Comparison

Brisbane vs Drift Beaches

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

Head to head
About

Brisbane

Discover local businesses, events, and hidden gems across Brisbane and its suburbs. Create personalized guides and connect with your favorite local spots. Business owners can list their establishments to reach more customers.

Highlights
  • Discover hidden local gems
  • Connect with businesses
  • Create personalized guides
  • Uncover local events
  • Business listing creation
Features
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The Brisbane app is your one-stop-shop for everything in the city and suburbs throughout Brisbane. Find local hidden gems, connect with your favourite businesses, create guides to explore new and local areas and uncover events throughout the area. Business owners can create a listing for their businesses to connect to more residents and visitors. Users are able to curate personalised content based on their interests and explore Brisbane from their fingertips.

About

Drift Beaches

Features
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Find your next beach with Drift. Drift makes it easy to discover beaches and choose the right one for your day. Explore local beaches, check current conditions, compare beach scores and find somewhere that suits what you want to do. Whether you're planning a swim, heading out fishing, looking for a surf or just want a good spot to spend the day, Drift helps you make the most of the coast. With Drift you can: • Explore beaches and discover new places • Check current weather, wind, swell, UV and water conditions • See a simple condition score to help compare beaches • View forecasts and find the best time to visit • Find beaches based on activities and facilities • Check beach facilities and access information • See information about dogs, 4WD access and park entry requirements • Save your favourite beaches for quick access • Mark beaches you've visited and keep exploring Drift brings useful beach information and conditions together in one simple place, so you can spend less time searching and more time at the beach. Built for exploring the coast.

Screenshots

Brisbane4 screens
Drift Beaches4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drift Beaches at every 2 weeks against Brisbane's every 6 weeks. Drift Beaches also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brisbane ships an update every 6 weeks, Drift Beaches every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brisbane versus Drift Beaches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrisbaneDrift Beaches
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrisbane City CouncilShannon Schoof

Bugs and requests

Brisbane

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • App doesn't open
  • Error loading data
  • Cannot like notifications
  • Zomato link broken
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  • Some features don't work
  • Lags on iPhone
  • Cannot submit error reports
  • Restaurant location incorrect on map
  • List view piles bars over each other
  • Map data is old
  • Cannot check events by date
  • Search function by date doesn't work
  • Cannot edit guides
  • App crashed while making a guide
  • App name is 'azure-b2c-bnecc' after Facebook login

Requested features

16 requests
  • iOS 18 icon support
  • Add pictures of parks
  • Filter events by day
  • View events on a map
  • Filter events by proximity
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  • iPad version
  • More information for each place (photos, opening times)
  • Ability to open in Google/Apple Maps
  • Display free council activities in a section
  • Tab for events by target audience
  • Happy hour guide or meal specials
  • Add more places to existing guides
  • Separate creators and users in notifications/account
  • Add comments to venues in guides
  • Search for venues
  • Rename app after Facebook login

Drift Beaches

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brisbane

No in-app purchases

None

Drift Beaches

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brisbane free?
Brisbane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift Beaches free?
Drift Beaches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brisbane or Drift Beaches have ads?
Neither Brisbane nor Drift Beaches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brisbane or Drift Beaches?
Brisbane ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drift Beaches every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brisbane was updated on October 30, 2026 and Drift Beaches on October 29, 2026.

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