Comparison

Finding Beer vs NY Distillery Trails

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Brewery search engine
  • Color-coded rating scale
  • Rich database of breweries
  • Discover beer styles
  • Global travel guide
Features
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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.

About

NY Distillery Trails

Plan your ideal tasting journey across New York State. Discover distilleries and events, create custom itineraries, and share your plans with others. Explore like a local with curated maps and trip ideas.

Highlights
  • Discover distilleries and events
  • Create custom itineraries
  • Map exploration
  • Add distilleries to trips
  • Share trip plans
Features
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The New York Distiller's Guild app is designed to help you plan the perfect tasting trip in the great state of New York. • Discover distilleries and events that match your interests • Create itineraries and maps to explore like locals do • Add distilleries and events to your custom trip • Share your itinerary with friends and family

Screenshots

Finding Beer4 screens
NY Distillery Trails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Finding Beer at every 2 months against NY Distillery Trails's every 4 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Finding Beer against 5.0 for NY Distillery Trails. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finding Beer ships an update every 2 months, NY Distillery Trails every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Finding Beer versus NY Distillery Trails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinding BeerNY Distillery Trails
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1111
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB78 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperReed EmmonsNY Distiller's Guild

Customer experience

Finding Beer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NY Distillery Trails

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Finding Beer

No in-app purchases

None

NY Distillery Trails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finding Beer free?
Finding Beer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NY Distillery Trails free?
NY Distillery Trails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Finding Beer or NY Distillery Trails?
Finding Beer and NY Distillery Trails are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Finding Beer or NY Distillery Trails have ads?
Neither Finding Beer nor NY Distillery Trails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finding Beer or NY Distillery Trails?
Finding Beer ships an update every 2 months, and NY Distillery Trails every 4 months. Most recently, Finding Beer was updated on October 24, 2026 and NY Distillery Trails on October 24, 2026.

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