Finding Beer vs DrinkLocally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finding Beer
Discover breweries and beer styles worldwide with this comprehensive search engine. Easily find local or international spots matching your preferences, from popular hazy IPAs to classic Czech Pilsners.
- Brewery search engine
- Color-coded rating scale
- Rich database of breweries
- Discover beer styles
- Global travel guide
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Finding Beer is a brewery search engine to find the best breweries wherever you travel. With a straightforward color-coded scale and a rich database of breweries and beer styles, it's easy to connect with places that match your preferences. Whether you're exploring local spots or venturing abroad, the app helps you discover breweries making popular hazy IPAs to classic Czech Pilsners. It's a practical tool to guide you to quality beer and great brewery experiences, no matter where you are.
DrinkLocally
Discover and support local craft breweries with this app. It shows nearby breweries based on your location, allows map scanning for breweries in your area, and lets you favorite your preferred spots for quick access.
- Find nearby breweries
- Scan map for breweries
- Favorite breweries
- Support local craft beer
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DrinkLocally is an app to help support you in your quest for finding and supporting local craft breweries. It can display nearby breweries from your current location, let you scan the map for breweries in your area, and let you favorite your favorite breweries for easy reference later on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DrinkLocally at every 3 weeks against Finding Beer's every 2 months. Finding Beer's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Finding Beer against 5.0 for DrinkLocally. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finding Beer has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Finding Beer ships an update every 2 months, DrinkLocally every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Finding Beer | DrinkLocally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Reed Emmons | Brent Busby |
Customer experience
Finding Beer
DrinkLocally
In-app purchases
Finding Beer
No in-app purchases
DrinkLocally
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Finding Beer free?
Is DrinkLocally free?
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