Comparison

Pints Map vs London Beer Guide

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

Head to head
About

Pints Map

Discover and rate the best beer pours near you. Log your pint history, track your stats, and compete with friends. This app helps you find great pubs and new brews, all for free.

Highlights
  • Discover best pints
  • Rate pours and log history
  • Compete with friends
  • Check in pints
  • Add new pubs to map
Features
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Pints Map is your guide to proper pints. Find the best pours near you, rate them, track your stats, and see how often you’ve split the G. With Pints Map, you can: • Discover the best pints before you walk in • Search any city, so you know where you’re headed before you get there • Rate the pour, not just the pub: head, glassware, creamer, price • Log your pint history and keep score of every G split • Compete with friends on the leaderboards • See what people are drinking right now, nearby or worldwide • Check in pints and add new pubs to the map • Enjoy it all free, funded by merch, not ads Built by two friends over a few pints. We’re making it better one pour at a time.

About

London Beer Guide

Features
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London Beer Guide is your essential companion for discovering great beer in London. Whether you are searching for a classic pub, a respected cask ale destination, an excellent craft beer bar, or a brewery worth the trip, the app is designed to help you find memorable places to drink across the capital with less guesswork and more confidence. Built for both visitors and London regulars, the app makes it easy to explore hundreds of recommended venues throughout the city. You can browse pubs by area, use transport-based browsing to plan stops around the Tube and rail network, and switch to the map view when you want to see what is nearby. It is a simple way to turn a free afternoon, a weekend break, or a pub crawl into a better beer experience. London Beer Guide also helps you go beyond a basic venue list. Save your favourite pubs for quick access later, explore brewery listings, and stay connected with beer news and articles that add local context and fresh inspiration. Whether you are looking for a traditional pint in a historic setting or the next great tap list to explore, the app gives you a practical and enjoyable way to navigate London's beer scene. If you love discovering the best pubs in London, planning beer-focused days out, and finding places worth recommending to friends, London Beer Guide is made for you. Download it today and start exploring one of the world's most exciting beer cities with a guide built for people who want better pints, better choices, and better pub adventures.

Screenshots

Pints Map4 screens
London Beer Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pints Map and London Beer Guide are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Pints Map ships an update every 4 months, London Beer Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pints Map versus London Beer Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPints MapLondon Beer Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHugo BucciBeer Guide Apps, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pints Map

No in-app purchases

None

London Beer Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pints Map free?
Pints Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is London Beer Guide free?
London Beer Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pints Map or London Beer Guide have ads?
Neither Pints Map nor London Beer Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pints Map or London Beer Guide?
Pints Map ships an update every 4 months, and London Beer Guide every 2 months. Most recently, Pints Map was updated on October 6, 2026 and London Beer Guide on September 28, 2026.

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