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 access beach chairs. Select your preferred chair on the map, choose your rental period, and complete the payment. Unlock and lock your chair directly through the app at your booked time.
- Book beach chairs
- Pay for rentals
- Unlock chair locks remotely
- Lock chair locks remotely
- Map-based selection
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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 your phone. Avoid long queues and find available chairs on an overview map. Unlock your reserved chair on-site with a simple tap.
- Book beach chairs
- In-app payment
- Unlock on-site
- View available chairs
- Overview map
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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 rating: BeachNow App at 4.9 against Strandbutler's 4.6. BeachNow App also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%). Strandbutler's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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: 67% of Strandbutler's written reviews are positive against 88% of BeachNow App's.
Strandbutler ships an update weekly, BeachNow App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Strandbutler | BeachNow App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 78 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
