Brewery Explorer vs Crackem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brewery Explorer
Discover and connect with craft breweries nationwide. Earn and redeem loyalty tokens at participating locations. Plan your brewery visits and track your exploration.
- Discover local and national breweries
- Earn CAPS loyalty tokens
- Redeem tokens for rewards
- Plan brewery visits
- Track brewery exploration
- Connect with breweries
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Brewery Explorer is dedicated to the craft brewing industry’s biggest fans. You love exploring new breweries, earning incentives and enjoying great beer. If you’re 21+ and have a love for craft breweries, this app is made for YOU! The Brewery Explorer app connects you to breweries in your community, your state and across the country. Use Brewery Explorer to plan and keep track of your exploration and to connect directly with your favorite breweries. With Brewery Explorer you will easily locate, learn about, and check-in with great craft breweries wherever you roam. And now, the app allows thousands of breweries to reward you for visiting them: Gather CAPS tokens from over 8,000 breweries in the United States and, at participating breweries, redeem your CAPS for special at your favorite breweries! Time to go out and earn some CAPS!
Crackem
Discover breweries and craft beer bars nationwide and earn rewards points for checking in. Find new venues, add your favorites, and redeem money-saving offers while supporting local businesses.
- Find breweries and bars nationwide
- Earn rewards points for check-ins
- Add new venues
- Redeem money-saving offers
- Support local businesses
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Craft beer lovers earn rewards points for checking in at breweries and craft beer bars nationwide. Open Crackem anywhere in the country to find breweries and craft beer bars near your location. Check in when visiting to earn reward points. Don't see your favorite venue listed? Add it for free with just a few taps. Redeem money-saving offers at participating venues. Get rewarded while supporting local businesses. Instagram: https://instagram.com/crackem.beer Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/crackem/ Enjoy and please drink responsibly!
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Verdict
Brewery Explorer and Crackem both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Crackem's written reviews are positive against 25% of Brewery Explorer's. Crackem also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Brewery Explorer's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 59 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Brewery Explorer against 4.1 for Crackem. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Brewery Explorer's written reviews are positive against 70% of Crackem's.
Brewery Explorer ships an update every 10 months, Crackem every 59 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewery Explorer | Crackem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 59 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | B Explorers LLC | Reviox, LLC |
Customer experience
Brewery Explorer
Crackem
In-app purchases
Brewery Explorer
No in-app purchases
Crackem
No in-app purchases
