Five pub apps you can use for free drinks to enjoy a cheaper night out

WHO doesn’t like a free drink? Signing up to pub apps can get you a whole host of bargains. Whether you want a tipple on the house, pub with play area or to save money on a night away, there’s deals galore to be had. Signing up to pub apps can get you a whole host of bargains Credit: Getty Ask your local if they offer a loyalty scheme or look at some of these app-based ideas. GREENE PING: Get alerts on new deals on the Greene King app, with 2,700 pubs including Chef & Brewer and Hungry Horse. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Download the app to play Spin to Win with the chance of winning free drinks or other perks. It’s also the place to find the latest drink promotions. GET A ROOM: Download the apps for smaller breweries or pub chains.With the Butcombe Brewery loyalty club app, for example, members get 20 per cent off overnight stays, 25 per cent off breakfast and other benefits. The Bristol-based brewer manages a network of 120 pubs across the south of England. MERRY-YOUR-ROUND: Want a free kids’ play place with your pie or pint? Most read in Money Pubs with Playgrounds, a free app launched by dad-of-two Alastair Duncan at the start of the summer, already has more than 1,000 pubs listed. It gives parents an easy guide to family boozers with an outdoor playground, indoor play area or soft play zone. RETURN REWARDS: Some pub chains give you rewards the more you visit. At Nicholson’s pubs you get a free drink when you sign up for the app and earn more if you keep going back. You’ll get a free drink the fourth time you visit, £5 off when you spend £15 at your sixth visit and 20 per cent off on your eighth visit within a year. SUNDOWNERS: The Dusk app gives users a free drink every single day. You travel to the bar Dusk has chosen that day to redeem your free drink, in your local town or city. Users say it’s a great way to find new bars and pubs, as well as search out great drinks deals All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability. Deal of the day Save more than £50 on this bedside table from Dunelm Credit: supplied GET happy vibes with the Sophie Robinson Joylene two-drawer bedside table from Dunelm, down from £169 to £118.30. SAVE: £50.70 Cheap treat McVitie’s Hobnobs oaty milky biscuits are only 50p at Iceland Credit: supplied TUCK into McVitie’s Hobnobs oaty milky biscuits, 50p at Iceland, down from £1. SAVE: 50p What's new? POP into Hobbycraft today to take part in activities for Superhero Saturday, helping to raise funds for its charity partner Together For Short Lives. Top swap This mini-chopper is currently £71.20 at kitchenaid.co.uk Credit: supplied Aldi’s mini food chopper is only £12.99 Credit: supplied MAKE short work of meal prep with the mini-chopper, currently £71.20 at kitchenaid.co.uk. Or go for Aldi’s mini food chopper, £12.99. SAVE: £58.21 Little helper GET set for school lunches with the blue Sistema bento lunch box from Lidl, £3.99. Shop & save SAVE 25 per cent on F+F with a Tesco Clubcard Credit: supplied SAVE 25 per cent on F+F with a Tesco Clubcard, taking this mesh leopard-print midi skirt from £19.50 to £14.63. SAVE: £4.87 Hot right now USE the code available at vouchercodes.co.uk to get 20 per cent off at Mountain Warehouse until Monday. PLAY NOW TO WIN £100 Join thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle. Every month we’re giving away £100 to 250 lucky readers – whether you’re saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered. Every Sun Savers code entered equals one Raffle ticket. The more codes you enter, the more tickets you’ll earn and the more chance you will have of winning! Comment now