Strandbutler vs BeachNow App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Strandbutler
Easily book, pay for, and unlock beach chairs directly from your phone. Avoid queues and the disappointment of finding no available chairs.
- Book beach chairs
- Pay for rentals
- Unlock/lock chairs with app
- Select chairs via map
- Choose rental period
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Mit Strandbutler kannst du jederzeit einen Strandkorb buchen, bezahlen und vor Ort das Schloss am Korb öffnen und schließen. Wähle einfach über die Karte deinen Lieblingskorb aus, wähle den passenden Zeitraum und bezahle für deine Miete. Das Schloss, welches den Strandkorb verschließt, kannst du dann mit der App zu der von dir gebuchten Zeit öffnen und nach der Miete auch wieder verschließen. Nie wieder anstehen oder vergeblich auf einen Strandkorb hoffen!
BeachNow App
Easily book and pay for beach chairs directly through the app. An overview map shows available chairs, allowing you to select your desired time and chair, then unlock it on-site. Skip the queues for a seamless beach day.
- Book beach chairs
- In-app payment
- Unlock chairs on-site
- View available chairs on map
- Select time period
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Quick and easy to your beach chair with BeachNow. Book, pay, open the padlock on site and enjoy - all with one app. Long queues are a thing of yesterday, with BeachNow nothing stands in the way of a relaxing day at the beach. The overview map shows you all free available beach chairs. Select your desired time period and beach chair and simply pay in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeachNow App at 88% against Strandbutler's 46%. BeachNow App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Strandbutler's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
BeachNow App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Strandbutler's written reviews are positive against 88% of BeachNow App's.
Strandbutler ships an update weekly, BeachNow App monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strandbutler | BeachNow App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strand & Mehr GmbH | BeachNow GmbH |
Customer experience
Strandbutler
BeachNow App
In-app purchases
Strandbutler
No in-app purchases
BeachNow App
No in-app purchases
