Comparison

PubPass vs hopyard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Discover bars and breweries
  • Exclusive beer deals
  • Digital passport stamping
  • Nationwide participating locations
  • Save on craft beer
Features
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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.

About

hopyard

Discover nearby breweries with ease. This app provides a simple map interface to locate breweries, brewpubs, and bottle shops. Access public information on thousands of locations for your next beer adventure.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby breweries
  • Search brewery map
  • View brewery information
  • Mark destinations
  • Simple, no-fluff interface
Features
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Finding breweries has never been easier! Thousands of breweries available at your fingertips. Find yourself browsing for your next beer wherever you are! Open the app, search the map, mark your destination, DONE. Simplicity has finally come to the beer drinking community. No bloat, no fluff, just breweries. All of the brewery data is fantastically served by Open Brewery DB. Open Brewery DB is a free dataset and API with public information on breweries, cideries, brewpubs, and bottle shops. It is OBDB's belief that public information should be freely accessible for the betterment of the beer community and the happiness of web developers and data analysts. That is why we created hopyard; to give a pretty face to a beautiful backend.

Screenshots

PubPass4 screens
hopyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

PubPass and hopyard both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of hopyard's written reviews are positive against 52% of PubPass's. hopyard also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). PubPass's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 4). 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

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 — 4.9 for PubPass against 4.8 for hopyard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PubPass has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of PubPass's written reviews are positive against 100% of hopyard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PubPass versus hopyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPubPasshopyard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB51 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPubPassSudden Development, LLC

Customer experience

PubPass

All ratings1,767 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative44.8%

hopyard

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

hopyard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PubPass

No in-app purchases

None

hopyard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PubPass free?
PubPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hopyard free?
hopyard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PubPass or hopyard?
PubPass is rated higher. PubPass averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while hopyard averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do PubPass or hopyard have ads?
Neither PubPass nor hopyard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PubPass or hopyard?
PubPass ships an update every 3 weeks, and hopyard every 3 weeks. Most recently, PubPass was updated on October 29, 2026 and hopyard on October 6, 2026.

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