BrewGene vs OnlyDrams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
OnlyDrams
Manage your spirits collection with this app. Browse bottles, track pricing, get recommendations from your collection, and scan barcodes for instant information before you buy. It aims to be your all-in-one solution for managing your liquor inventory.
- Manage spirits collection
- Browse thousands of bottles
- Real-time pricing information
- Personalized pour picker
- Barcode scanner for liquor stores
- Community-driven insights
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OnlyDrams is a community built app helping you manage your collection of spirits no matter the size or your experience - Browse thousands of bottles, add to your collection, and let others know what you are thinking about what you're sipping on. - Get real time pricing information aggregated from hundreds of sources confirmed by the distilleries themselves. - Not sure what to pour? We got you covered with our pour picker that searches your collection to pick what is right for you in the moment. - Scan any barcode in a liquor store to see what you should be paying and find out more before you buy. With hundreds of features in the making, gone are the days of opening multiple apps to get the job done. OnlyDrams aims to be the last spirits app you'll ever need. EULA: https://onlydrams.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnlyDrams at 4.9 against BrewGene's 4.0. OnlyDrams also leads on ratings volume (9.3K vs 75) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). BrewGene's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. OnlyDrams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BrewGene asks for nothing beyond the download.
OnlyDrams holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnlyDrams has 9.3K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of BrewGene's written reviews are positive against 65% of OnlyDrams's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BrewGene ships an update every 6 weeks, OnlyDrams fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrewGene | OnlyDrams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (75 ratings) | 4.9 (9.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 75 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Beer Genome LLC | OnlyDrams, LLC |
Customer experience
BrewGene
OnlyDrams
User reviews
BrewGene
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Extensive beer database with comprehensive coverage
- ⭐ Easy rating and review system for beers tried
- 👥 Social features to compare with friends' ratings
- 🎯 Accurate recommendation algorithm based on ratings
- 📝 Ability to add personal tasting notes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- ⏱️ Slow search and loading times
- ❌ Cannot delete or edit cellar entries
- 🔤 Special characters display as question marks
- 📸 Picture loading and sharing issues
OnlyDrams
From 9.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient app for tracking collection
- 👍 Helpful for new and experienced collectors
- 🚀 Frequent updates and improvements
- 👍 Great community and developer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches after recent updates
- 🔍 Missing bottles in database
- 🤔 Confusing navigation and UI changes
- 🔒 Login and account issues
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
OnlyDrams
Reported bugs
4 issues- Duplicate bottle entries in collection
- Inaccurate bottle counts and rarity information
- Inability to delete bottles from collection
- Login and password reset functionality not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add personal notes for bottles
- Ability to manually add bottles not in database
- Filter collection by open/unopened bottles
- Show secondary market value for bottles
In-app purchases
BrewGene
No in-app purchases
OnlyDrams
- Bronze Support Tier$0.991 Month
- Silver Support Tier$2.991 Month
- Gold Support Tier$4.991 Month
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- OnlyDrams Elite$4.991 Month
- Platinum Support Tier$9.991 Month
- Bronze Support Tier$9.991 Year
- Silver Support Tier$29.991 Year
- OnlyDrams Elite7 Days trial$49.901 Year
- Gold Support Tier$49.991 Year
- Platinum Support Tier$99.991 Year









