Comparison

BrewGene vs Finding Beer

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

Head to head
About

BrewGene

Discover and rate beers with a vast database of over 250,000 options. Get personalized recommendations based on your ratings and explore local bar menus. Share your beer journey with friends and track your tasting notes.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive beer tracking
  • Personalized recommendation engine
  • Bar and restaurant beer menus
  • Beer finder and location mapping
  • Social sharing with Beer Buddies
  • Tasting notes and watch lists
Features
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BrewGene is for beer lovers. With more than 250,000 beers on record, it’s easy to find and rate what you’re drinking. The more you rate, the better the recommendation engine will do at serving up new beers you’ll love. Share your favorite brews with Beer Buddies, view beer menus and check in to local bars and restaurants, and access tons of bar and brewer data. Here’s all the great stuff you get with BrewGene: BEER TRACKING The core of BrewGene is an easy-to-use and comprehensive beer tracking feature. Rate and tag what beers you're drinking, where you're having them, and how much you like them. You can also write detailed tasting notes, and create a 'watch list' of rare or favorite beers. Now, you'll never forget that great beer you tried last week, and you'll never accidentally order a bad beer twice. RECOMMENDATION ENGINE BrewGene will analyze your beer preferences and actually be able to predict whether or not you'll like a beer you've never tried before. You get a whole personalized list of new beers to try, and you'll never be disappointed by a random beer order again. BAR LOCATIONS + ENHANCED MENUS BrewGene has maps and beer menus galore. Use our 'beer finder' to locate places to purchase any hard-to-find favorite beer. Each location has a beer menu that is updated based on user activity. Even better, menus are integrated with your rating/recommendation data so you know exactly which beers to order when you walk into a bar. SHARE YOUR ACTIVITY If you're the type of person who likes to post pictures or talk about your favorite beers, we've hooked up BrewGene to Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. We've also built a Beer Buddy system that allows you and your friends to easily see each other's tasting notes, beer activity, and offer personalized beer recommendations. For instance, if you need to get your buddy some beer for their birthday, you can search and see their favorite beers.

About

Finding Beer

Discover breweries and beer styles worldwide with this comprehensive search engine. Easily find local or international spots matching your preferences, from popular hazy IPAs to classic Czech Pilsners.

Highlights
  • Brewery search engine
  • Color-coded rating scale
  • Rich database of breweries
  • Discover beer styles
  • Global travel guide
Features
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Finding Beer is a brewery search engine to find the best breweries wherever you travel. With a straightforward color-coded scale and a rich database of breweries and beer styles, it's easy to connect with places that match your preferences. Whether you're exploring local spots or venturing abroad, the app helps you discover breweries making popular hazy IPAs to classic Czech Pilsners. It's a practical tool to guide you to quality beer and great brewery experiences, no matter where you are.

Screenshots

BrewGene4 screens
Finding Beer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Finding Beer at 5.0 against BrewGene's 4.0. Finding Beer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). BrewGene's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 11) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Finding Beer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrewGene has 75 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of BrewGene's written reviews are positive against 100% of Finding Beer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewGene ships an update every 6 weeks, Finding Beer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BrewGene versus Finding Beer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewGeneFinding Beer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (75 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB42 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Beer Genome LLCReed Emmons

Customer experience

BrewGene

All ratings73 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative10.4%

Finding Beer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BrewGene

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on startup with newer iOS versions
  • Special characters (apostrophes, quotation marks) display as question marks
  • Keyboard remains visible during duplicate check, blocking progression
  • Database connection errors when adding new beers
  • Pictures fail to load or display incorrectly
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  • Facebook sharing posts wrong beer image
  • Slow search performance and database queries
  • App becomes incompatible with future iOS updates
  • Crashes when attempting to add new beers
  • Tasting notes don't persist properly
  • Unable to edit profile information

Requested features

12 requests
  • Barcode scanner for quick beer lookup
  • Edit/delete functionality for entries
  • Data backup and export to CSV
  • Offline access to personal cellar
  • Location-based alerts for nearby beers
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  • Ability to report incorrect images or duplicate entries
  • Better search algorithm with exact name matching
  • French language support
  • Improved photo upload and management
  • Beer information details (IBUs, gravity, etc.)
  • Private personal notes separate from public reviews
  • Better brewery location information display

Finding Beer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BrewGene

No in-app purchases

None

Finding Beer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrewGene free?
BrewGene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finding Beer free?
Finding Beer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrewGene or Finding Beer?
Finding Beer is rated higher. BrewGene averages 4.0 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Finding Beer averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do BrewGene or Finding Beer have ads?
Neither BrewGene nor Finding Beer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewGene or Finding Beer?
BrewGene ships an update every 6 weeks, and Finding Beer every 2 months. Most recently, BrewGene was updated on October 2, 2026 and Finding Beer on September 28, 2026.

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