Beer Buddy - Friends Alerts icon

Buddy Network

For socially active individuals and close friend groups looking to coordinate spontaneous meetups and track shared social experiences.

1app4.9(109.3K)Social Networking

Snapshot

Who is Buddy Network?

Facilitating real-world social gatherings through digital coordination and real-time status sharing for close friend groups.

Target audience

Socially active individualsClose friend groups looking to coordinate spontaneous meetupsTrack shared social experiences

Active nemesis

amo

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 1
1
app
Social Networking1

Last updated

Beer Buddy - Friends Alerts

v6.32

7mo ago

Intense

Publisher DNA

What defines Buddy Network?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Social networking and real-world event coordination

Scale

indie

Target audience

Socially active individuals and close friend groups looking to coordinate spontaneous meetups and track shared social experiences.

Origin

Established in 2019 to facilitate in-person meetups through a digital platform.

Signature Patterns

  • •Focus on real-time location and status sharing mechanics
  • •Monetization via a completely free-to-use model
  • •High-frequency update cycle to maintain user engagement
  • •Niche focus on the Social Networking category exclusively
Intense

Portfolio momentum

Maintains an intense development pace with 10 updates in the last 6 months for its single flagship title.

Last release 39d agoActive apps 1

Company profile

medium confidence
Founded
2019

Portfolio

What does Buddy Network ship?

Apps

1 app analysed

Distributed across 10 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .

Americas (3)

  • Brazil1 / 1
  • Mexico1 / 1
  • United States1 / 1

Europe (6)

  • Germany1 / 1
  • Italy1 / 1
  • Netherlands1 / 1
  • Portugal1 / 1
  • Spain1 / 1
›+1 more europe market
  • Sweden1 / 1

Asia-Pacific (1)

  • Japan1 / 1

Core markets (1/1 apps)

BrazilGermanyItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPortugalSpainSwedenUnited States

Rivals

Who does Buddy Network compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

amo

known forBump - real life is happening

1 app4.7Social Networking

Both apps compete for the same daily social location-sharing habit among young adults, directly overlapping in their core utility of visualizing friend movement.

Contenders(4)

Hoang Vixtor

known forLocation Tracker: Find My Hub

1 app4.6Social Networking

Both apps target social coordination through real-time location sharing, though they diverge on utility versus social logging features.

IT-DIGITAL

known forFind Location: Friend Tracker

1 app4.0Social Networking

Both apps utilize real-time location tracking to maintain visibility between users. They compete for the same screen time by offering persistent status updates for social or family circles.

Longwind Studio

known forFind My Phone, Friends&Family

1 app3.9Social Networking

Both apps utilize real-time location sharing to coordinate groups, creating direct competition for users seeking to track friends' whereabouts.

nuriddin hakimov

known forPhone tracker• Find My Friends

1 app4.7Social Networking

Both apps target social coordination through real-time location sharing, competing for the same user base seeking persistent group connectivity.

Same space(20)

Abhinav Khanger

known forAlcohol Tracker°

1 app4.6Social Networking

Drink Tracker° focuses on the health-monitoring aspect of alcohol consumption, serving as a solitary alternative to Beer Buddy's social logging.

AFK Studio

known forDrink Tracker - BAC Buddy

1 app4.3Social Networking

Drink Tracker - BAC Buddy provides real-time health estimation for drinkers, acting as a functional tool for the same social drinking demographic.

ALEJANDRO FORTE BANON

known forCountIt: Party Countdown

1 app3.7Social Networking

CountIt shares the logging utility of Beer Buddy but focuses on solitary lifestyle metrics rather than social coordination.

Beer With Me AB

known forBeer With Me

1 app4.6Social Networking

Beer With Me is a direct functional substitute for Beer Buddy, focusing on real-time drink check-ins and map-based friend discovery.

BeReal

known forBeReal: Photos & Friends Daily

1 app4.8Social Networking

BeReal targets the same close-knit social circle demographic as Beer Buddy but focuses on spontaneous photo-sharing rather than drink logging.

BPMobile

known forFindo - Phone Location Tracker

1 app4.4Social Networking

Findo serves as a direct alternative for location-based coordination, though it lacks the specific drink-logging social features of Beer Buddy.

Codium App Ideas

known forDrink Tracker by Hydro Coach

2 apps3.7Social Networking

Drink Tracker by Hydro Coach targets the same logging habit as Beer Buddy but focuses on water intake rather than alcohol.

Corner International

known forcorner: curate & share places

1 app4.5Social Networking

Corner overlaps with Beer Buddy by allowing users to pin and share favorite social venues, though it lacks real-time friend tracking.

Daniels Bendiks

known forBuzzTrack: BAC Drink Tracker

1 app5.0Social Networking

BuzzTrack integrates social drink logging with real-time BAC estimation, offering a more health-focused version of Beer Buddy's social utility.

DIGITS

known forFind My Location: Tracker

1 app4.2Social Networking

Find My Location: Tracker provides similar real-time coordinate sharing for friend groups, though it lacks the social drink-logging context.

Geneva Technologies

known forBFF: Make Friends. By Bumble.

1 app4.1Social Networking

BFF competes for the same socially active audience by facilitating platonic meetups, though it lacks the real-time location-sharing utility.

Hamza Wasim

known forSerevios: Drink Less Tracker

1 app5.0Social Networking

Serevios provides a structured approach to alcohol reduction, serving as a more clinical alternative to Beer Buddy's social-first logging.

Jatisari Inovasi Studio

known forFind My Friends

1 app4.2Social Networking

Find My Friends provides the same core location-sharing utility as Beer Buddy, though it lacks the social gamification of drink logging.

Jonah brandwagt

known forBeer Real - Drink with Friends

1 app0.0Social Networking

Beer Real is a direct competitor to Beer Buddy, offering automated nightlife tracking and social feed features for the same demographic.

Locket Labs

known forLocket Widget

1 app4.8Social Networking

Locket Widget competes for the same home-screen attention as Beer Buddy by facilitating intimate photo-sharing among small friend groups.

Nomad Social Application

known forNomad: Social Nightlife

2 apps5.0Social Networking

Nomad serves as a nightlife discovery platform that complements Beer Buddy by providing crowd density data for social venues.

Phoenix Games LLP

known forDrink Water Reminder N Tracker

1 app4.5Social Networking

Drink Water Reminder N Tracker shares the logging habit of Beer Buddy but focuses on hydration for health-conscious users.

Thien Ly

known forShare Location: Phone Tracker

1 app4.6Social Networking

Share Location: Phone Tracker provides the underlying location-sharing infrastructure that Beer Buddy uses for its live map feature.

Tom Kerrigan

known forDrink Tracker - Alcohol

1 app5.0Social Networking

Drink Tracker - Alcohol provides a minimalist logging alternative for users who prefer manual entry over Beer Buddy's social features.

Toto Ventures

known forDrink Less: Alcohol Tracker

1 app4.7Social Networking

Drink Less focuses on the behavioral change aspect of alcohol consumption, offering a more analytical alternative to Beer Buddy's social logging.

New entrants(2)

AVERY COOPER ESTERSON

known forPourPal: Drink Tracker

1 app5.0Social Networking

PourPal is a direct social competitor to Beer Buddy, combining drink logging with real-time leaderboards and group stories.

BarFliz

known forBarfliz - Social Nightlife

1 app5.0Social Networking

Barfliz competes for the same nightlife-planning audience by providing real-time maps and status updates for local venues.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Buddy Network

Bottom line

Buddy Network GmbH is a disciplined single-app publisher that has successfully captured a specific social coordination niche. Their high rating and active development suggest strong product-market fit and a focus on user retention over portfolio breadth.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Buddy Network publish?
Buddy Network has 1 app tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Social Networking category.
What kind of apps does Buddy Network make?
Buddy Network's portfolio is concentrated in Social Networking, with an average rating of 4.9/5 across rated apps.
What is Buddy Network's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Beer Buddy - Friends Alerts is Buddy Network's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Buddy Network's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Buddy Network's apps across 10 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
1
With full intel:
0
With overview:
1
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
no

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buddy Network, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

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Marlvel.ai. “Buddy Network intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-27. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/buddy-network-gmbh

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