Comparison

Pittsburgh Dining vs PubPass

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

Head to head
About

Pittsburgh Dining

Discover restaurants in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas with detailed listings including menus, photos, amenities, and reservation options. Find the perfect meal using advanced search filters by name, location, or cuisine type.

Highlights
  • Restaurant listings
  • Menus and photos
  • Reservation capabilities
  • GPS directions
  • Advanced search options
  • Cuisine type filtering
Features
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AmericasCuisine, The Culinary Encyclopedia of America, now offer an App packed full of restaurant listings for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Every restaurant listing includes menus, photos, restaurant amenities, reservation capabilities and GPS directions to help mobile diners find the best meal in the city. Using advanced search options, pick your restaurant by name, location, cuisine type or meals served with the search option. The Pittsburgh Dining App is supported by AmericasCuisine.com, a Nationwide Dining Guide that diners and travelers have learned to trust over the past 20 years. New Features of the Pittsburgh Dining App include: • One-Tap Reservations - to Easily Find Restaurants that Accept Electronic Reservations • Real Current Menus Approved by each Restaurant • Extensive Search Options • Read extensive restaurant descriptions • Photo Galleries • Social Media Sites for each Restaurant

About

PubPass

Discover and explore local and national craft beer bars and breweries. Access exclusive deals on beer, such as discounted prices and buy-one-get-one offers, at participating locations. Simply show the app to redeem your savings and digitally stamp your progress.

Highlights
  • Discover bars and breweries
  • Exclusive beer deals
  • Digital passport stamping
  • Nationwide participating locations
  • Save on craft beer
Features
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PubPass is America's favorite craft beer passport. It’s the best way to explore great bars & breweries around town and across the country. As a member you’ll have access to beer deals such as $1 beers and 'buy one get one' (BOGO) beers not just in your home city, but at all participating PubPass locations. Simply show the app to your bartender or server to redeem. The best part? The deal will be available again in 30 days. Here's how it works: VISIT A BAR OR BREWERY: Great bars and breweries will appear on your map. SHOW THE APP: Show the app to your bartender or server and they’ll digitally stamp the page. SCORE DEALS ON BEER: Each spot will have a great selection of craft beers available with a special deal for PubPassers. *Deals may vary by city due to state regulations. Click app support for details.

Screenshots

Pittsburgh Dining4 screens
PubPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PubPass at 52% against Pittsburgh Dining's 0%. PubPass also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Pittsburgh Dining's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PubPass holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PubPass has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pittsburgh Dining's written reviews are positive against 52% of PubPass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pittsburgh Dining ships an update every 10 months, PubPass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pittsburgh Dining versus PubPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPittsburgh DiningPubPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.9 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews51.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB113 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCuisine DevelopmentPubPass

Customer experience

Pittsburgh Dining

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

PubPass

All ratings1,737 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative44.8%

Bugs and requests

Pittsburgh Dining

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PubPass

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes on map screen
  • App crashes on launch or login screen
  • Unresponsive buttons and navigation

Requested features

2 requests
  • Expand to more locations, especially in Illinois and the Pacific Northwest
  • Fix compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

In-app purchases

None

Pittsburgh Dining

No in-app purchases

None

PubPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pittsburgh Dining free?
Pittsburgh Dining is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PubPass free?
PubPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pittsburgh Dining or PubPass?
PubPass is rated higher. Pittsburgh Dining averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PubPass averages 4.9 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Pittsburgh Dining or PubPass have ads?
Neither Pittsburgh Dining nor PubPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pittsburgh Dining or PubPass?
Pittsburgh Dining ships an update every 10 months, and PubPass every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pittsburgh Dining was updated on June 6, 2026 and PubPass on September 23, 2026.

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