Comparison

Nicholson's Pubs vs Knoops

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

Head to head
About

Nicholson's Pubs

Discover and enjoy traditional British pubs with quality food and drink. This app offers exclusive discounts, loyalty rewards, and the convenience of ordering and paying directly. Enjoy special welcome offers and explore curated ale, gin, and whisky selections.

Highlights
  • Welcome pint/G&T for £1
  • Money off cask ales and G&Ts
  • Exclusive competitions and discounts
  • Loyalty rewards program
  • In-app ordering and payment
  • Takeaway options
  • Ale, gin, and whisky libraries
Features
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Since our founder William Nicholson opened our first pub in 1873, Nicholson’s have continued to offer warm and inviting hospitality, proudly delivering quality food and drink, to create the typical British pub atmosphere ever since. If you're a pub lover, ale enthusiast and partial to the odd G&T, you need this app! The Nicholson's app will give you: * Your first pint or G&T for a £1 after registering * Money off selected cask ales and G&Ts * Exclusive competitions, offers and discounts * Loyalty rewards * Ability to order and pay through your app * Takeaway so you can enjoy Nicholson's at home Once you download the app, we’ll send you a welcome offer so you can enjoy your first pint or G&T for £1. But that’s just the start. We’ll keep sending you regular discounts, news and offers. You can use our ale, gin and whisky libraries to view our ranges and share your opinions, so make sure you get your friends to download it too. *We reserve the right to change the offers without notice.

About

Knoops

Discover your perfect chocolate drink with a unique percentage-based menu. Experiment with different chocolates, milks, and flavors to create personalized hot chocolates, milkshakes, and iced chocolates. Earn rewards for your delicious creations.

Highlights
  • Percentage-based chocolate menu
  • Customizable drinks (milk, flavors)
  • Hot chocolate, milkshake, iced chocolate
  • Loyalty points collection
  • Discover your perfect chocolate
Features
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Our founder Jens Knoops has had a strong relationship with chocolate since his childhood in rural Germany. In 2013, he decided to share his passion and opened the first Knoops store in Rye, East Sussex. Since then, Jens has gone on to open more Knoops stores, built a team of chocolate lovers around him, developed an at-home range of chocolate flakes, and even released a chocolate cookbook. The Knoops concept is based around our carefully curated percentage menu which offers chocolates to suit every taste and mood. We find joy in helping you to discover your perfect chocolate drink, and encourage experimentation with different % chocolates and flavours in a process we call ‘Knoopology’. This process is simple;choose your chocolate %, milk, and extra flavours like sea salt, orange zest or chilli to be made into a hot chocolate, milkshake or iced chocolate. With our app, you can get rewarded for your experimenting with Knoopology by collect points with every drink you buy in our stores.

Screenshots

Nicholson's Pubs4 screens
Knoops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Knoops at 5.0 against Nicholson's Pubs's 3.6. Knoops also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Knoops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Nicholson's Pubs's written reviews are positive against 55% of Knoops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nicholson's Pubs ships an update every 3 months, Knoops fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nicholson's Pubs versus Knoops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNicholson's PubsKnoops
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews55.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB43 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMitchells & Butlers Leisure Retail LtdKNOOPS

Customer experience

Nicholson's Pubs

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.9%

Knoops

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative36.2%

In-app purchases

None

Nicholson's Pubs

No in-app purchases

None

Knoops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nicholson's Pubs free?
Nicholson's Pubs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knoops free?
Knoops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nicholson's Pubs or Knoops?
Knoops is rated higher. Nicholson's Pubs averages 3.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Knoops averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Nicholson's Pubs or Knoops have ads?
Neither Nicholson's Pubs nor Knoops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nicholson's Pubs or Knoops?
Nicholson's Pubs ships an update every 3 months, and Knoops fortnightly. Most recently, Nicholson's Pubs was updated on October 26, 2026 and Knoops on October 27, 2026.

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