Big Hops vs BeaconTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Hops
Discover a wide selection of craft beers served by knowledgeable staff. The app features a rotating tap wall with options for every beer enthusiast.
- Rotating tap wall
- Wide beer selection
- Knowledgeable staff
- Craft beer focus
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Craft Beer is what we do! Served up by our friendly and knowledgeable tap masters, our rotating tap wall has a beer for everyone!
BeaconTV
Discover a vast library of premium paranormal content. Stream exclusive shows and documentaries covering mysteries, hauntings, and unexplained phenomena. Your ultimate destination for all things spooky and supernatural.
- Premium paranormal content
- Exclusive shows
- Documentaries
- Mysteries and hauntings
- Unexplained phenomena
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Your new home for premium paranormal content!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeaconTV at 3.9 against Big Hops's 2.6. BeaconTV also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Big Hops's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads and device support 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. BeaconTV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Big Hops asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeaconTV holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeaconTV has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Big Hops's written reviews are positive against 50% of BeaconTV's.
Big Hops ships an update every 9 months, BeaconTV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Hops | BeaconTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Visual Net Design, LC | Joshua Purvis |
Customer experience
Big Hops
BeaconTV
In-app purchases
Big Hops
No in-app purchases
BeaconTV
- Basic Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Premium + Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Basic Annual Plan$49.991 Year
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- Legacy+ Annual$79.991 Year
