Comparison

Untappd vs Beer Active

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 notes and photos, and connect with friends to see what they're enjoying.

Highlights
  • Discover new drinks with ratings and reviews
  • Scan barcodes for instant drink information
  • View live menus from local venues
  • Track your drinking history with notes and photos
  • Connect with friends and share drink experiences
  • Earn badges for exploring new drinks and places
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

Beer Active

This app tracks your daily activity, including calories burned and steps taken, by reading data from your Apple Health app. It notifies you when you've earned a virtual beer based on your activity levels. You can view your stats anytime by opening the app.

Highlights
  • Reads Apple Health data
  • Tracks active calories burned
  • Tracks resting calories
  • Tracks steps taken
  • Background activity monitoring
  • Earn virtual beer rewards
  • Activity stats viewing
Features
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Beer Active reads your Apple Health app data, specifically active calories burned, resting calories and steps taken, throughout the day. The app works by background tasks, which are goverened by your device operating system. The more often you use an app, the more often the operating system will allow background tasks to run. Beer Active notifies you through notifications when it detects that you have earned a beer. If you disable Beer Active notifications, you are still able to open the app to view your stats.

Screenshots

Untappd4 screens
Beer Active3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beer Active at none against Untappd's 2. Beer Active also leads on ads (none vs shown). Untappd's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (217K vs 2). On price, rating 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. Untappd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Beer Active asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Untappd against 5.0 for Beer Active. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Untappd has 217K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Untappd ships an update every 2 weeks, Beer Active every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Untappd versus Beer Active: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUntappdBeer Active
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (217K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings217K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUntappd, IncMichele Acuna

Customer experience

Untappd

All ratings216,618 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews1,536 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative18.0%

Beer Active

All ratings1 ratings
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

Beer Active

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

Beer Active

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Untappd free?
Untappd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beer Active free?
Beer Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Untappd or Beer Active?
Beer Active is rated higher. Untappd averages 4.9 out of 5 from 217K ratings, while Beer Active averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Untappd or Beer Active have ads?
Untappd shows ads; Beer Active does not.
Which is updated more often, Untappd or Beer Active?
Untappd ships an update every 2 weeks, and Beer Active every 9 months. Most recently, Untappd was updated on November 12, 2026 and Beer Active on November 3, 2026.

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