WhichCraft vs RateMyBeer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhichCraft
Easily track the beers you've tried with a simple logging system and extensive catalog. Build a personal collection, tag tasting locations, and view your history on a map. Designed for speed and privacy, it focuses solely on your brewlist without ads or social features.
- Fast beer search
- Personal brewlist creation
- Simple tasting logs (like/dislike)
- Location tagging for breweries/bars
- Map view of tasting history
- Private iCloud syncing
- Ad-free experience
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WhichCraft is the fastest way to track the beers you drink. No ads, no social features, no noise—just you and your brewlist. WHAT YOU GET • Fast Search Find any beer from a comprehensive catalog of hundreds of thousands of brews worldwide. • Your Brewlist Every tasting gets saved to your personal collection. Filter by liked, disliked, or browse everything you've tried. Sort by date, name, or rating—whatever makes sense to you. • Log Tastings Thumbs up or down. Add notes. That's it. We don't make you fill out a form or rate things on a 10-point scale. You tried a beer. You liked it or you didn't. Move on. • Location Tagging Add the brewery, bar, or couch where you tried a beer. It suggests where you are, so most of the time you don't have to type anything. • Your Places Every spot you've had a beer, as a list or a map. Rename them, give them an icon, merge the duplicates, archive the ones you're done with. Tap any place to see everything you've drunk there. • Private by Design Your tastings sync via iCloud. They're yours. We don't see them, we don't sell them, and we can't lose them in a data breach. Your brewlist lives in your iCloud account, not on some company's server. • Actually Fast Built for iPhone. No web wrappers, no lag, no waiting for things to load. Open the app, search, log, done. • No Ads, Ever We're not selling your attention to advertisers. You paid for the app (or you will). That's the business model. Clean and simple. WHY WHICHCRAFT? Because you shouldn't need a social network to remember which IPA you liked. You shouldn't have to scroll past ads to see your own data. And you definitely shouldn't trust a startup with your beer preferences when they're just going to get acquired and shut down in three years. WhichCraft is simple, fast, and private. It does one thing well: helps you remember the beers you've tried so you can find them again or avoid them next time. Download it. Log a few tastings. See if you like it. If you don't, we're not going to send you push notifications begging you to come back. We're not that kind of app. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 18 or later • iCloud account (for syncing across devices) SUPPORT Questions? Issues? Email us at support@whichcraft.beer We actually read our email.
RateMyBeer
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RateMyBeer is the easiest way to rate, track, and share your beer experiences. RATE & TRACK Rate every beer you try with a detailed rating system. Track beer style, brand, manufacturer, serving type, and add your own photos. Keep a personal beer journal you can look back on anytime. PHOTO RECOGNITION Snap a photo of any beer label and let the app automatically recognize the name, brand, and style. No more typing — just point and shoot. BARCODE SCANNING Scan a beer's barcode to instantly look up product information. Quick and easy beer logging on the go. BEER CLUBS Create or join beer clubs with friends. Share your ratings and discover what others are drinking. See shared reviews and find your next favorite beer together. PRICE TRACKING Log prices and stores to track where you got the best deals. Build a price history for every beer. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to Pro for unlimited beers, photos, CSV export, price history, and barcode lookup. PREMIUM — FAMILY HOUSEHOLD Go Premium to create a Family Household and share your beer ratings with up to 5 family members automatically. Includes all Pro features and supports Family Sharing. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES English, Danish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Faroese, and Greenlandic. Privacy-first: Your data syncs securely via iCloud. We don't sell your data or show ads. **What's New** (4000 chars max) - Family Household: Share beer ratings automatically with up to 5 family members (Premium) - Beer Clubs: Create and join clubs to share ratings with friends - Photo Recognition: Snap a photo to auto-detect beer name, brand, and style - Barcode Scanner: Scan barcodes for instant beer lookup - Localization: Now available in 8 languages - Bug fixes and performance improvements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhichCraft at none against RateMyBeer's 3. 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
Both are free to download. RateMyBeer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WhichCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.
WhichCraft ships an update every 3 weeks, RateMyBeer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhichCraft | RateMyBeer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Eric Cecchi | Jakob Funch |
In-app purchases
WhichCraft
No in-app purchases
RateMyBeer
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
- Pro - Rate up to 20 beers$5.99









