Comal Next Door vs Ghost Town Brewing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comal Next Door
Order traditional Mexican favorites like burritos, tacos, and tortas for pickup or delivery. Enjoy housemade aguas frescas, salads, and cocktails made with high-quality, locally-sourced ingredients.
- Order pickup and delivery
- Traditional Mexican taqueria fare
- Housemade aguas frescas
- Classic cocktails
- Locally-sourced ingredients
- Scratch-made dishes
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Comal Next Door has become a staple in the East Bay, with traditional Mexican taquerias in downtown Berkeley and the Adams Point district of Oakland. We serve burritos, bowls, tacos and tortas as well as housemade aguas frescas, salads, cookies and more. You can also add one of Comal’s classic cocktails (including our famous margarita!) to your order. Everything we offer is made from scratch using high quality, locally-sourced ingredients and lots of love! Ordering for delivery or pickup has never been easier with the Comal Next Door app!
Ghost Town Brewing
Discover real-time tap lists, browse a full beer catalog with tasting notes, and order fresh cans for pickup or California-wide shipping. Get notifications for new releases and event updates. No account is required to explore or order.
- Live tap lists for both taprooms
- Full beer catalog with tasting notes
- Order cans for pickup or shipping
- New release notifications
- Taproom hours and event information
- No account required for browsing/ordering
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The Ghost Town Brewing app puts our whole Oakland brewery in your pocket. See what's pouring at both taprooms in real time, browse every beer we've ever released, and order fresh cans for pickup or California-wide shipping — no account required. WHAT'S ON TAP, RIGHT NOW • Live tap lists for the West Oakland and Laurel taprooms. • Pour sizes and prices for every beer, per taproom. • Featured pours and award-winners flagged at a glance. THE FULL BEER LIBRARY • Every beer in the Ghost Town catalog — active, retired, and coming soon. • ABV, IBU, hops, style, awards, and the brewer's notes. • Release history plus a preview of what's dropping in the next seven days. FIRST DIBS ON NEW RELEASES • Push notifications the day a new beer hits the taproom. • Advance notice on upcoming releases within a week. • Pick the topics you care about — beer releases, taproom events, or shop updates. Turn any of them off just as easily. ORDER FOR PICKUP OR SHIPPING • Grab 4-packs of fresh cans for pickup at either taproom. • Ship anywhere in California — recipient must be 21+ with an adult signature at delivery. • Kitchen food to-go from the Laurel taproom, with real modifier picks (extra aioli, no salt, house sauce, whatever). • Merch too — shirts, glassware, the ghostly stuff. • Checkout runs in a secure webview handled by Square. We never see your card number. TAPROOMS + EVENTS • Hours, address, amenities, and phone for both Oakland taprooms. • Rotating food-truck calendar for the West Oakland taproom. • Music, trivia, and taproom events at both locations. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED • Browse everything, order anything — no sign-up needed. • Sign in only if you want checkout to remember your details for next time. • Delete your account and data anytime by emailing support@ghosttownbrewing.com. BRUTAL BEER MAKING, MADE IN OAKLAND Ghost Town Brewing puts bold, uncompromising beers in cans and on tap — West Coast IPAs, hazies, lagers, sours, and whatever else our brewers dream up. Two taprooms in Oakland: the original industrial spot in West Oakland with a patio and rotating food trucks, and the Laurel taproom with a full kitchen and biergarten. PRIVACY We don't sell your data, don't track you across other apps, and don't use third-party analytics. Full details at ghosttownbrewing.com/privacy. ACCESSIBILITY Built to WCAG 2.1 AA. Feedback goes to accessibility@ghosttownbrewing.com. SUPPORT Something off? Email support@ghosttownbrewing.com — real humans, usually back within a business day. Or drop by the taproom. Must be 21+ to purchase alcohol. Alcohol shipping is currently California only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ghost Town Brewing at none against Comal Next Door's shown. Ghost Town Brewing also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). Comal Next Door's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ghost Town Brewing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comal Next Door has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Comal Next Door ships an update every 5 weeks, Ghost Town Brewing daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comal Next Door | Ghost Town Brewing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Es Verdad LLC | Adam HIll |
Customer experience
Comal Next Door
Ghost Town Brewing
In-app purchases
Comal Next Door
No in-app purchases
Ghost Town Brewing
No in-app purchases
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