Irish Pubs vs PubPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Irish Pubs
Discover the closest, most popular, and highest-rated traditional pubs across Ireland. Get directions to nearby establishments and search for pubs offering specific amenities like live music, sports, or food.
- Find nearest pubs
- Browse nearby pubs
- Route directions
- Search by amenities
- Live music filter
- Sports filter
- Food filter
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Irish Pubs is your one stop app for finding the nearest, most popular and highest rated traditional pubs in Ireland. Use the app to route directions to pubs from your location and browse all nearby. Our advanced search will show you the nearest and best pubs for amenties such as live music, sport and food.
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.
- Discover bars and breweries
- Exclusive beer deals
- Digital passport stamping
- Nationwide participating locations
- Save on craft beer
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PubPass at 52% against Irish Pubs's 0%. PubPass also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 3). 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.
PubPass holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PubPass has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Irish Pubs's written reviews are positive against 52% of PubPass's.
Irish Pubs ships an update every 2 months, PubPass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Irish Pubs | PubPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 51.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | William O'Connor | PubPass |
Customer experience
Irish Pubs
PubPass
Bugs and requests
Irish Pubs
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
Irish Pubs
No in-app purchases
PubPass
No in-app purchases
