Big Grove vs Confluence Brewing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Grove
Link your credit or debit cards to automatically earn rewards for every dollar spent. Redeem your earned points for food, merchandise, and discounts in the app's marketplace. Receive notifications when new rewards are available.
- Link credit/debit cards
- Earn rewards automatically
- Redeem points for food and merch
- Rewards marketplace
- Reward notifications
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Download our app to access BIG TIME perks. Here's how it works: 1) Link your credit/debit card(s) in the app. 2) Shop as usual - in stores, in the app, & online with your linked card. 3) Automatically earn Cheers for every dollar spent. 4) Redeem Cheers for food, merch, discounts, & more in the rewards marketplace! 5) The app (& our staff) will notify you when you have a reward available to redeem (make sure you have notifications enabled).
Confluence Brewing
Access exclusive memberships, special perks, and stay updated with events and taplists. This app provides a convenient way to connect with the brewing company, shop their offerings, and earn rewards.
- Membership access
- Special perks
- Taplist
- Shop
- Events calendar
- Rewards program
- Notifications
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Download the Confluence Brewing Company app for access to our memberships & special perks! With the Confluence Brewing Company app you will find: - Taplist - Shop - Newsletter - Events - Membership - Notifications - Rewards - Taproom Information Stay connected to Confluence Brewing Company! Check out our taplist, see what events are upcoming, join one of our memberships, and receive exclusive offers & special perks all in one place!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Grove at weekly against Confluence Brewing's every 5 weeks. Big Grove also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Confluence Brewing's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Confluence Brewing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Grove has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Grove ships an update weekly, Confluence Brewing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Grove | Confluence Brewing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Big Grove Iowa City LLC | Confluence Brewing |
Customer experience
Big Grove
Confluence Brewing
In-app purchases
Big Grove
No in-app purchases
Confluence Brewing
No in-app purchases
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