Comparison

SG MUG vs ABV

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

Head to head
About

SG MUG

This app connects to a smart mug to keep your hot beverages at your preferred temperature. Customize presets for different drinks, set timers for steeping or blooming, and receive notifications when your drink reaches the ideal warmth. Enjoy your coffee or tea at the perfect temperature from the first sip to the last.

Highlights
  • Maintain beverage temperature
  • Set custom temperature presets
  • Built-in tea steeping and coffee bloom timer
  • Receive temperature notifications
  • Display mug battery and charging status
  • Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit
Features
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Are you tired of re-heating coffee and tea in the microwave? Are you always finding yourself with half a cold cup of coffee or tea? Are you a coffee or tea lover that enjoys rich and distinctive flavor profiles at precise temperatures? SG Mug App pairs with Smart Mug to maintain your favorite temperature of your favorite hot beverages to the last drop! Full-featured App is easy to use and customize. Quickly set temperature, start and stop heating on your Smart Mug at any time using the App. Receive notifications when your optimal beverage temperature has been reached. Customize and save temperature presets for up to 6 of your favorite drinks. Built-in timer for steeping tea or timing coffee bloom. Full-function countdown / count up timer and customizable timer presets. App displays battery level and charging status for your Smart Mug. Change between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales. Adjust auto shutoff time, notifications and alarm in the App. Dial in your perfect temperature. Experience flavor through temperature control! Enjoy hot drinks longer, at your own pace!

About

ABV

This app helps you find the best value drink by analyzing menus from photos. It ranks beverages by price per standard drink, allowing for accurate comparisons of different sizes and types of alcohol. All processing is done on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Scan menus from photos
  • Rank drinks by price per standard drink
  • Compare alcohol value for money
  • Estimate and fix menu data
  • Manually compare drinks
  • Compare pack/size value at stores
Features
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You're standing at a bar looking at a menu, and you want to know which drink is the best deal. Not the cheapest one. The one that gives you the most for your money. Take a photo of the menu. ABV reads it and ranks the drinks by what you actually get per dollar. It measures in standard drinks, which is a fixed amount of pure alcohol, roughly what's in a 12 oz beer. That's what lets you compare a 5 oz pour of wine against a pint of something weaker and get an answer that means something. WHAT IT DOES - Reads a drink menu from a photo, right on your phone - Ranks every drink by price per standard drink, best deal first - Shows the menu price next to what it works out to - Marks anything it had to estimate, and lets you tap to fix it - Add a drink it missed, remove one it misread - Compare two drinks by hand if you'd rather skip the photo - Work out which size or pack is the better buy at a store That's the whole idea. Here's the best value, and here's exactly what we assumed to get there. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE The menu reading happens on your device using Apple's built-in text recognition. Your photos are never uploaded. There's no account, no sign-in, and nothing tracked about what you scan. FREE, AND IT STAYS FREE Nothing is locked. No subscription, no trial, no paywall in front of the part that does the work. If it saves you money and you want to say thanks, there's a tip jar with three amounts named after the things the app measures: a well shot, a pint, or a round. They all do the same thing, so pick whichever feels right. One time, and it can be restored if you change phones. For adults 21 and over. This is a price comparison tool, the same way you'd compare prices on anything else. It isn't an encouragement to drink more. Drink responsibly.

Screenshots

SG MUG4 screens
ABV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ABV at 5.0 against SG MUG's 1.8. ABV also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). SG MUG's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). On price and ads 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. ABV sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SG MUG asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SG MUG has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SG MUG ships an update every 4 months, ABV every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SG MUG versus ABV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSG MUGABV
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNational Broom Company of California, Inc.Cameron Noval

In-app purchases

None

SG MUG

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ABV

One-time3
  • Buy me a well shot$1.99
  • Buy me a pint$4.99
  • Buy me a round$9.99

Questions

Is SG MUG free?
SG MUG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABV free?
ABV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SG MUG or ABV?
ABV is rated higher. SG MUG averages 1.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while ABV averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SG MUG or ABV have ads?
Neither SG MUG nor ABV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SG MUG or ABV?
SG MUG ships an update every 4 months, and ABV every 4 days. Most recently, SG MUG was updated on October 30, 2026 and ABV on October 26, 2026.

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