BeerAdvocate Alternatives in 2026: Apps for Rating and Logging Beer
BeerAdvocate is one of the oldest beer review communities online, but it lives on the web; we couldn't confirm a current BeerAdvocate app in 2026. If you want something in your pocket, these are the best alternatives.
1. Untappd
The best-known beer check-in app: scan or search a specific beer, rate it, add notes and photos, and collect badges. Huge beer database and venue menus from bars that use Untappd for Business.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android, web · Website
- Price
- Free, with an optional paid tier (Untappd Insiders) for extra stats and badges
- Best for
- Beer geeks who want to rate every individual beer they try.
- Watch out
- Logging means finding the exact beer each time, which is slow on a night out. Less about seeing which friends are out right now.
Untappd has the mobile experience BeerAdvocate fans tend to miss: scan or search a beer, rate it and share it, with a database covering most beers you'll meet.
2. Pint Please
A Finnish-born beer rating app: rate beers, note where you had them and discover new ones, with brewery and pub pages.
- Platforms
- iPhone (check Google Play for Android) · Website
- Price
- Free (in-app purchases)
- Best for
- A smaller, Europe-flavoured alternative to Untappd for rating beers.
- Watch out
- Much smaller community than Untappd.
3. ontap
Log a beer in one tap from a home or lock screen widget, with the bar you're at. See which friends are out on a shared map, race your friends in squads, earn 30+ badges and become Mayor of your local. Every month you get Last Call, a recap worth sharing.
- Platforms
- iPhone · App Store
- Price
- Free (an optional ontap Pro is coming)
- Best for
- Groups of friends who go out together and want logging to take one tap.
- Watch out
- No beer-by-beer ratings or tasting notes, and no Android app yet.
4. BeerMenus
Find which bars, restaurants and shops near you pour or sell a particular beer, follow beers and venues for alerts, and keep a simple log of what you drank. Strongest in the US.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android, web · Website
- Price
- Free
- Best for
- Hunting down a specific beer nearby (mainly US).
- Watch out
- Light on social features; coverage outside the US is thinner.
Keep using BeerAdvocate for what it's best at
The BeerAdvocate website is still a great place for long-form reviews and forum discussion. Use it alongside an app rather than instead of one.
ontap is the free iPhone app for logging beers in one tap and seeing which friends are out.
Get ontap free on the App StoreFAQ
Does BeerAdvocate have an app?
We couldn't confirm a current BeerAdvocate app in 2026. The website and forums remain active.
Which is better, Untappd or BeerAdvocate?
Untappd for logging and rating on your phone; BeerAdvocate for in-depth reviews and forums on the web.