PintExchange
What is this?
Pint Exchange tracks the average price of a beer around the world, styled like a stock exchange ticker.
Data & methodology
Prices are reference averages for a beer served at an ordinary bar or restaurant — not fast-food or supermarket prices, and not happy-hour deals. The underlying figures are based on a 0.5L reference pour; use the pour-size toggle on the Board tab (Demi, Half Pint, Schooner, Pint, or Stein) to convert everywhere in the app.
There is no live exchange for beer prices, so this app is not a real-time feed. Prices update in dated snapshots, and the ticker shows the change since the previous snapshot.
Treat every figure as an illustrative starting point for comparison, not a precise quote for a specific bar today.
Currency
Local currency amounts (toggle on the Board tab) use an illustrative snapshot exchange rate, not a live feed — actual rates move constantly.
Drinking ages
Legal drinking ages shown in each country's detail page are general guidance only. Rules vary by state, region, venue type, and nationality in many countries — always confirm local law before you travel.
Community pricing
Report what you actually paid for a beer two ways: from any country's detail page, or from the Report tab, where you search for a country first. Reports are shared across everyone using the app — every 10 reports for a country, the community average is recalculated and published.
Your data
Your watchlist, trip planner, and appearance settings are saved only on this device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Location is only checked when you tap the button above, and is never stored or sent anywhere.
See something off?
Every country's detail page has a "Suggest a fix" link that opens a pre-filled email — there's no account or backend involved, it just drafts a message for you to send.
Not built yet
Real push notifications for watchlist alerts need a server to hold subscriptions and trigger sends — that's backend infrastructure beyond what a hosted static file can do alone. Translated country names and facts (multi-language support) is a large enough project to tackle separately.