Butcombe vs Aftertaste
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!
Aftertaste
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Rank every bite. Share every sip. You remember the meals worth remembering. Aftertaste gives them a home: a warm, editorial place to score what you eat and drink out, build a real taste profile, and trade honest recommendations with the friends whose palate you trust. This is your record. Your opinions, kept beautifully. THE SCORE THAT MEANS SOMETHING Rate every dish and drink from 0 to 10, in half-point steps, on a tactile control that colour-grades from chilli-red through golden-yellow to fresh green. Every score carries a human verdict, from Just okay to Unforgettable, so your taste reads at a glance. A FEW SECONDS TO LOG Snap the plate or the glass, toggle food or drink, and set your score. Attach the restaurant with real venue search, let your country fill in automatically, add the cuisine and a few notes. Done. Food and drink are both first-class here, each with its own place. A TASTE PROFILE THAT GROWS WITH YOU Watch your palate take shape: total ratings, average score, your favourite cuisine, your highest-rated food and drink, and a cuisine "passport" counting every distinct kitchen and country you've explored. See your score distribution at a glance and get a rolling 30-day recap of where your taste has been. YOUR FOOD JOURNAL, ALWAYS SEARCHABLE Every rating lands in a filterable, sortable timeline: by food or drink, by most recent, highest or lowest. Group your favourites into collections with their own cover photos, and keep a wishlist of restaurants you still want to try. THE FRIENDS WHOSE TASTE YOU TRUST Your home feed stays friends-only: image-led, honest, and quiet. Like and comment, reply in threads, and like the replies that land. Everyone's individual scores roll up into shared best-of rankings: top foods, top drinks, top restaurants and top cuisines across your circle. No more screenshots or "where was that place again?" Visit a restaurant's page to see every score it's earned and who left it, then save it to try next. A MAP OF EVERYWHERE YOU'VE EATEN Every place you rank lands on your own map, with the dish photo as the pin and its score beside it. Zoom out to see a whole city gather into one stack, or switch to your friends' map to see where your circle has been eating. Tap a place for what was ordered, what it scored and who rated it, then rank there yourself or save it for later. YOURS, ON YOUR TERMS Keep your profile public or private. Your home feed always stays friends-only. Report or block when you need to. Export your entire food history at any time, or delete your account outright. Sign in with email and a password or a magic link, and reset in seconds. CRAFTED TO LINGER Warm espresso-and-cream tones, elegant display type, light and dark themes, and every screen built to be lingered over. The name says it: the best meals stay with you long after the last bite. Start your taste profile today, and give your opinions the home they deserve.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aftertaste at daily against Butcombe's every 2 months. Aftertaste also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Butcombe ships an update every 2 months, Aftertaste daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Butcombe | Aftertaste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Butcombe Brewery Limited | Tom Smith |
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
Aftertaste
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Butcombe
No in-app purchases
Aftertaste
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Butcombe free?
Is Aftertaste free?
Do Butcombe or Aftertaste have ads?
Which is updated more often, Butcombe or Aftertaste?
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