Comparison

CaskFinder vs Smart911

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

Head to head
About

CaskFinder

Discover pubs serving quality cask ale across the UK. Find nearby establishments, view available cask ales, and access detailed tasting notes for thousands of beers. Participate in ale trails and win prizes.

Highlights
  • Pub finder with location services
  • View cask ales and other beers available
  • Pump scanner for instant tasting notes
  • Access to over 10,000 beer tasting notes
  • Participate in UK-wide ale trails
  • Win prizes by scanning QR codes
Features
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CaskFinder is the app from beer industry experts Cask Marque and is designed to help you find and enjoy cask ales all over the UK. Use the pub finder’s location finder to locate nearby pubs serving great quality cask ale. See what cask ales they had on sale when Cask Marque’s team of 50 professional beer inspectors last visited. If the licensee has access to our system they may also have listed what other beers they sell, including stout, craft beers and lager. New beers are constantly being added by brewers in both the UK and overseas. Choose from over 1300 brewers and see all their beers in one place. When you are in the pub, if you don’t recognise a beer then use our pump scanner to take a picture of the pump and within a few seconds receive back tasting notes telling you what to expect in terms of colour, smell, taste and more. On the beers page you can see over 10,000 different beers with tasting notes stored on the Inapub database, which along with Cask Marque, powers the data behind the app. Click on the beers and find tasting notes from Cyclopsbeer.co.uk as well as lots more information including calories, beer & food match and interesting facts. If you haven’t already done so, join the World’s Biggest Ale Trail and discover new pubs all over the UK. You have about 10,000 to choose from and they have all won the Cask Marque Award for the quality of their cask beer. Scan the QR code on the pub’s Cask Marque certificate and win prizes as you go. On top of this the app now offers ale trails from our corporate customers and Visit England. Complete smaller ale trails and win prizes from our partners, as well as see beautiful parts of the country. CaskFinder is not just another list of pubs – it is an indispensable tool for every beer lover! Please note that many pubs regularly rotate their beers and once they are sold out, change them for another. Cask Ale, by its nature does not have a long shelf life, and should be sold within 3 days of putting on sale. Accordingly, some pubs may not have the same beers in stock today than when they were last visited by a Cask Marque assessor, so if you are travelling a long way to sample a particular beer, phone ahead to check before you set out to avoid a wasted trip – you can access the pub’s phone number from CaskFinder automatically from the pub details page. We hope you enjoy the app and give us a good rating. If you don’t like something on it or have great suggestions for improvement then please email us at appsupport@cask-marque.co.uk What’s New - Redesigned user interface - Quick access to main features - Improved pump clip scanner accuracy - Ale trails from our corporate partners - Tasting notes for all beer styles, not just cask - Ratings & favourites stored in the cloud, not in-phone - Change password feature - Regular beer news

About

Smart911

Enhance emergency preparedness by creating a Safety Profile to share vital household information with 9-1-1. Receive targeted emergency alerts for weather, traffic, and public safety events.

Highlights
  • Create Safety Profiles
  • Share household information with 9-1-1
  • Receive emergency alerts
  • Customize notification types
  • View medical and contact details
Features
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Be better prepared for any emergency with Smart911. By signing up, you can share lifesaving information about your household with 9-1-1 and receive targeted emergency alerts. When you call 9-1-1, your Smart911 Safety Profile displays on the 9-1-1 screen. The 9-1-1 call takers can view your addresses, medical information, home information, pets and vehicles, and emergency contacts. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. This additional information enables 9-1-1 and first responders to send help fast. Smart911 can also keep you informed of weather, traffic, and other emergencies by sending emergency alerts from the National Weather Service and local public safety agencies. You can select the types of notifications you want and how you want to be notified. Smart911: Information worth sharing. Sign up today.

Screenshots

CaskFinder4 screens
Smart9114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Smart911 at 6.8K against CaskFinder's 41. CaskFinder's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 37%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart911 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart911 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of CaskFinder's written reviews are positive against 37% of Smart911's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaskFinder ships an update every 2 months, Smart911 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CaskFinder versus Smart911: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaskFinderSmart911
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (41 ratings)4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews — better37.1% of reviews
Number of ratings416.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCask MarqueRave Mobile Safety

Customer experience

CaskFinder

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative32.8%

Smart911

All ratings6,630 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive37.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative54.3%

User reviews

CaskFinder

From 41 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for finding pubs
  • 👍 Good for real ale discovery
  • 👍 Useful for pub trails
  • 👍 Encourages trying new ales
  • 👍 Helps discover new places

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Tedious registration
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Difficult to navigate
  • 🐛 Lost old data/scans

Smart911

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient access to critical information
  • 🔒 Secure emergency response
  • 💡 Helpful for first responders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 🔑 Difficult to log in and account management issues
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive interface
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

CaskFinder

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Unable to login
  • New password not sent
  • Constantly crashes after iOS update
  • Cannot create an account
  • App refuses to allow registration
Show 7 more
  • Password reset facility does not work
  • Favourites do not load
  • Lost all previous ale trail pubs
  • Does not show pubs visited
  • Cannot log in after improvement
  • QR codes not recognized
  • Intermittent crashes

Requested features

11 requests
  • Integrate reporting missing beers
  • Allow password manager/autofill
  • Explain why personal info is needed
  • Allow viewing scanned pubs and dates
  • Improve QR code scanning reliability
Show 6 more
  • Allow scanning and submitting later via Wi-Fi
  • Add competition with friends on Ale Trail
  • Update beer clip identifier database
  • Allow changing account email address
  • Make app simpler and more intuitive
  • Bring back old app features

Smart911

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to confirm phone number and get verification code
  • Keeps signing users out and unable to log back in
  • Incorrect address formatting and inability to update location
  • Delayed or missing emergency alerts and notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust pin location on map
  • Option to select specific areas for alerts
  • Improved notification settings and customization
  • Support for apartment/building entry details

In-app purchases

None

CaskFinder

No in-app purchases

None

Smart911

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CaskFinder free?
CaskFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart911 free?
Smart911 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CaskFinder or Smart911?
Smart911 is rated higher. CaskFinder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Smart911 averages 4.7 from 6.8K ratings.
Do CaskFinder or Smart911 have ads?
Neither CaskFinder nor Smart911 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaskFinder or Smart911?
CaskFinder ships an update every 2 months, and Smart911 every 4 months. Most recently, CaskFinder was updated on October 23, 2026 and Smart911 on October 22, 2026.

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