Comparison

Tavour vs HopsLine

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

Head to head
About

Tavour

Discover and purchase limited-edition craft beers from independent breweries nationwide. Receive daily releases of small-batch brews not available in local stores. Build a crate of your selections and ship them together at a flat rate.

Highlights
  • Daily limited-edition craft beer drops
  • Access to 600+ independent breweries
  • Small-batch brews unavailable locally
  • Build and ship a personalized crate
  • Flat-rate shipping on all orders
Features
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Discover new craft beers, one drop at a time. Tavour isn’t a beer store — it’s a daily craft beer drop. Every day at 10am and 4pm PT, we release a handful of limited-edition beers from 600+ independent breweries across the country. These small-batch brews often sell out in hours, and you won’t find them at your local store. When you see something you like, add it to your crate — you’ll be charged right away so we can reserve your beer before it’s gone. Build your crate over time, then ship it whenever you’re ready for a flat rate of $16.90, no matter how many beers you’ve collected. It’s the most fun way to discover rare craft beer — one drop at a time.

About

HopsLine

Features
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Find your perfect IPA. Rate every beer you try, discover your Hop DNA, and never order a dud again. HopsLine is the IPA app for hop lovers: hazy, West Coast, double, cold, milkshake and more. SCAN A CAN IN SECONDS Point your camera at any can or bottle and HopsLine fills in the name, brewery, ABV, hops and canned-on date for you. Snap a bar's tap list and it ranks every IPA by how much YOU will like it. RATE BEERS YOUR WAY Forget boring stars. Slide haze, bitterness, juiciness and aroma, and every beer gets its own colorful card with a cartoon can, bottle or pint. DISCOVER YOUR HOP DNA The more you rate, the smarter it gets: your IPA type, your favorite hops like Citra, Mosaic and Galaxy, and a "Should I order this?" match score for any beer on the menu. FIND BREWERIES AND WHAT'S ON TAP Explore breweries near you on a live map, read reviews from other beer lovers, and follow your favorites to get an alert the moment they release something new. Verified breweries post news and reply to your reviews. COLLECT AND TRACK - Brewery Passport stamps and map - Drink Soon freshness countdown, so no can goes stale - Home Screen widgets and an Apple Watch app - Siri and Shortcuts - Share cards for your Hop DNA and favorite beers PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scanning and AI run right on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. No ads. No tracking. 100% free. If you love it, the Tip Jar lets you buy the brewer a pint. For ages 21+. Please drink responsibly.

Screenshots

Tavour4 screens
HopsLine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tavour at none against HopsLine's 3. Tavour also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). HopsLine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HopsLine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tavour asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tavour ships an update every 3 weeks, HopsLine daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tavour versus HopsLine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavourHopsLine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB8 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTavourHAROLD BORDEN MOSHER

Bugs and requests

Tavour

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes and authentication issues
  • Inaccurate inventory and unavailable beers

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add search and filtering functionality
  • Improve delivery and shipping reliability
  • Provide more control over notification settings

HopsLine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tavour

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HopsLine

One-time3
  • A Pint$1.99
  • A Flight$4.99
  • A Growler$9.99

Questions

Is Tavour free?
Tavour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HopsLine free?
HopsLine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tavour or HopsLine have ads?
Tavour shows ads; HopsLine does not.
Which is updated more often, Tavour or HopsLine?
Tavour ships an update every 3 weeks, and HopsLine daily. Most recently, Tavour was updated on November 1, 2026 and HopsLine on October 8, 2026.

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