Comparison

Butcombe vs Aftertaste

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Aftertaste

Features
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You'll always remember that the restaurant was good. What you won't remember is which dish made it good — and by your next visit, months later, the detail is gone. So you re-order the same safe thing forever, or gamble on something new and regret it. Aftertaste is a private log of dishes, not restaurants. It's built around the one decision you'll face again and again: what should I order here? HOW IT WORKS • Snap the plate. One photo, mid-meal, before the food goes cold. • Give your verdict. Loved it, fine, or never again — a single tap. No five-star agonising. • Add a note to future you. "Ask for it extra peppery." "Too big to finish." "Skip the side." • Walk back in months later, and your own hits are waiting. You order from experience, not the menu photos. The restaurant is created for you automatically the first time you log a dish there — you never manage a list by hand. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • A grid of every plate you've ever logged — filter by loved, fine, or skip to see just the hits. • Each restaurant's page leads with "order again," so your favourites are the first thing you see. • A wish list for dishes you've heard about but not tried yet. Tap "Tried it" and it slides straight into your log. • A map of everywhere you've eaten, pinned by taste. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No feed. No strangers' star ratings. Every dish, photo, and note lives only on your phone — this is your own taste, and it never leaves the device. AFTERTASTE PRO Unlock trips (bundle a holiday's dishes into one shareable card), custom labels, and place covers with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. The core log is free, forever. Remember the dish, not just the restaurant.

Screenshots

Butcombe4 screens
Aftertaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Butcombe at none against Aftertaste's 1. Aftertaste's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aftertaste sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Butcombe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Butcombe ships an update every 2 months, Aftertaste every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Butcombe versus Aftertaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButcombeAftertaste
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperButcombe Brewery LimitedCKC Technologies Ltd

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

None

Butcombe

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aftertaste

One-time1
  • Aftertaste Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Butcombe free?
Butcombe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aftertaste free?
Aftertaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Butcombe or Aftertaste have ads?
Neither Butcombe nor Aftertaste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Butcombe or Aftertaste?
Butcombe ships an update every 2 months, and Aftertaste every 9 days. Most recently, Butcombe was updated on November 3, 2026 and Aftertaste on October 31, 2026.

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