# Bourbon Buddy Club — Social Bourbon Enthusiasts

> Social Bourbon Enthusiasts (iPhone/iPad app by Paul Erickson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bourbon-buddy-club/id6746172137 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Paul Erickson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1492121935)
- Category: Food & Drink, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 96 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2025-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bourbon-buddy-club/id6746172137/reviews.md

## What is Bourbon Buddy Club?

Bourbon Buddy is the social app for bourbon and whiskey enthusiasts. Log what you're drinking, rate pours, build your collection, and see what your club is enjoying.

• Check in spirits with ratings, photos, and notes
• Discover spirits, venues, and distilleries
• Scan bottle barcodes to find bottles faster
• Bottle Hunt — scan shelves in stores and log prices for the community
• My Wishlist — track bottles you want and manage alert rules
• Follow friends and see their latest pours
• Share check-ins and collections with one link

Bourbon Buddy Pro unlocks unlimited wishlist, full Buyer Intelligence while you hunt, and an ad-free experience.

Whether you're at a bar, a tasting, or your home bar, Bourbon Buddy helps you remember what's worth another pour.

Must be of legal drinking age in your region. Drink responsibly.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://bourbon-buddy.com/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bourbon Buddy Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Bourbon Buddy Pro Annual | $29.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.2 — 2026-08-03

• Recent Bottle Hunts on Discover — browse what hunters found at stores
• Share the app from About with a scannable QR code and get-app link
• Privacy Policy updated with product analytics details
• Collection spirit images stay after save and when editing
• Collection and wishlist screens handle long names more reliably

### 1.8.1 — 2026-07-08

1.8.1
• Lighter ad cadence in Activity and Discover search
• Hunt screen no longer shows a bottom ad banner by default
• Full-screen ads respect Pro and moderator ad-free settings

1.8.0
• My Wishlist hub in Profile — reorder your list, edit alert rules, and open spirit details
• Bottle Hunt — pick a store, scan shelf barcodes, enter prices, and collect sightings before saving
• Buyer Intelligence while you hunt — see if a bottle is already in your collection (free); Pro adds wishlist match and vs-MSRP cards
• Free accounts can save up to 15 wishlist bottles; Pro unlocks unlimited wishlist and full hunt intel

1.7.1
• Stability and performance improvements

### 1.7.0 — 2026-06-27

• Scan bottle labels to draft new spirits when a barcode is not in the catalog
• Improved barcode scanning for check-in and collection
• Barcode lookup no longer suggests spirits removed from the catalog
• Stability and UI fixes

### 1.5.0 — 2025-07-15

Added scan functionality to support checkin and discovery
Added embedding service to support search and discovery

### 1.3.0 — 2025-06-10

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-04.*