Drinker's Edition vs SipSonar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Happy hour discovery
- Daily updates
- Searchable by tags, popularity, proximity
- Save favorite spots
- Wishlist compilation
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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.
SipSonar
Discover local happy hours, drink specials, and events with this app. Easily find after-work spots, weekend deals, or live music happening near you. Earn rewards for contributing updates and inviting friends.
- Browse happy hours and specials by day
- Search and filter by city and venue type
- Find live music and local events
- Get venue updates from community
- Earn points and unlock exclusive perks
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SipSonar helps you discover the best happy hours, drink specials, and local events — all in one simple app. Whether you’re looking for the perfect after-work spot, a weekend cocktail deal, or live music tonight, SipSonar makes it easy to find what’s happening near you. Features: - Browse happy hours, specials, and events by day of the week - Search and filter by city, venue type, or activity - Stay up-to-date with accurate info direct from venues and the community - Earn points by suggesting updates and inviting friends - Unlock exclusive perks, deals, and rewards as you use SipSonar With SipSonar, you’ll never waste time searching — just sip, socialize, and enjoy. Available now in Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Charlottesville with more cities coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SipSonar at none against Drinker's Edition's shown. SipSonar also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Drinker's Edition's advantage is ratings volume (634 vs 12) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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 — 4.9 for Drinker's Edition against 5.0 for SipSonar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drinker's Edition has 634 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Drinker's Edition ships an update every 2 months, SipSonar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drinker's Edition | SipSonar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (634 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 634 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cary Greenwood | Orbiter Agent |
Customer experience
Drinker's Edition
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In-app purchases
Drinker's Edition
No in-app purchases
SipSonar
No in-app purchases
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