Comparison

GR Drinks vs Levain

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

Head to head
About

GR Drinks

Discover the best happy hour deals and drink specials at over 100 local bars in Grand Rapids. This app provides weekly updated information on craft beer and cocktail discounts, helping you find great savings in your neighborhood or explore new areas of the city.

Highlights
  • 100+ local bars updated weekly
  • View current happy hour deals
  • Automatic list updates
  • Detailed bar specials
  • Discover new neighborhood bars
  • Deals sorted by day
  • Map feature for navigation
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Beer City's best food and drink deals in the palm of your hand. GR Drinks is your go-to source for all things happy hour in Grand Rapids. Avoid the ever inflating city prices on great craft beer and cocktails. Easily find the best deals in your neighborhood, or explore one of the other unique areas this city has to offer. Be sure to follow GR Drinks on all social media platforms for even more inspiration on where to wine and dine in Grand Rapids. Features: - 100+ local bars updated weekly - See all current happy hour deals in Grand Rapids - The list automatically updates so you never miss a deal - Click a bar to find all their happy hour and daily specials - Discover new bars in your neighborhood - See deals sorted by day of the week - Navigate to a new bar with the map feature

About

Levain

Manage your sourdough starters and bread baking recipes in one place. Track recipe steps, get notifications for feeding and baking, and monitor progress with widgets. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Recipe management
  • Sourdough starter maintenance
  • Baking step tracking
  • Customizable notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Bread Baking and Sourdough Maintenance Management for iOS and iPadOS Keep all your bread baking recipes in one single place. Define the individual recipe steps entering all details relevant to you (step duration, automatic or manual start, ingredients, temperatures, equipment etc) Bring your recipes to life by creating bakings. Get notified when a step is ready to start or has just started. Manage your sourdoughs and get notified when it’s time to feed or store them. Monitor your bakings and levains without opening the app by using the home screen and lock screen widgets. iCloud support: your recipes, bakings and levains will be available across all your iOS/iPadOS devices. Levain is totally free, In-App-Purchases allow you to tip the developer and have no impact on the app's functionality.

Screenshots

GR Drinks4 screens
Levain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GR Drinks at none against Levain's 3. GR Drinks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GR Drinks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GR Drinks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GR Drinks versus Levain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGR DrinksLevain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrew DunkelMichael Klug

Customer experience

GR Drinks

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Levain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GR Drinks

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Levain

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is GR Drinks free?
GR Drinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Levain free?
Levain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GR Drinks or Levain?
GR Drinks is rated higher. GR Drinks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Levain averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.

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