Buddy Brew vs Tipsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buddy Brew
Order and pay for your favorite coffee drinks ahead of time, then pick them up without waiting. Earn rewards points with every purchase and redeem them for free drinks and discounts. Find nearby locations and manage your account easily.
- Mobile order and pay
- Skip the line
- Earn rewards points
- Redeem for free drinks
- Send digital gift cards
- Find store locations
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The Buddy Brew Coffee app is your one-stop shop for ordering, paying, and earning rewards! Customize and order your favorite coffee, skip the line, and collect points with every purchase. Enjoy a seamless experience in-store, discover exclusive offers, and connect with our community of coffee lovers. Mobile Order & Pay Personalize and place your order ahead of time, then pick it up from any participating Buddy Brew Coffee location without the wait. Pay in Store Easily pay with the app at our locations, so you can focus on what matters—enjoying great coffee and great company. Earn Points & Redeem Rewards Join Buddy Brew Rewards and start collecting points toward free drinks, discounts, and exclusive perks. The more you enjoy, the more you earn! Send a Gift Brighten someone’s day with a digital Buddy Brew gift card, redeemable at any Buddy Brew Coffee location. Perfect for sharing the love of coffee. Manage Your Account Stay updated on your point balance, past orders, and reload your Buddy Brew account seamlessly. Find a Store Locate Buddy Brew Coffee cafes near you with our easy-to-use store finder, featuring directions, hours, and location amenities.
Tipsy
This app helps you discover wines based on your preferences and past selections. It provides recommendations from menus and educates you about different wines, expanding your knowledge and palate over time without extensive effort.
- Personalized wine recommendations
- Preference and history tracking
- Menu-based suggestions
- Wine education
- Palate expansion
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You know that feeling when you're reading the wine menu at a restaurant and you're like "what the heck are these lemme just pick the first Cab I see"? Well so do I, that's why I built this, turns out there's a whole world of wines out there that I did not feel like becoming an expert on. This app takes your preferences and history of wines and recommends from the menu as well as educating you on them. Over time you will expand your knowledge and palate without having to try. Try it, it works!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Buddy Brew at none against Tipsy's 3. Buddy Brew also leads on ratings volume (204 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tipsy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Buddy Brew asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Buddy Brew against 5.0 for Tipsy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy Brew has 204 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Buddy Brew ships an update every 3 weeks, Tipsy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buddy Brew | Tipsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (204 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Incentivio, Inc. | Jonathan Clendenon |
Customer experience
Buddy Brew
Tipsy
In-app purchases
Buddy Brew
No in-app purchases
Tipsy
- Lil Tip$0.29
- Nice Tip$0.69
- Big Tip$0.99
