Beer Styles vs BeerCoach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beer Styles
Access comprehensive beer style guidelines with vital statistics like gravity, bitterness, color, and alcohol content. Visual representations of key stats help users easily understand differences between styles.
- BJCP Style Guidelines
- Vital stats (OG, FG, IBU, SRM, ABV)
- Aroma, appearance, flavor, mouthfeel descriptions
- Visual representation of stats
- Easy comparison of beer styles
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The guidelines include vital stats such as OG (original gravity), FG (final gravity), IBU (bitterness), SRM (colour), and ABV readings as well as descriptions for aroma, appearance, flavour, and mouth feel. In Beer Styles all the vital stats have been given a visual representation to make it easier to fathom the differences in styles.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeerCoach at 5.0 against Beer Styles's 4.7. BeerCoach also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). Beer Styles's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeerCoach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beer Styles has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Beer Styles | BeerCoach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matias Korhonen | Nader Ktait |
Customer experience
Beer Styles
BeerCoach
In-app purchases
Beer Styles
No in-app purchases
BeerCoach
No in-app purchases
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