Comparison

BrewShelf vs BlockMap

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

Head to head
About

BrewShelf

Features
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Brew Shelf is your ultimate augmented reality tool for placing brew stands in retail spaces. Whether you're a shop owner, merchandiser, or brand rep, Brew Shelf lets you: Instantly visualize brew stands in real-world environments Adjust placement, scale, and orientation to fit any space Showcase different stand designs and branding options Make data-driven layout decisions to boost visibility and sales Say goodbye to guesswork and hello to more innovative retail planning — all through your device. Download Brew Shelf and elevate your in-store presentation with AR.

About

BlockMap

Transform real-world locations into playable Minecraft worlds. Search any address or landmark, and generate a custom .mcworld file ready to explore in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. Experience your neighborhood or famous cities in a new blocky dimension.

Highlights
  • Real-world map data integration
  • Generate custom Minecraft worlds
  • Supports Minecraft Bedrock Edition
  • One-tap world creation
  • Includes roads, buildings, and terrain
  • Save and share world files
Features
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BlockMap turns any real place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world. Search your city, your street, your school or a famous landmark, tap once, and get a ready-to-play world file (.mcworld) that opens straight in Minecraft on your phone or tablet. Every world is built from real map data: real streets and roads, real building footprints and heights, rivers, lakes, parks, railways and terrain. Walk around a block version of your own neighborhood, or start a survival, creative, parkour or roleplay world in a place you actually know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search any place - an address, a city, a landmark. 2. Aim the map at the area you want (about 1 km across). 3. Tap "Create my world". BlockMap builds it in seconds. 4. Open it in Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) and play. PLACES TO TRY - New York: Times Square, Central Park and the Manhattan skyscrapers. - Paris: the Eiffel Tower and the streets around it. - Dubai: Burj Khalifa and the downtown towers. - Giza: the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. - Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. Moscow: Red Square. Washington: the White House. - London, Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Mexico City - any city on the map. - Your home, your school, your street, your hometown. WHAT YOU GET - A real-world map for Minecraft Bedrock Edition (the mobile edition, formerly Pocket Edition) in the .mcworld format. - Real building shapes and heights, roads, water, greenery and terrain from OpenStreetMap. - One-tap generation on your phone - no PC, no mods, no commands, no seeds to hunt for. - Worlds open directly in Minecraft. You can also save the .mcworld file and share it with friends. - Some famous places hide hand-built details waiting to be found. - Interface in 72 languages. GOOD FOR - Building a block version of your hometown, campus or school. - Exploring famous cities and landmarks in Minecraft. - Custom survival and creative maps based on a real place. - Map making, city building, roleplay and parkour courses on real streets. - Geography and city-planning projects with real map data. SUBSCRIPTION Your first world is free. Unlimited worlds with a BlockMap subscription (weekly or annual), with a free trial on the annual plan. Prices are shown in the app; manage or cancel anytime in the App Store. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. BlockMap is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Worlds are generated in the Bedrock world format. Terms of Use (EULA): https://blockmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://blockmap.app/privacy

Screenshots

BrewShelf4 screens
BlockMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrewShelf at none against BlockMap's 2. BlockMap's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BlockMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. BrewShelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrewShelf ships an update every 5 weeks, BlockMap weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BrewShelf versus BlockMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrewShelfBlockMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARLOOPA Inc.Nikandr Surkov

In-app purchases

None

BrewShelf

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BlockMap

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is BrewShelf free?
BrewShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockMap free?
BlockMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrewShelf or BlockMap have ads?
Neither BrewShelf nor BlockMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrewShelf or BlockMap?
BrewShelf ships an update every 5 weeks, and BlockMap weekly. Most recently, BrewShelf was updated on November 3, 2026 and BlockMap on November 6, 2026.

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