The Best Apps for Finding a Good Pub in the UK (2026)
Finding a good pub in a town you don't know is a craft. These apps make it easier, whether you want real ale, a cheap pint or wherever your mates are.
1. CAMRA Good Beer Guide app
The Campaign for Real Ale's guide to thousands of UK pubs serving good real ale, with pub details and maps, from the people behind the printed Good Beer Guide.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android · Website
- Price
- Check the App Store for the current price
- Best for
- Real-ale fans looking for a proper pub anywhere in the UK.
- Watch out
- UK only and no social or logging features.
CAMRA volunteers survey every pub in the Good Beer Guide, which makes it the most trusted list of proper pubs in the country.
2. Google Maps location sharing
Share your real-time location with chosen contacts from Google Maps, on iPhone or Android, and save lists of pubs to visit.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android
- Price
- Free
- Best for
- Mixed iPhone/Android groups, and for saving lists of places.
- Watch out
- Not social; you have to set sharing up per person.
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.
ontap shows the pubs your friends actually go to, who the Mayor of each one is, and which spots are popular with ontap users nearby. It's a different kind of recommendation: people you know, not strangers' reviews.
4. 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.
5. Beli
Rank restaurants, bars, cafés and bakeries by comparing each new place with ones you've already been to. Builds a personal score and recommendations, with friends' lists in a feed.
- Platforms
- iPhone, Android · Website
- Price
- Free
- Best for
- Food-first people who want a ranked list of favourite spots.
- Watch out
- Built around restaurants; no beer logging, counts or live 'who's out'.
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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
What's the best app for real ale pubs?
CAMRA's Good Beer Guide app, built from the printed Good Beer Guide.
Is there an app for cheap pints in the UK?
ontap Pro's pint price finder is coming soon. For now, see our London pint price guide.