Brewery Explorer vs TapTrail
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!
TapTrail
Discover craft breweries with an interactive map, view current tap lists, and check in to collect digital stickers. Get notified when you're near a brewery and share your explorations with friends.
- Interactive brewery map
- Real-time tap lists
- Digital sticker collection
- Brewery check-ins and badges
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Verified reviews
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TapTrail is the easiest way to discover craft breweries near you and keep track of every one you visit. Find taprooms wherever you go. Browse a live map of thousands of breweries, see what's nearby, and check in when you arrive. Whether you're exploring your hometown scene or traveling, TapTrail helps you find your next pour. Check in and build your trail. Every visit gets logged so you can look back on everywhere you've been. Earn badges as you explore new spots and rack up check-ins. Follow the feed. See where other beer lovers are checking in, what they're drinking, and which taprooms are worth the trip. Get rewarded. Participating breweries offer rewards you can redeem right in the app when you check in. Never miss an event. Get notified about tap takeovers, releases, and events at breweries near you. Whether you're a casual fan or a serious craft beer explorer, TapTrail turns every brewery visit into part of your story.
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Verdict
Brewery Explorer and TapTrail both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TapTrail's written reviews are positive against 25% of Brewery Explorer's. TapTrail also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 months). Brewery Explorer's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). On price, rating, 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
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 4.0 for TapTrail. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Brewery Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of TapTrail's.
Brewery Explorer ships an update every 10 months, TapTrail every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brewery Explorer | TapTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | B Explorers LLC | EUGENE EARL CAIN |
Customer experience
Brewery Explorer
TapTrail
In-app purchases
Brewery Explorer
No in-app purchases
TapTrail
No in-app purchases
