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Know the line,
before you walk over.

Sip shows live wait times at every bar near you — reported by people standing in the line right now. See it on the map, on the bar page, or before you even leave the house.

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Sip Map detail half-sheet: a wine bar with hero image, live wait/cover/crowd stats, and wait-time bucket pills (No line, Under 10, 10-20, 20-30).
  • Lines
    Live wait times reported by people at the door.
  • Map
    Wait, cover, and crowd at every bar near you.
  • Bar pages
    Live stats and recent posts for one venue.
  • Search
    Bars and people in one input.
  • Plans
    Public and private events with RSVP.
  • Promotions
    Tonight's deals from bars on Sip.
The app

What’s in the app.

Lines

Live wait times, from people in the line right now.

Outside a packed door? Pick a wait bucket — no line, under 10, 10–20, 20–30, 30–45, 45+ — and the next person sees what you saw. The bar's page and the map both update with the live average.

  • Six wait buckets that take a single tap
  • Optional photo of the actual door, timestamped
  • Reports decay over time so old data doesn't mislead
Sip map detail half-sheet: a wine bar with live wait/cover/crowd stats and wait-time bucket pills (No line, Under 10 min, 10-20 min, 20-30).
Map

Every bar nearby, with the context that matters.

Open the map for wait, cover, and crowd at every venue near you — plus your friends' avatars when they're checked in. Tap a pin to slide up a half-sheet; drag it to full screen for the whole bar page.

  • Friend avatars on the map when they're checked in
  • Filter to a group to focus the view
  • Drag the half-sheet up for the full bar page
Sip Map view zoomed into NYC's East Village showing bar pins, including 1-friends-here clusters near Heaven Can Wait and Doc Holliday's.
Bar pages

One page per venue. Everything before you walk in.

Hero photo, live wait/cover/crowd, recent posts from people who've actually been there, and the bar's tonight offer if they're running one. Follow a venue to get its posts in your feed, or pick it as one of three favorites to highlight on the map.

  • Wait, cover, and crowd live at the top
  • Recent posts from people actually there
  • Follow + favorites carry across the whole app
Sip bar profile for a wine bar showing the hero charcuterie image, live wait/cover/crowd stats, a Follow button, and a Recent Posts tab.
Plans

Public events and private invites — without a group chat.

Public events are open to anyone on Sip; private events show only to people you invited. RSVP, see the venue, find the night on the map. No extra group chat to spin up every weekend.

  • Public events for the room, private events for your crew
  • Venue and host on every event card
  • Going counts so you know what's actually full
Sip Plans tab listing user events: a pre-game + rooftop after at Beverly's, Friday Regulars at Lovers Rock, and Vinyl Night at Hair of the Dog with going counts.
Promotions

Bar promotions, rolling out venue by venue.

Bars on Sip can post tonight's deal with the time window it's live. A few venues are already running offers; we're onboarding the rest one at a time. How each bar redeems an offer is up to the bar — we'll surface those details as we sign more on.

  • Real start and end times — no stale flyers
  • Today + Upcoming filters so you can plan ahead
  • View on Map opens the venue directly
Sip Promotions tab showing a karaoke promo from 169 Bar with a live time window and an event description.
Every feature

What else Sip does.

  • Cover charge

    Live cover (or no cover) reported at the door.

  • Crowd level

    Five-step crowdedness, reported by people inside.

  • Groups

    Standing chats for your crew — not a new text thread.

  • Friend requests

    Add, accept, or cancel pending — all one tap.

  • Follow + favorite

    Follow venues. Pin three favorites on the map.

  • Friend pins on the map

    Friends show up where they're checked in.

  • Snap the door

    Optional line photo, timestamped for proof.

  • Sign in your way

    Apple, Google, or email. Real name shown only to friends.

  • Privacy by default

    Location only while the app is open. Hide any time.

More cities next

NYC is live. Ann Arbor is up next.

Early access

Join the waitlist

We’re opening Sip city by city. New York is live, Ann Arbor is up next, and we’ll email you the moment your city opens.

No spam. One note when your city opens up.

For bar operators

Running a bar? We’re talking to a small group of operators.

Publish tonight’s deal, schedule the time window it runs, and see the numbers behind it — who saw it, who clicked, peak hours — on the same platform patrons use to find you.

Reach out: will@sipapp.co