Comparison

Untappd vs Sample Ox

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

Head to head
About

Untappd

Discover and track millions of beers, wines, and spirits with ratings and reviews from a global community. Find new favorites, log your drinks with tasting notes and photos, and connect with friends to see what they're enjoying.

Highlights
  • Rate and review millions of drinks
  • Scan barcodes for instant drink info
  • Discover live menus from local venues
  • Get personalized drink recommendations
  • Log check-ins with notes and photos
  • Track drinking history and taste profiles
  • Connect with friends and share experiences
Features
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Untappd is where millions of people rate, track, and discover what they drink. Beer, wine, spirits, cider, ready-to-drink cocktails, and non-alcoholic options, all rated and reviewed by a community that loves trying something new. FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE • Search millions of drinks with ratings and reviews from real drinkers • Scan a barcode to pull up any drink in seconds • See live menus from bars, restaurants, breweries, and bottle shops near you • Get recommendations based on what you rate TRACK WHAT YOU DRINK • Check in a drink in seconds with a rating, tasting notes, a photo, and where you had it • Look back on everything you've logged and see your taste across beer, wine, and spirits • Save drinks to lists so you remember what to try next DRINK SOCIALLY • Follow friends and see what they're drinking • Toast and comment on their check-ins • Earn badges as you explore new styles, places, and producers BUILT ON BEER, OPEN TO EVERYTHING Untappd started with beer, and beer is still at its heart: IPAs, stouts, sours, and lagers from breweries big and small. Right alongside them you'll find wines with vintages, regions, taste profiles, and food pairings, plus whiskey, bourbon, tequila, gin, and more. UNTAPPD SHOP Buy select drinks right in the app, available in select U.S. states, D.C., and the Netherlands. You must be of legal drinking age to use Untappd. Please drink responsibly. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sample Ox

Discover and rate various products like beer, coffee, and spirits. Compare your tasting notes with friends and experts, and track your palate's evolution over time. Participate in special tasting events to evaluate new products.

Highlights
  • Rate products with friends
  • Build and track your palate
  • Use industry-standard flavor terms
  • Compare results with experts
  • Join special tasting events
  • Evaluate new products
Features
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Join us for a Tasting! Rate products with friends, and build your palate. Describe what you’re tasting, and compare yourself against friends and experts. Use a wide range of industry standard flavor terms to test your palate and teach yourself to become a better taster. Join special tasting events to help evaluate new products as well. HOW IT WORKS • JOIN: Find an event or product on the main screen or enter in a join code for a private event • RATE: Describe what you’re tasting and give feedback on products • RESULTS: See how your results compare to others • TRACK: View your tasting history and see how your palate evolves over time PRODUCT CATEGORIES • Beer • Cider • Hard Seltzer • Chocolate • Coffee • Malt • Hops • Spirits • Kombucha Sample Ox is a trademark of Lean Sensory Systems, Inc.

Screenshots

Untappd4 screens
Sample Ox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sample Ox at none against Untappd's 2. Sample Ox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Untappd's advantage is ratings volume (217K vs 5) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Untappd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Sample Ox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Untappd holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Untappd has 217K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Untappd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sample Ox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Untappd ships an update every 2 weeks, Sample Ox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Untappd versus Sample Ox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntappdSample Ox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (217K ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUntappd, IncLean Sensory Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

Untappd

All ratings216,453 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews1,309 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.6%

Sample Ox

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Untappd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent location detection and venue updates
  • Occasional issues with photo uploads and check-in submissions
  • Glitches when navigating between app screens

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit check-ins and ratings after the fact
  • More granular location-based features (e.g. regional badges)
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Integration with other social networks beyond Twitter/Facebook
  • Offline mode for logging beers without internet connection

Sample Ox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Untappd

Subscriptions2
  • Untappd Supporter - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Untappd Supporter - Yearly$54.991 Year
None

Sample Ox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Untappd free?
Untappd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sample Ox free?
Sample Ox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Untappd or Sample Ox?
Untappd is rated higher. Untappd averages 4.9 out of 5 from 217K ratings, while Sample Ox averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Untappd or Sample Ox have ads?
Untappd shows ads; Sample Ox does not.
Which is updated more often, Untappd or Sample Ox?
Untappd ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sample Ox every 5 weeks. Most recently, Untappd was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sample Ox on October 25, 2026.

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