Butcombe vs PubHead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Butcombe
Access exclusive facilities, rewards, and benefits at participating pubs. Earn points, book tables, and discover the latest offers. Order meals and drinks directly from your table and learn about the brewery.
- Earn rewards and benefits
- Book tables at participating pubs
- Discover latest offers
- Order meals and drinks from table
- Learn about the brewery
- Purchase gift cards
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You will have access to exclusive facilities, rewards and benefits when you use the Butcombe app. Earn rewards, book tables and get the latest offers in all participating pubs. Find out about the brewery, purchase gift cards and for selected outlets book overnight stays or order your meal and drinks whilst sat at your table – no need to move! We would love to have you onboard!
PubHead
Find new pubs, earn points for visits, and compete with friends. Discover local spots or plan trips by searching for towns and cities. Collect favorite pubs and share stickers with your social circle.
- Discover local pubs
- Check-in and earn points
- Rate and post photos
- Favorite pubs
- Connect with friends
- Leaderboards
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PubHead helps you discover new pubs in your area, earn points when you visit and compete with your friends. Start discovering pubs and climb the leaderboards today! Key Features: • Discover new pubs in your local area, or search for a town or city to easily plan for an upcoming trip! • Check-in to pubs you visit to build a collection of your favourite pubs and earn pint points! Earn additional points for rating and posting photos at the pubs you visit. • Favourite the best pubs you discover so you never forget them! Easily see your visited and favourite pubs on the map. • Connect with friends to share pub stickers you've earned, discover new pubs together and compete for pint points! • Leaderboards allow you to compete with fellow PubHead’s in your local area, globally or even between your friend group! Love PubHead? Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubheadapp Instagram: https://instagram.com/pubheadapp Facebook: https://facebook.com/pubheadapp Please drink responsibly. For help and support, please visit: https://www.pubhead.com/support Legal: https://www.pubhead.com/legals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PubHead at 75% against Butcombe's 32%. PubHead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Butcombe's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PubHead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Butcombe has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Butcombe's written reviews are positive against 75% of PubHead's.
Butcombe ships an update every 2 months, PubHead every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Butcombe | PubHead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Butcombe Brewery Limited | Legacy IT Consultants Limited |
Customer experience
Butcombe
PubHead
Bugs and requests
Butcombe
Reported bugs
19 issues- App repeatedly defaults screen brightness to 100%
- App crashes when trying to pay with card
- App exits/shuts down when trying to register loyalty card
- Required fields faulty during sign-up
- App menu text is unreadable in light mode
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- App does not save user details
- Autofill does not work on iPhone
- QR code payment system is hopeless on latest iPhone
- App does not offer menu or loyalty membership access
- App does not remember user details for bookings
- App does not update with new venues
- App crashes occasionally
- App does not allow loyalty card registration
- App does not work with Apple Pay
- App does not allow card details stored in Keychain
- App doesn't allow redemption of points
- App is complicated and doesn't do autofill
- App doesn't recognize loyalty card details
- App doesn't recognize card on camera feature
Requested features
13 requests- Accept Apple Pay for QR code payments
- Allow autofill from saved card details
- Improve app navigation
- Remember user details for bookings
- Allow editing or cancelling bookings online
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- Add a bar snacks menu
- Allow redemption of loyalty points through the app
- Add option to order at the bar
- Improve visibility of new venues
- Add loyalty transactions history
- Allow ordering basic items like tea/coffee
- Provide option to order with a server
- Make app menu text readable in light mode
PubHead
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Butcombe
No in-app purchases
PubHead
No in-app purchases
