The Craft Experience vs DrinkLocally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Craft Experience
Discover independent craft breweries with detailed taproom information, hours, and tap lists. Save your favorites, find nearby locations on an interactive map, and receive timely notifications. Explore the world of craft beer conveniently.
- Discover independent craft breweries
- View taproom details and tap lists
- Save favorite breweries and brews
- Find nearby breweries on interactive map
- Receive brewery notifications
- Access beer statistics
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The Craft Experience is an app for craft brewery enthusiasts that helps you plan your next craft adventure. No account necessary, just install and launch the craft experience. We like craft beer, we make craft beer, and we make apps. The Craft Experience is private, by design. Who is an Independent Craft Brewery? What do I need to know about the brewery? Where is their taproom located? When are they open? Why is craft beer so awesome?!? How can I get the full brewery taproom experience? We had the same questions, that’s why we made The Craft Experience. This app combines everything you’d want to know about a brewery all in one spot so it is quick and convenient whether you’re wanting to check out a new brewery, or do your usual rotation and visit a few all together. Features: • View all of the Independent Craft Breweries in Minnesota all in one convenient place. • Check out taproom details like hours, tap lists, and more in a familiar and consistent way. • Record your favorite breweries and brews, all saved privately on your device and in your iCloud account. • Find nearby breweries with the interactive Nearby map. • Get notifications on the go when you’re nearby a brewery or taproom. • Find all of the beer snob brew stats you could ever want. The Craft Experience is designed and developed in Minnesota. The initial launch of the application will support Independent Craft Breweries in Minnesota with plans to expand nationwide in the future. Please, drink craft beer responsibly. Want to be part of our beta app? Send us an email at beta@craftexperience.app Are you affiliated with a brewery and want your official logo and artwork in the app? Email us here: support@craftexperience.app Terms of Service: https://craftexperience.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://craftexperience.app/privacy
DrinkLocally
Discover and support local craft breweries with this app. It shows nearby breweries based on your location, allows map scanning for breweries in your area, and lets you favorite your preferred spots for quick access.
- Find nearby breweries
- Scan map for breweries
- Favorite breweries
- Support local craft beer
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DrinkLocally is an app to help support you in your quest for finding and supporting local craft breweries. It can display nearby breweries from your current location, let you scan the map for breweries in your area, and let you favorite your favorite breweries for easy reference later on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrinkLocally at none against The Craft Experience's 3. DrinkLocally also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). The Craft Experience's advantage is 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. The Craft Experience sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DrinkLocally asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Craft Experience against 5.0 for DrinkLocally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
The Craft Experience ships an update every 4 months, DrinkLocally every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Craft Experience | DrinkLocally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Twin Cities App Dev LLC | Brent Busby |
Customer experience
The Craft Experience
DrinkLocally
In-app purchases
The Craft Experience
- Monthly Supporter$1.991 Month
- Seasonal Supporter$3.993 Months
- Annual Supporter$9.991 Year
DrinkLocally
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is DrinkLocally free?
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