Comparison

YourLocalBeer vs Craft Beer

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

Head to head
About

YourLocalBeer

Discover the best craft beers, breweries, and pubs in your city or while traveling. This app helps craft beer enthusiasts find top-rated establishments and beers with a constantly updated global database.

Highlights
  • Find craft beers and pubs
  • Discover breweries and bottle shops
  • Global database of beers and locations
  • User-updated content
  • User contribution rewards and levels
Features
Read full description

The YourLocalBeer mobile app has been designed as a companion to the yourlocalbeer.com website. The app is designed especially for craft beer enthusiasts and aficionados as an extremely useful tool to find the best beers, breweries, bars, restaurants and bottle shops in your home town or in any city! The app currently covers the US, Canada and Europe with other coverage areas schedule to come online soon. With the explosion of the craft beer scene over recent years, it is harder than ever to keep up with the best new breweries and craft beer establishments. YourLocalBeer's database of hundreds of thousands of beers, breweries and craft beer locations is constantly being updated by users worldwide to provide the most updated information about beers, breweries and establishments who serve or specialize in providing craft beer. Users who rate beers and places, add photos and add/edit content are rewarded with points each time they make a contribution to the site. Contribution points accrue in each user's profile and they are rewarded by achieving up to 7 different user levels, each with its own special icon. In the future, users will also be able to achieve a ranking in their local area. Many more upgrades are planned for the YourLocalBeer app so join now!

About

Craft Beer

Log and share your craft beer discoveries with fellow enthusiasts. Start your collection with pre-loaded entries and expand your catalog with a subscription for unlimited recording.

Highlights
  • Record craft beer details
  • Pre-loaded beer entries
  • Share discoveries with friends
  • Unlimited recording via subscription
  • Manage subscription settings
Features
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Record the rich world of Craft Beer using this app, written by Craft Beer lovers, just like you! The app come pre-loaded with a few great craft beers to start you off on your collection of Craft Beer records. Also, you can share your new found beers with friends. Note: Once you have recorded 6 beers, the Craft Beer app gives you the choice of either a one month or one year subscription, so that you can record unlimited beers in the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by you, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase This App uses the standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ The Red Two Apps privacy policy can be found at: http://www.redtwoapps.co.uk/privacy-policy.html There is no free trial period with this app. The app is free until you reach the 6 beer limit. At this point, you will be asked to subscribe to record more than 6 beers in the apps Enjoy!

Screenshots

YourLocalBeer4 screens
Craft Beer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YourLocalBeer at none against Craft Beer's 2. YourLocalBeer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Craft Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. YourLocalBeer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YourLocalBeer ships an update weekly, Craft Beer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YourLocalBeer versus Craft Beer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYourLocalBeerCraft Beer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSean von TagenRTA Apps Ltd

Customer experience

YourLocalBeer

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Craft Beer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

YourLocalBeer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Craft Beer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.291 Month
  • Annual Subscription$1.991 Year

Questions

Is YourLocalBeer free?
YourLocalBeer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Craft Beer free?
Craft Beer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YourLocalBeer or Craft Beer have ads?
Neither YourLocalBeer nor Craft Beer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YourLocalBeer or Craft Beer?
YourLocalBeer ships an update weekly, and Craft Beer every 2 months. Most recently, YourLocalBeer was updated on November 7, 2026 and Craft Beer on November 3, 2026.

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