Ink vs Beerist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ink
This app encourages a pen-and-paper journaling habit with a minimalist, offline companion. It provides daily prompts, timers for sessions, mood tracking, and photo additions. All notes are saved locally for privacy.
- Offline journaling companion
- Daily journaling ideas & prompts
- Multi-prompt journaling journeys
- Mood tracking
- Session history
- Add photos to sessions
- Local data storage
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Meet Ink: the best way to build and keep a daily journaling habit. Use Ink to: - get daily journaling prompts with a session timer. - save your journal entries by either text, or record audio and transcribe it into text. - explore guided writing sessions and multi-day journaling journeys. - add photos from sessions to look back on Start and keep a daily journaling habit with Ink. Try it now! If you like Ink, you can purchase an Ink premium subscription OR lifetime access, to use all premium features. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences. Subscription options: - 1 week - 1 month - 1 year Privacy policy: https://rhythmicapps.com/ink/privacy Terms of use: https://rhythmicapps.com/ink/terms
Beerist
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Beerist is the ultimate companion for craft beer lovers and festival-goers. BEER FESTIVALS Browse full beer lists for festivals like MBCC. Filter by style, session, and brewery. Save beers you want to try, mark them as tasted, rate them on the spot, and see what your friends are drinking — all in real time. INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL MAP Find breweries on the floor with an interactive map. See which stands you've visited and where your friends are heading next. TAPROOMS Discover nearby taprooms and see what's currently on tap — updated automatically. TASTING LOBBIES Host blind tastings with friends. Create a lobby, add beers, vote in real time, and reveal the results together. FRIENDS & SOCIAL Add friends to see their festival picks and ratings. Share your top beer lists after events. ACHIEVEMENTS Earn bottle caps for milestones — styles explored, festivals attended, and more. Sign in with Google, Apple, or continue as a guest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beerist at none against Ink's 4. Beerist also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Ink's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Ink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Beerist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ink ships an update every 10 days, Beerist monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ink | Beerist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rhythmic, Inc. | Asgeir Kristionsson |
In-app purchases
Ink
- Ink Premium Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Monthly Membership$9.991 Month
- Ink Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$39.99
Beerist
No in-app purchases









