Tap Deck vs Build a Beer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap Deck
Manage and display your craft beer selection with this innovative system. Showcase your brews on various screens, from large TVs to mobile devices, updating inventory and tap changes in real-time. This management app requires login and integrates social features.
- Real-time tap and inventory updates
- Display on TVs and mobile devices
- Socially integrated media center
- Product showcase for customers
- Login-required management app
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An innovative display system for your craft brews on tap. More than just a display system, it’s a social integrated, mobile aware media center that brings your product up close and personal. From any size TV display to mobile devices, get your product out to your customers as you change the taps or add to your inventory. This application is the management app for the Tap Deck Display System. Login required.
Build a Beer
This AI-powered app assists homebrewers in creating custom beer recipes. It helps generate accurate clone recipes or develop original ones with appropriate ingredients and styles. Explore ingredients and discover new beer styles to brew.
- AI-assisted recipe generation
- Clone brew recipe accuracy
- Custom recipe creation
- Ingredient exploration
- New beer style discovery
- Easy-to-use recipe format
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Expand your beer-brewing creativity with Build-a-Beer. Our AI assistant will guide you to create accurate clone brew recipes, or bring your brewing ideas to life with stylistically accurate recipes with appropriate ingredients. Explore ingredients, play with recipes in an easy-to-use format, and discover new beer styles to brew! Terms of Use: This app uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tap Deck at none against Build a Beer's 2. Build a Beer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Build a Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tap Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tap Deck against 5.0 for Build a Beer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Tap Deck ships an update every 18 months, Build a Beer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap Deck | Build a Beer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jason Neumeier | David Vanfleet |
Customer experience
Tap Deck
Build a Beer
In-app purchases
Tap Deck
No in-app purchases
Build a Beer
- Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year
