Comparison

West Collective vs BeerLog

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

Head to head
About

West Collective

Features
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West Collective Hospitality is home to three distinctive venues across New Zealand's West Coast, offering genuine West Coast hospitality. β€’ Paroa Hotel - One of Greymouth's best kept secrets, a family-owned seaside hotel, superb rooms, restaurant, warm hospitality. β€’ Sevenpenny -Β  Central Greymouth eatery, excellent coffee, beers, casual dining atmosphere. β€’ Recreation Hotel - The Rec’ is a modern but historical pub that provides a warm welcoming atmosphere. A popular public sports bar on the West Coast offering a wide range of beverages with 17 beers on tap. Join our loyalty club and unlock exclusive rewards at all of our venues. Download now and start earning every time you visit.

About

BeerLog

Features
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BeerLog is your personal beer journal β€” a fast, private record of every beer you've tried. Standing in the bottle shop wondering if you've had that hazy IPA before? Scan the barcode and find out in a second, with your own photo and rating to jog your memory. No more buying the same disappointing beer twice. Scan and know instantly β€” Point your camera at a barcode and get a clear answer: had it, or new. For something new, fill in as much or as little as you like. Quick check-ins β€” Snap a photo, start typing the beer name β€” it autocompletes from an evolving catalogue shaped by drinkers everywhere. Add a rating, style, ABV, serving type and notes if you want them. Or just log it and move on. "Have I had this?" in seconds β€” Search any beer or brewery and see your own photo, your rating, and when you last had it. Visual confirmation, fast. Bring your history with you β€” Already keep a beer log somewhere else? Import your full history from a CSV or JSON export β€” beers, breweries, ratings, dates, even photos. Everything you've logged, from day one. Share what you're drinking β€” Log a beer and your friends see it in their activity feed. Choose who gets notified β€” everyone, a few, or no one. Follow friends back and see what they're pouring too.

Screenshots

West Collective4 screens
BeerLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

West Collective and BeerLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
West Collective versus BeerLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWest CollectiveBeerLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLeosphere LimitedNick Soper

In-app purchases

None

West Collective

No in-app purchases

None

BeerLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is West Collective free?
West Collective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeerLog free?
BeerLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do West Collective or BeerLog have ads?
Neither West Collective nor BeerLog shows ads.

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