Library and AI Planner cover 40+ cities and counting.
Questions
BEFORE YOU TEE OFF
Do I need to download the app to play?
Not if a friend shared a code - tap Join Crawl above and play right in your browser. The full iOS app gives you native haptics, on-device reminders, the AI Planner, and the ability to build & share your own crawls.
Is it really like golf?
Every bar is a hole. Every sip is a stroke. Each bar has a par (how many sips it should take). Score under par for bragging rights, over par for penalty rounds. Lowest total wins.
How many people can play?
A single crawl runs from solo up to ~12 players - the host shares a 6-letter code and friends join from any phone, with spectators watching free. Want a bigger night? Tournaments bracket up to 16 separate crews into a single-elimination bracket and crown one champion.
Will I get notifications?
On the iPhone app you can opt in to gentle on-device reminders - a rate-your-round / share-your-scorecard nudge after the night winds down, a 'your crew is here' ping when friends join your lobby, and tournament bracket alerts. They're off by default, you can mute any category, and they never fire while you're already in the app. In the browser you can opt in to live alerts (bar moves, score updates) while a round is open - but reminders that fire after you close the tab are app-only.
Can I plan a crawl for a future night?
Yes. Pick a date and time when you build the crawl and it's saved as upcoming, ready to share. On the iPhone app you can opt in to a morning 'crawl today' heads-up and a 'tee time soon' nudge about 30 minutes before it kicks off, so the crew shows up on time.
Are the bars real?
Yes - the curated Crawl Library is 100+ hand-built crawls across 40+ cities, sourced from OpenStreetMap with real bar names and real street addresses, each laid out on a live walkable map. The AI Planner builds routes from live map data, and the public Crawl Library grows from routes other players share in your city. If your city isn't curated yet, the AI Planner has you covered.
What if someone loses track of a hole?
The host can edit any player's score from the SCORECARD tab. Use mulligans (1-3 per round, host-set) to wipe a hole entirely. Real-time sync keeps the whole crew on the same page.
Is it safe and responsible?
Bar Crawl Golf is a tracker, not an encourager - the lowest score wins, so the math rewards restraint. Hard age gate at first launch - 21+ in the US, 18+ in most of Canada/UK/Europe. Per-hole caps are enforced. Hydration reminders fire mid-round, a Get-A-Ride button surfaces at round-end, and the Designated Driver achievement is celebrated as the hero stat. Drink water. Know your limit. Get a ride home. SAMHSA Helpline 1-800-662-HELP, free + 24/7.
Coming Next
THE NEXT ROUND.
Ride-Home Toolkit
Designated Driver mode is already in the app. Next up: tap-to-call ride buttons and a where-is-everyone map to get the whole crew home safe.
Pace Caddie
Painted caddie nudges you between holes. Steady hand. Glass of water. Restraint rewarded, never escalation.
Got Ideas?
TELL BEN.
Found a bug? Got an idea? Want a custom crawl in your city? Send a message.
I read every email · help@barcrawlgolf.app · or use the contact form
Request a Feature
WHAT SHOULD BCG BUILD NEXT?
Got an idea that would make your crawl better? Share it here. I read every request.
Talk to Ben
BOOK A CALL
Want to partner, plan a custom crawl for your city, or just introduce yourself? Grab a 30-minute slot on my calendar.
Hall of Fame
BANK A TROPHY EVERY ROUND
Painted gold, silver, and bronze cards you carry between crawls. Share a stat that earns its keep - and watch them stack up in your painted season yearbook.
Why BCG
NOT JUST ANOTHER CRAWL APP
Your Crawl · Your Rules
GET THE GAME.
BRING THE NIGHT.
The painted bar-crawl scorecard for iPhone. Free to download.
Already invited? Tap Join Crawl to play in your browser - no app needed.
