Brewby vs CorkAndBrews
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
CorkAndBrews
Discover US wineries, breweries, and distilleries with this app. Plan your trips, find weekly specials, and get notified about promotions. Rate your experiences and share recommendations.
- Directory of US wineries, breweries, and distilleries
- Trip planning functionality
- Notifications for local specials and promotions
- Business promotion features (menus, hours, photos)
- User ratings and recommendations
- Location-based special alerts
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Cork and Brews is a directory of US Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries. It was designed to create an affordable way for businesses to promote their shop on one platform. It can serve as a trip planner that will help customers find multiple shops in a specific area. Businesses can promote weekly specials, post menus, post pictures, shop hours, tasting rooms, tours plus many more features. As a user traveling, you will receive notifications on specific specials and promotions when you come within a specific radius. You will be able to rate your experiences at local shops and let others know what your recommendations are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CorkAndBrews at none against Brewby's shown. CorkAndBrews also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). Brewby's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Brewby against 5.0 for CorkAndBrews. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Brewby ships an update every 3 months, CorkAndBrews every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewby | CorkAndBrews |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chris Scott | CorkAndBrew |
Customer experience
Brewby
CorkAndBrews
In-app purchases
Brewby
No in-app purchases
CorkAndBrews
No in-app purchases
