PubPass vs Something Brewery App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PubPass
Discover and explore local and national craft beer bars and breweries. Access exclusive deals on beer, such as discounted prices and buy-one-get-one offers, at participating locations. Simply show the app to redeem your savings and digitally stamp your progress.
- Discover bars and breweries
- Exclusive beer deals
- Digital passport stamping
- Nationwide participating locations
- Save on craft beer
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PubPass is America's favorite craft beer passport. It’s the best way to explore great bars & breweries around town and across the country. As a member you’ll have access to beer deals such as $1 beers and 'buy one get one' (BOGO) beers not just in your home city, but at all participating PubPass locations. Simply show the app to your bartender or server to redeem. The best part? The deal will be available again in 30 days. Here's how it works: VISIT A BAR OR BREWERY: Great bars and breweries will appear on your map. SHOW THE APP: Show the app to your bartender or server and they’ll digitally stamp the page. SCORE DEALS ON BEER: Each spot will have a great selection of craft beers available with a special deal for PubPassers. *Deals may vary by city due to state regulations. Click app support for details.
Something Brewery App
Stay updated on the latest craft beers available at the brewery in real-time. Search for specific beer styles or keywords to find exactly what you're looking for. Get instant notifications about upcoming events and food truck schedules.
- Real-time tap list updates
- Searchable beer selection
- Event announcements
- Food truck schedule notifications
- Keyword filtering
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This app is a mechanism for Something Brewery customers to have real time updates for the tap list (literally what is on tap right now). The app has a search feature letting you narrow the selection of beers by keyword. For example, searching on IPA will only return the beers that contain IPA in the name or description. The app has an announcement feature allowing Something Brewery to make real time updates to events. Most commonly this can be used to update Food Truck times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: PubPass at 1.7K against Something Brewery App's 1. Something Brewery App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.9 for PubPass against 5.0 for Something Brewery App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PubPass has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PubPass ships an update every 3 weeks, Something Brewery App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PubPass | Something Brewery App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PubPass | Mydynamenu, Inc. |
Customer experience
PubPass
Something Brewery App
Bugs and requests
PubPass
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on map screen
- App crashes on launch or login screen
- Unresponsive buttons and navigation
Requested features
2 requests- Expand to more locations, especially in Illinois and the Pacific Northwest
- Fix compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Something Brewery App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PubPass
No in-app purchases
Something Brewery App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PubPass free?
Is Something Brewery App free?
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Do PubPass or Something Brewery App have ads?
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