Brisbane vs Drift Beaches
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Discover hidden local gems
- Connect with businesses
- Create personalized guides
- Uncover local events
- Business listing creation
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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.
Drift Beaches
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Brisbane | Drift Beaches |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brisbane City Council | Shannon 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
Brisbane
No in-app purchases
Drift Beaches
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Brisbane free?
Is Drift Beaches free?
Do Brisbane or Drift Beaches have ads?
Which is updated more often, Brisbane or Drift Beaches?
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