PubPass vs Dribly 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.
Dribly App
This app automatically tracks your bar visits using GPS and sends timely reminders to encourage responsible drinking. It logs your night's timeline, shows nearby bars on a map, and allows easy sharing of your location with friends. It also integrates with ride-sharing services for safe travel home.
- Auto-detects bar arrivals via GPS
- Smart, escalating drinking reminders
- Logs bar visit timeline
- Live map of nearby bars
- One-tap friend location sharing
- Direct Uber/Lyft integration
- 100% on-device data storage
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What Dribly does: — Auto-detects bars using GPS and starts your timer the moment you arrive. Switch venues and it switches with you. — Sends smart, escalating reminders: a water break at 30 minutes, a check-in at 1 hour, a nudge to head home after 2. — Logs a clean timeline of every bar you visited — name, arrival time, and duration — so you can review your night in the morning. — Shows a live map of bars nearby with real walking distances and one-tap Apple Maps directions. — Lets you text your buddy in one tap: your current location, how long you've been there, and how many stops you've made — without typing a word. — Connects directly to Uber and Lyft when it's time to get home safe. — Keeps everything 100% on your device. No accounts. No servers. No data leaving your phone. Ever. Free to download. No sign-up. No subscription. Just open it and go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dribly App at every 3 days against PubPass's every 3 weeks. PubPass's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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 — 4.9 for PubPass against 5.0 for Dribly 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, Dribly App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PubPass | Dribly 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 | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PubPass | RODION ALEKSEEVICH SADOVNYK |
Customer experience
PubPass
Dribly 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
Dribly App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PubPass
No in-app purchases
Dribly App
No in-app purchases
