Guides: the best apps for beer and nights out
Honest, regularly updated guides to beer apps, alternatives and nights out, from the team behind ontap.
Snap Map Alternatives in 2026 (Without Living in Snapchat)Want to see where friends are without Snapchat? The best Snap Map alternatives: Find My, Google Maps, Swarm and ontap for nights out.The Best Apps for Craft Beer Lovers in 2026Untappd, BeerMenus, ontap and more: the apps craft beer fans actually use in 2026, plus a free ABV calculator for homebrewers.Last Call: Your Month in Beer, Wrapped (ontap)Like Spotify Wrapped, but for your nights out. ontap's Last Call recaps your month: top spots, go-to night, your map and more.The Best Pub Crawl Apps and Planners in 2026How to plan a pub crawl with your phone in 2026: route planning, finding the pubs, keeping the group together and settling up after.Beli Alternatives for Bars and Pubs (2026)Love Beli for restaurants but want something for bars and pubs? Compare ontap, Untappd, Swarm and CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.The Best Beer Rating Apps in 2026 (Now RateBeer's Gone)With RateBeer closed, these are the best beer rating apps in 2026: Untappd, Pint Please, BeerAdvocate's website and simpler options.BeerAdvocate Alternatives in 2026: Apps for Rating and Logging BeerWant BeerAdvocate on your phone? There's no confirmed current app, so here are the best mobile alternatives for rating, logging and sharing beers.The Best Apps for Finding a Good Pub in the UK (2026)Looking for a proper pub? The best UK pub-finder apps in 2026: CAMRA's Good Beer Guide, Google Maps, Untappd, ontap and more.ontap Squads: Your Friend Group's Weekly Nights-Out RaceStart a squad with your friends on ontap: see who's out, race week by week or month by month, and share the squad recap.The Best Social Apps for Nights Out in 2026The apps that make nights out better: seeing who's out, planning where to go, sharing the night and settling up. Our 2026 picks.Swarm Alternatives in 2026: Check-in Apps for Nights OutLooking for a Swarm (Foursquare) alternative? Compare ontap, Beli, Untappd, Find My and Google Maps for check-ins, nights out and location history.The Best Apps to See Where Your Friends Are (2026)Since Zenly shut down, which apps show where your friends are? We compare Find My, Snap Map, Google Maps, Swarm and ontap for nights out.The Best Beer Journal and Beer Diary Apps in 2026Want a beer diary? These are the best beer journal apps in 2026 for tasting notes, photos, places and monthly recaps.Zenly Alternatives That Actually Work in 2026Zenly shut down in February 2023. The best Zenly alternatives in 2026: Snap Map, Find My, Google Maps and ontap for seeing which friends are out.The Best Drink Tracker Apps in 2026: Count, Cut Down or Just RememberThe best drink tracking apps in 2026, from unit counters like MyDrinkaware to social trackers like ontap. How they differ and which to pick.RateBeer Alternatives: Where to Go Now RateBeer Has Shut DownRateBeer went offline in February 2025. These are the best RateBeer alternatives in 2026 for rating beers, keeping a beer log and finding good bars.ontap: The Beer Tracker App That Logs a Pint in One Tapontap is a free beer tracker for iPhone: log a beer and the bar from your home screen in one tap, see which friends are out, and get a monthly recap.The Best Beer Apps in 2026 (for Drinkers, Not Brewers)The best beer apps of 2026 for finding pubs, tracking pints, rating beers and going out with friends. Free picks for iPhone and Android.The 6 Best Beer Tracking Apps in 2026We compared the best beer tracker apps in 2026: Untappd, ontap, MyDrinkaware, BeerMenus, Pint Please and Swarm. What each tracks, what it costs and who it's for.5 Untappd Alternatives in 2026 (Faster, Simpler or More Social)Looking for an Untappd alternative? Compare ontap, Pint Please, BeerMenus, MyDrinkaware and Swarm: what they do better, and what you'd miss.
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