BeerCoach vs Ghost Town Brewing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeerCoach
Discover new craft beers and breweries with personalized recommendations. Track your tasting history, get notified of fresh releases, and explore local beer scenes. Includes recipes for homebrewers.
- Personalized beer recommendations
- New release notifications
- Brewery browsing and catalog
- Tasting history tracking
- Local beer discovery
- Homebrewing recipes
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BeerCoach is the smartest way for craft beer lovers to find their next favorite pour — and never miss a new release from the breweries worth following. We're in pilot, and it's completely free while we refine features and recommendations. We're just getting started: hand-picking the BeerCoach Stars, the top craft breweries in the Pacific Northwest. Join early, help shape what's next, and help fellow beer fans find where to get these great beers. What you can do with BeerCoach: Fresh Releases, Every Week — Beer Scout tracks the BeerCoach Stars and shows you exactly what they just dropped, with a personal match score on every beer. Turn on notifications and know the moment new beers land. Get Personal Picks — A taste profile built from the beers you love powers recommendations that actually fit how you drink — hazy or West Coast, light lager or pastry stout. Browse Breweries — Explore breweries near you or anywhere you're traveling. See full beer catalogs, BeerCoach Stars, and ratings at a glance. Follow Your Favorites — Follow breweries and your dashboard feed pulls together fresh drops, community reviews, and recently added beers. My Dashboard — Save beers you love, track what you've tried, and get a curated "Recommended for You" lineup that updates as your tastes evolve. Local Discovery — Find what's popular and well-rated in the city you're in (or visiting). Share & Compare — Share any beer with one tap and compare notes with friends and the community. Recipes & Ingredients (for homebrewers) — Clone-style recipes, batch-scaled ingredient lists, and an Ingredient Explorer to dial in your next brew. Coming soon: Snap & Scan — point your camera at any menu or beer wall and get instant picks matched to your taste. Built for everyone from curious newcomers to seasoned beer geeks. Skip the dud beers and zero in on the ones you'll genuinely love. Must be 21 or older.
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 device support: BeerCoach at 3 against Ghost Town Brewing's 1. BeerCoach also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BeerCoach against 5.0 for Ghost Town Brewing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | BeerCoach | Ghost Town Brewing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nader Ktait | Adam HIll |
Customer experience
BeerCoach
Ghost Town Brewing
In-app purchases
BeerCoach
No in-app purchases
Ghost Town Brewing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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