Does BeerAdvocate have an app?

@Todd has recently mentioned a desire to work on this, so maybe he can speak to current status. I believe the main issue is limited resources/bandwidth/time.

 

This is one of the more mobile-friendly sites I've seen. What added functionality would an app provide?

 

I actually enjoyed the app just fine, especially when I was in a new town looking for breweries, bottle shops, etc…, but this site is mobile friendly as well.

 

I think in general it would be easier to post a review and post/reply in the forum on the phone not in the traditional HTML format. The site is mobile friendly, but I think an app could improve functionality even more.

 

Sorry, I'm not seeing it. I have absolutely no trouble posting reviews and uploading photos on the fly the way things are now, and I use my phone for this stuff almost exclusively. If there was some wonderful new feature we couldn't live without, then maybe it would be worth looking into. Without some specifics, though, I just don't see the advantage.

 

Unless a website is janky on mobile I've never understood the need for an app vs. a mobile website. In many cases they're the same thing inside a container.

 

Apps are over-rated crutches. Just use websites.

And, get off my lawn!

 

'Pie in the sky' is the answer, but whether it's worth it, I don't know. And by 'pie in the sky' I mean some of the suggestions made to Todd in a thread a year ago when he asked what features everyone would like to see. One suggestion was that the camera on a phone can read bar codes, QR codes, etc. on store shelves or bottles/cans and bring up the BA reviews for that beer. Yes, that feature could be programmed into the current BA coding, but I don't think Todd is interested in playing around with the legacy code that currently drives this site. It is probably smarter/easier to write all new code for these various suggestions into an entirely new app.

Having mapping capability for the Places database would be a biggie for me, and my phone would be the best place for it since I'm not fond of hauling my desktop around with me while traveling. A phone app is even better than other devices that are more portable such as a laptop, tablet or any other device bigger than a phone.

 

The place listings already have a map link. As for a code reader, that might be cool; however, I don't see that the benefit would be worth the tremendous amount of work it would take.

BTW, you disappoint me. I always pictured you driving from brewery to brewery in one of those storm chaser-type cars, with satellite uplinks and radar and stuff. I figured you'd have plenty of room in there for a measly little desktop computer.