Drink Happy vs Brewby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drink Happy
Discover thousands of happy hours across the US with AI-powered search and a community-driven platform. Easily add new happy hours by taking a menu picture, share favorites with friends, and get notified before happy hour ends. Earn points for contributions.
- AI-powered happy hour search
- Map view with current and upcoming happy hours
- Add happy hours via menu photo parsing
- Share favorite happy hours with friends
- Last call notifications
- Community-driven venue and event additions
- Rate venues by value, service, and atmosphere
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Thousands of Happy Hours in All 50 States! -- Results Near You -- AI Powered Happy Hour Search! Zoom the map to show the Happy Hours you're interested in. View all the Current and Upcoming Happy Hours sorted and filtered by Time and distance. -- Just Take a Picture! -- Want to add your Favorite local Happy Hour? Just take a menu picture and we'll parse it and add the Times and Deals. Super easy! -- Add Friends! -- Add friends to circles to share your favorite Happy Hours and get notifications when they check-in! -- Happy Hour 'Last Call' -- When you're at a place with a Happy Hour, you'll get a notification 10 minutes before it ends to get that last Drink order in! -- Community Driven -- You make Drink Happy Better! You can add One-Time events or add the Days and Times to make reoccurring events. Easily add new Venues pre-populated by distance or search by address if you don't see it. See 'About Drink Happy' menu item to see Stats on number of Venues, Happy Times and Photos! -- Ratings and Favorites -- Rate places by Value, Service and Atmosphere so you can find what's important to you. Mark your Favorite places to show some love! -- More Than Just Drinks -- Add Happy Times for music trivia, karaoke, comedy, food, and more! Icons make it easy to see what each Happy Time is all about at a glance. -- Photos -- View and share pictures of the Venue, Signs, Menus and Staff. Photos are categorized to help you find what you want faster. Add a caption or Upvote the ones you like the most. -- Get Points -- Earn reputation points for adding venues, happy hours and photos! Looking for the best Happy Hour App around? Drink Happy has got you covered! Cheers!
Brewby
Discover breweries in your vicinity with this app. Filter results by current operating hours or any time. Access brewery contact information and navigation with ease.
- View nearby breweries
- Filter by open now
- Check brewery hours
- Call breweries
- Get directions
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View nearby breweries. Filter by open now or any time. Quickly view a brewery's hours and easily call or get directions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brewby at 5.0 against Drink Happy's 3.7. Drink Happy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Brewby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Drink Happy ships an update every 2 months, Brewby every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drink Happy | Brewby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SourceBrewery LLC | Chris Scott |
Customer experience
Drink Happy
Brewby
In-app purchases
Drink Happy
No in-app purchases
Brewby
No in-app purchases
