Comparison

Craft Beer vs PintWise

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

Head to head
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!

About

PintWise

Log and rate craft beers you've tried, complete with photos, tasting notes, and purchase details. Discover your taste preferences with insightful statistics and share your beer experiences with friends. Syncs across devices and offers export options.

Highlights
  • Log beer details (name, brewery, style, price, location)
  • Rate beers in half-stars and add tasting notes
  • Track buy-again status
  • Search entire beer catalog
  • Share beer cards with friends
  • View taste statistics and year-end recaps
  • Syncs across devices with iCloud
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Remember every beer worth remembering. PintWise is a personal catalog for the craft beers you've tasted — snap a photo, rate it, and never again stand in the beer aisle wondering if you liked the one with the cool label. This app grew out of sharing some great (and some not so great) beers over the years with friends and family. After giving and receiving tons of recommendations, it became impossible to remember them all — so PintWise was born. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Photograph each beer and log the name, brewery, style, price, and where you bought it • Rate in half-stars, mark whether you'd buy it again, and write tasting notes while it's fresh • Credit collaborating breweries on collab brews • Search your whole catalog in seconds, right there in the aisle • Share any beer as a beautiful card straight to your friends SEE YOUR TASTE TAKE SHAPE Statistics reveal your top styles, your favorite breweries, your average rating, and your highest-rated pour. At the end of the year, Your Year in Beer wraps it all into a recap worth sharing. YOURS, EVERYWHERE Your catalog syncs across your devices with iCloud, so replacing a phone never means losing a single beer. Export the whole thing — photos included — to a plain backup file any time. No lock-in. PintWise is free for your first 5 beers. Unlimited beers, backup restore, and everything above are part of PintWise Pro. Built by one person, on nights and weekends, for people who take their beer seriously and themselves less so. Cheers. Privacy Policy: https://www.zeynatech.com/pintwise/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Craft Beer3 screens
PintWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PintWise at every 3 weeks against Craft Beer's every 2 months. Craft Beer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Craft Beer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month and PintWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Craft Beer ships an update every 2 months, PintWise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Craft Beer versus PintWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraft BeerPintWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRTA Apps LtdZeyna Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

Craft Beer

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

PintWise

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Craft Beer

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

PintWise

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.001 Month
  • Annual Subscription$10.001 Year

Questions

Is Craft Beer free?
Craft Beer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PintWise free?
PintWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Craft Beer or PintWise have ads?
Neither Craft Beer nor PintWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Craft Beer or PintWise?
Craft Beer ships an update every 2 months, and PintWise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Craft Beer was updated on November 3, 2026 and PintWise on November 4, 2026.

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