Comparison

Buy'r vs Beer Debt

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

Head to head
About

Buy'r

Scan grocery products to reveal their true ownership and ingredient details. Make informed purchasing decisions based on transparency, not marketing. Discover who profits from your food and support businesses aligned with your values.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for instant product info
  • Ownership discovery and brand family trees
  • Detailed ingredient and processing breakdowns
  • Customizable ingredient filters
  • Shopping list creation and pantry management
  • Receipt scan import for pantry logging
Features
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Think you’re buying from a cool indie granola brand? Surprise—it’s owned by the same conglomerate that makes engine degreaser and (allegedly) sells your info to the CIA. Buy’r is your pocket-sized truth serum: scan any grocery product and see exactly who profits, from your local co-op to a megacorp with 19 shell companies and a yacht named Tax Haven. While other apps rate your food or hand out “approved” badges, we don’t tell you what’s good or bad. We just show you the facts—who owns it, what’s in it, and how processed it is—so you can decide what fits your life, values, and oddly specific food rules. Because real empowerment doesn’t come from a green checkmark—it comes from knowing the truth. OUR MISSION: We’re a small, self-funded team on a big mission: radical transparency in the grocery aisle. No corporate backing, no brand sponsorships—not even from the “cool” ones. Whether you're avoiding shady corporate practices, trying to support real small businesses, or just tired of decoding labels that sound like marketing Mad Libs, Buy’r puts the power back in your hands—where it belongs. DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND EVERY PRODUCT: Barcode Scanning - Point. Scan. Boom, instant dossier on the product, brand, and parent company. CIA-level info without the espionage. Ownership Discovery - Find out if that "small batch, artisanal vibe" is real or just another product of a corporate rebrand strategy. Brand & Company Spotlights - Deep-dives that feel like true crime documentaries—but for shampoo and salad dressing. SMART SHOPPING TOOLS: Custom Ingredient Filters - Whether you're allergic to gluten or just emotionally allergic to corn syrup, filter it all. Presets, breakdowns, the works. Shopping Lists with Full Integration - Build lists that actually sync with your pantry. No more accidental double-buying basil for the fifth time. Pantry Manager - Take control of your pantry like the food hoarder CEO you were born to be. Recipes and meal planners are in development. Receipt Scan Import - Snap a pic of your Kroger or Walmart receipt—get your pantry logged in faster than a teenager logging into TikTok. NUTRITION & TRANSPARENCY: Detailed Nutrition Breakdown - We don’t just show calories—we show what those calories are hiding. Ultra-processed red flags, ingredient types, and what your food is actually made of (hint: it's not love). Community Ratings & Reviews - Because the hive mind can be smarter than the label. See what real people think—no bots, no BS. EDUCATIONAL & ENGAGING: Interactive Quizzes - Think you know who owns your “indie” oat milk? Let’s test that brand loyalty. Random Spotlight Carousel - A surprise-a-day from family-owned gems you probably missed while being hypnotized by mega-brand marketing. 31 Achievement Badges - Scan. Learn. Flex. Prove you’re not just a consumer—you’re a conscious one. ALL FEATURES: - Instant barcode scanning - Ownership discovery & brand family trees - Deep-dive spotlights on companies (yes, even the shady ones) - Ingredient filters with preset logic packs - Smart, integrated shopping lists - Pantry tracking with actual usefulness - Receipt scanning from major grocers - Transparent nutrition + processing breakdowns - Community-powered reviews - Corporate guessing games (a.k.a. quizzes) - Indie brand discovery carousel - 31 achievement badges for your consumer resume - Randomized daily brand spotlights SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: Free Forever Basic scans + product lookups 1 shopping list 20 pantry items Lite spotlight access (just a taste) Premium — $5/month or $50/year Unlimited scans, lists, and pantry tracking Full ingredient filtering Full spotlight content Receipt scanning All quiz + discovery features Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beer Debt

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Beer Debt turns beer into miles you owe. Tap + Beer when you have one. That's a mile on your tab. Go for a run and Apple Health pays it off automatically, oldest beer first. Ignore it for a day and it starts to grow. Run more than you owe and you bank a few beers for later. Banked beers slowly expire, so drink them or lose them. HOW IT WORKS • Tap + Beer. One tap, that's it. • Run. Your running workouts come straight from Apple Health. Only runs count, so walking to the bar doesn't pay for the beer. • Watch the tab shrink. Or grow, if you skip the run. • Run every day. Two days in a row and interest on your tab pauses. Miss a day and it starts again. MAKE YOUR OWN RULES • How many miles a beer costs • How fast an unpaid beer grows, and how long you get before it starts • How many beers you can bank KEEPS YOU HONEST • You can't type in miles. Only real runs count. • Forgot one? Date a beer back. Tapped by mistake? Remove it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. Beer Debt only reads your running workouts from Apple Health and never writes anything back. Drink now. Run later.

Screenshots

Buy'r4 screens
Beer Debt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beer Debt at none against Buy'r's 2. Buy'r's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buy'r sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Beer Debt asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buy'r ships an update fortnightly, Beer Debt every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buy'r versus Beer Debt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuy'rBeer Debt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (601 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings601 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBuy'r LLCColin Watson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Buy'r

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$5.001 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$50.001 Year
None

Beer Debt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buy'r free?
Buy'r is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beer Debt free?
Beer Debt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buy'r or Beer Debt have ads?
Neither Buy'r nor Beer Debt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buy'r or Beer Debt?
Buy'r ships an update fortnightly, and Beer Debt every 9 days. Most recently, Buy'r was updated on October 22, 2026 and Beer Debt on October 14, 2026.

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