Looney's Pub vs Screaming Bean
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Looney's Pub
Discover daily rewards, exclusive food and drink specials, and upcoming events at your favorite local spots. Earn free food and merchandise through loyalty perks and stay updated with instant notifications.
- Daily rewards and check-ins
- Instant event notifications
- Local food and drink specials
- Earn free food and merchandise
- Entertainment promotions
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Features include: - Daily Rewards that allow you to earn stamps through multiple visits & check-ins - Instant notifications about local bands, food + drink specials, events and more.. - Earn free food & merchandise through reward perks - Entertainment promotions
Screaming Bean
Order your favorite coffee drinks ahead of time to skip the queue. Pay securely using Apple Pay and collect rewards with every purchase. Elevate your daily coffee ritual with seamless ordering and exclusive benefits.
- Order ahead
- Skip the lines
- Effortless payment
- Apple Pay integration
- Earn rewards
- Loyalty program
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Experience the convenience of The Screaming Bean with our iOS app. Order ahead to skip the lines, pay effortlessly with Apple Pay, and earn rewards with every visit. Download the app today to enhance your coffee experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Screaming Bean at none against Looney's Pub's shown. Screaming Bean also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (240 vs 9). Looney's Pub's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Looney's Pub against 4.9 for Screaming Bean. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screaming Bean has 240 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Looney's Pub ships an update every 8 months, Screaming Bean every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Looney's Pub | Screaming Bean |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (240 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 240 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Looney's Pub | Per Diem Subscriptions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Looney's Pub
Screaming Bean
In-app purchases
Looney's Pub
No in-app purchases
Screaming Bean
No in-app purchases
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