The Best Pub Crawl Apps and Planners in 2026
A good pub crawl is a short walk between great pubs, with everyone still together at the end. Here's how to plan one with apps you probably already have, plus a new one on the way.
Planning the route
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.
Save the pubs to a list, then use walking directions between them. Keep walks under 10 minutes and plan 4–6 stops.
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.
Keeping the group together
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.
On a crawl, ontap shows which pub everyone last logged at, so stragglers can catch up. A dedicated pub crawl planner is coming to ontap in November 2026: pick an area and a vibe, get a walking route built from where ontap users actually go, and tick off stops as you log.
Settling up
Use our free round splitter the morning after.
Crawl tips
- Plan food and water stops, and alternate with soft drinks.
- Halves are your friend on a long crawl.
- Agree a meeting point in case phones die, and plan how everyone gets home.
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
Is there an app that plans a pub crawl for you?
ontap's pub crawl planner arrives in November 2026. Until then, Google Maps lists with walking directions work well.
How many pubs should a pub crawl have?
Four to six is plenty. Fewer, better pubs beat a long list.