Comparison

AlaMesa vs Drinker's Edition

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

Head to head
About

AlaMesa

Discover over 700 restaurants and bars in Cuba with this award-winning app. Find places to eat and drink like home, with detailed information, menus, photos, and offline maps.

Highlights
  • Search restaurants, cafes, bars by location, cuisine, name, price
  • View menus, photos, contact info, and site characteristics
  • Save favorite dining spots
  • Offline maps and GPS navigation
  • Information in English and Spanish
Features
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Discover places to eat and drink like home during your stay in Cuba. Easy to use thanks to a design that has already been awarded, this tool lets you choose from more than 700 restaurants and bars of the most important cities of the island. Who are we? The leading platform for information on gastronomy and culinary culture in Cuba and the most up to date Directory of Restaurants in the country. Features: - Easily search restaurants, cafes and bars by location, type of cuisine (eg Chinese, Italian, Indian.), Name and / or average price. - View menus, photos, phone numbers, addresses, site characteristics, and all the information you need to choose a place to eat. - Keep a list of your favorites for easy reference. - Find your way around with offline maps & GPS support. References: “…AlaMesa, an app to connect Cubans to restaurants…” Barack Obama (President of United States. La Habana, Cuba, 21.03.2016) "...a popular Yelp-meets-TripAdvisor-meets-OpenTable app that provides restaurant listings, locations and prices" TechCrunch: http://tcrn.ch/1rqbHC7 "a Yelp-like app called Alamesa that provides information about the location of a restaurant its average price and cuisine both in English and Spanish" The Miami Herald: http://hrld.us/26GeHdK "Some North American and European dining habits are evidently rubbing off on Cuban diners as well: Cellphone-toting food fanatics can download apps like AlaMesaCuba that allow them to look up and rate Havana’s newest restaurants." New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1PRGnjN "The app, which works offline (though download it before you leave for Cuba), is a great way to discover new restaurants in a country not renowned for its food." The Guardian: http://bit.ly/1UnQ4hl Follow us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alamesacuba Twitter https://twitter.com/alamesacuba

About

Drinker's Edition

Discover thousands of happy hours and specials in Houston, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. Search by tags, popularity, or proximity, and save your favorite spots for future outings.

Highlights
  • Happy hour discovery
  • Daily updates
  • Searchable by tags, popularity, proximity
  • Save favorite spots
  • Wishlist compilation
Features
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Drinker's Edition is your go-to happy hour guide in Houston, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, now with daily updates to keep you in the loop! Discover thousands of happy hours and specials, searchable by tags, popularity, proximity, and more. With added features to save your favorite spots and compile a wishlist for future outings, finding your next favorite spot has never been easier. Stay ahead of the game with Drinker's Edition.

Screenshots

AlaMesa4 screens
Drinker's Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AlaMesa at none against Drinker's Edition's shown. AlaMesa also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Drinker's Edition's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (638 vs 70). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

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

Drinker's Edition holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drinker's Edition has 638 ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of AlaMesa's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drinker's Edition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AlaMesa versus Drinker's Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlaMesaDrinker's Edition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)4.9 (638 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70638 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperISLA Management LLCCary Greenwood

Customer experience

AlaMesa

All ratings70 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Drinker's Edition

All ratings420 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AlaMesa

No in-app purchases

None

Drinker's Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlaMesa free?
AlaMesa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drinker's Edition free?
Drinker's Edition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlaMesa or Drinker's Edition?
Drinker's Edition is rated higher. AlaMesa averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Drinker's Edition averages 4.9 from 638 ratings.
Do AlaMesa or Drinker's Edition have ads?
Drinker's Edition shows ads; AlaMesa does not.
Which is updated more often, AlaMesa or Drinker's Edition?
AlaMesa ships an update every 2 months, and Drinker's Edition every 2 months. Most recently, AlaMesa was updated on November 2, 2026 and Drinker's Edition on November 6, 2026.

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