Comparison

iSuggestBeerLite vs Beer Styles

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

Head to head
About

iSuggestBeerLite

Features
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ECOlogical beer??? No, drinking Belgian beer the ECOlogical way :-) Reduce your ecological footprint with these beer suggestions. In the beer tab you will get suggestions of beers from the breweries in order of distance from your current location!!!. The first beers are the greenest or the most ecological (less transport needed). Find a brewery by using the city or village name as a search word (or start of the name like antw for antwerpen) in the Search tab or use the Location tab to find the breweries in order of distance to your current position. Get a peek inside the breweries with exclusive brewery photo's! Already > 150 breweries added (and > 860 beers), and more are coming (Just shake on the info screen for reloading). ONLY Trappist beers and Trappist breweries in LITE VERSION.

About

Beer Styles

Access comprehensive beer style guidelines with vital statistics like gravity, bitterness, color, and alcohol content. Visual representations of key stats help users easily understand differences between styles.

Highlights
  • BJCP Style Guidelines
  • Vital stats (OG, FG, IBU, SRM, ABV)
  • Aroma, appearance, flavor, mouthfeel descriptions
  • Visual representation of stats
  • Easy comparison of beer styles
Features
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The guidelines include vital stats such as OG (original gravity), FG (final gravity), IBU (bitterness), SRM (colour), and ABV readings as well as descriptions for aroma, appearance, flavour, and mouth feel. In Beer Styles all the vital stats have been given a visual representation to make it easier to fathom the differences in styles.

Screenshots

iSuggestBeerLite4 screens
Beer Styles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beer Styles at every 6 weeks against iSuggestBeerLite's every 5 months. iSuggestBeerLite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSuggestBeerLite ships an update every 5 months, Beer Styles every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iSuggestBeerLite versus Beer Styles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSuggestBeerLiteBeer Styles
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—96.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCreativeID BvbaMatias Korhonen

In-app purchases

None

iSuggestBeerLite

No in-app purchases

None

Beer Styles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSuggestBeerLite free?
iSuggestBeerLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beer Styles free?
Beer Styles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSuggestBeerLite or Beer Styles have ads?
Neither iSuggestBeerLite nor Beer Styles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSuggestBeerLite or Beer Styles?
iSuggestBeerLite ships an update every 5 months, and Beer Styles every 6 weeks. Most recently, iSuggestBeerLite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Beer Styles on November 1, 2026.

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