BeerZPlease vs Build a Beer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeerZPlease
This app provides a fun and interactive way to request more beer from friends by shaking your phone. It also includes a feature to search for nearby beer stores and breweries across the USA, with direct calling and map lookup options.
- Shake phone to request beer
- Audible notification for requests
- Search for beer stores and breweries
- Location-based search
- Direct call to beer sources
- Map lookup for locations
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The BeerZPlease app allows you to request more beer. When you shake your phone the glass of beer on the screen will start to pour and the bell will jingle to audibly inform your mate more beer is requested. This can be a fun method in a group to make your request. When you shake the phone a second time the pour and jingle will stop, or just press the Shake button. The apps BeerZ and breweries search ability allows you to search for beer stores based on your current location. You can also find beer in any city and state in the USA. The table view allows you to directly call a beer source or quickly lookup the store on a Google maps. The BeerZPlease app is a fun app to show of in your group of friends. Enjoy the app and the beer it brings.
Build a Beer
This AI-powered app assists homebrewers in creating custom beer recipes. It helps generate accurate clone recipes or develop original ones with appropriate ingredients and styles. Explore ingredients and discover new beer styles to brew.
- AI-assisted recipe generation
- Clone brew recipe accuracy
- Custom recipe creation
- Ingredient exploration
- New beer style discovery
- Easy-to-use recipe format
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Expand your beer-brewing creativity with Build-a-Beer. Our AI assistant will guide you to create accurate clone brew recipes, or bring your brewing ideas to life with stylistically accurate recipes with appropriate ingredients. Explore ingredients, play with recipes in an easy-to-use format, and discover new beer styles to brew! Terms of Use: This app uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeerZPlease at none against Build a Beer's 2. BeerZPlease also leads on iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.1). Build a Beer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Build a Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BeerZPlease asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BeerZPlease against 5.0 for Build a Beer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
BeerZPlease ships an update every 3 months, Build a Beer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeerZPlease | Build a Beer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Randolph W Duerr | David Vanfleet |
Customer experience
BeerZPlease
Build a Beer
In-app purchases
BeerZPlease
No in-app purchases
Build a Beer
- Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$9.991 Year
Questions
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