Comparison

BrewGene vs Tavour

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

Tavour

Discover unique, limited-edition craft beers released daily from independent breweries nationwide. Reserve your selections by adding them to your crate, which can be shipped at a flat rate when you're ready.

Highlights
  • Daily craft beer drops
  • Limited-edition brews
  • Access to 600+ breweries
  • Reserve beer in your crate
  • Flat-rate shipping
  • Discover rare beers
Features
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Discover new craft beers, one drop at a time. Tavour isn’t a beer store — it’s a daily craft beer drop. Every day at 10am and 4pm PT, we release a handful of limited-edition beers from 600+ independent breweries across the country. These small-batch brews often sell out in hours, and you won’t find them at your local store. When you see something you like, add it to your crate — you’ll be charged right away so we can reserve your beer before it’s gone. Build your crate over time, then ship it whenever you’re ready for a flat rate of $16.90, no matter how many beers you’ve collected. It’s the most fun way to discover rare craft beer — one drop at a time.

Screenshots

BrewGene4 screens
Tavour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tavour at 4.7 against BrewGene's 4.0. Tavour also leads on ratings volume (8.8K vs 75). BrewGene's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 57%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

Tavour holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tavour has 8.8K 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 57% of Tavour's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewGene ships an update every 6 weeks, Tavour every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BrewGene versus Tavour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewGeneTavour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (75 ratings)4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings758.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB79 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Beer Genome LLCTavour

Customer experience

BrewGene

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

Tavour

All ratings8,833 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative35.0%

User reviews

BrewGene

From 75 App Store ratings

What 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

Tavour

From 8.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Access to hard-to-acquire beers
  • 👍 Great beer selection and variety
  • 💡 Unique and interesting beer offerings
  • 👍 Easy-to-use app

Room to improve

  • 🚚 Poor delivery service and shipping issues
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 💰 Expensive prices and high shipping costs
  • 🔔 Constant notifications and spam emails

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

Tavour

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes and authentication issues
  • Inaccurate inventory and unavailable beers

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add search and filtering functionality
  • Improve delivery and shipping reliability
  • Provide more control over notification settings

In-app purchases

None

BrewGene

No in-app purchases

None

Tavour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrewGene free?
BrewGene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tavour free?
Tavour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrewGene or Tavour?
Tavour is rated higher. BrewGene averages 4.0 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Tavour averages 4.7 from 8.8K ratings.
Do BrewGene or Tavour have ads?
Tavour shows ads; BrewGene does not.
Which is updated more often, BrewGene or Tavour?
BrewGene ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tavour every 3 weeks. Most recently, BrewGene was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tavour on October 16, 2026.

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