Logging Cans and Adding Sightings: How BeastVault's Two Core Actions Work

BeastVault has two core actions and it helps to understand what each one actually does. Logging a can records a Monster you've drunk or found and adds it to your personal collection. Adding a sighting puts a marker on the live map so other collectors can see which flavors are available at a specific store. They're separate things, used in different moments.

Logging a can

When you log a can, it gets added to your wall and shows up as a post in the feed. Three ways to do it:

Barcode scan is the fastest option when you have the can in hand. Tap the scan button from anywhere in the app, point your camera at the barcode, and BeastVault matches it to the catalog in seconds. The variant is pre-filled and you're straight into the log. For more on how the scanner works: how the barcode scanner works.

Catalog search is the alternative when scanning isn't practical. Search by name, browse by product line, find the variant, and tap to log it. Same result, different entry point.

Bulk log is for when you're building your collection from scratch or importing a history you've already been keeping elsewhere. If you've been tracking your cans in notes, a spreadsheet, or your memory, bulk log lets you select multiple variants at once and add them all in one go. It's the fastest way to get your existing collection into BeastVault without going through them one by one.

If BeastVault doesn't recognize a barcode, whether it's a new release, a regional variant, or an import that hasn't been catalogued yet, it records the scan for catalog review. The can still gets logged; it just enters a review process before appearing in the full catalog.

Adding a sighting

A sighting is a map marker. It doesn't go on your wall or show in the feed. It shows up on the live sightings map as a pin at a specific store, telling other collectors which Monster flavors are available there right now.

Tap a store on the map and you can add one or multiple flavors in a single submission. You can log the price if you know it, and mark whether cans are still in stock. The most useful sightings are the ones added in the moment, while you're standing in the aisle, because the information is fresh and specific.

When you're out and spot a store with interesting stock, adding a sighting takes less than a minute and genuinely helps other collectors in the area who are looking for the same flavors.

For a closer look at what your logged cans build toward over time, building your wall explains how the collection view works.