Untappd

Untappd Inc.
Type of businessSocial networking service
FoundedOctober 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-22)
HeadquartersWilmington, North Carolina
OwnerNext Glass
Key people
  • Greg Avola
  • Tim Mather
  • Kurt Taylor
  • Trace Smith
  • Ty Graham
ProductsUntappd, Untappd for Business, Untappd Marketplace
Employees125 (2017)[1]
Users820,000 (2020)
LaunchedOctober 22, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-22)[2]
Untappd
Stable release
; iOS

3.4.4 (April 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-29)[3])

Android

3.4.4 (April 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-29)[4]) [±]

Operating systemiOS, Android
Websiteuntappd.com Edit this on Wikidata

Untappd is a geosocial networking service and mobile phone application founded by Greg Avola and Tim Mather that allows its users to check in as they drink beers, and share these check-ins and their locations with their friends.[5] It incorporates aspects of gamification.[6]

Untappd provides a platform for users to rate the beer they are consuming, earn badges, share pictures of their beers, review tap lists from nearby venues, see what beers their friends are drinking, comment on checked-in beers, and ask the app to suggest similar beverages.[7][8] In 2016, an updated version of the application allowed users to find a beer by scanning its barcode[9]

Untappd uses Foursquare for its location services.[10]

  1. ^ Bellamy, Cammie. "Brewing up business: Untappd could expand on Front St". Star News Online. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Mather, Tim (October 22, 2010). "Untappd Connects Beer Drinkers Everywhere". Untappd - Drink Socially. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Apple on the App Store". iTunes Store. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Untappd - Discover Beer". Google Play Store. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Minsky, David (April 17, 2012). "Untappd App: Social Networking for Hops Heads". Miami New Times. Miami, Florida. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Clayton, Nick (October 7, 2011). "Mixing Alcohol with Geo-Location". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Allen-Black, Joe (June 29, 2012). "Find new beer; remember your favorites". The Boston Globe. Boston. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Joe Brockmeier (October 6, 2011). "Untappd: At the Intersection of Social, Mobile, Data and Beer". ReadWriteWeb. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011.
  9. ^ Eaton, Kit (December 14, 2016). "2016 in Review: The Year's Best Apps". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Warren, Christina. "A Foursquare For Beer Lovers". Mashable. Retrieved April 20, 2018.