# The Piper's Passport — Tasting journal & cellar log

> Private pipe tobacco tasting journal and collection manager. (iPhone/iPad app by Joseph Reid.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-pipers-passport/id6771036335 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joseph Reid](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896769535)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-pipers-passport/id6771036335/reviews.md

## What is The Piper's Passport?

The Piper's Passport is a private tasting journal and collection manager for adult pipe collectors — the kind of ledger a gentleman would have kept on his desk a hundred years ago, now in your pocket.

It does not sell tobacco, and it does not encourage smoking. It encourages journaling and tasting — a careful, private record of a hobby you already practice: what you tried, what you tasted, and what you keep.

Every journal entry becomes its own page: the blend, the leaf, the cut, the pipe, the flavors you found. The page is stamped with a customs-style mark, signed in your own hand. Over time, the pages stack up. The passport fills in.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• A curated catalog of 220+ classic blends — G.L. Pease, Cornell & Diehl, Samuel Gawith, Esoterica, Peterson, Rattray, Mac Baren and many more. Pick a known blend and the leaf, country, cut and strength fill in automatically.

• A two-wheel flavor chart — seventeen aroma families and a taste-and-feel wheel — so your notes read like a sommelier's, not a shrug.

• Your Palate — the app learns what you enjoy from what you record, and charts your personal flavor profile.

• Recommendations that explain themselves — each pick names the blend in your journal that earned it, matched to your documented taste. Ask for a style — a Virginia, an English — and see what fits.

• A Cellar that knows what you own, what it cost, its total value, when you opened a tin, and what has been aging longest.

• A Pipe Rack with provenance — the estate find, the gift, the show purchase. Every pipe has a story; the rack keeps it.

• Honors earned through the quality and range of your record — leaves explored, houses toured, notes written. Each year is its own volume; the lifetime ledger carries forever.

• An optional journaling reminder — a nudge to write today's entry before the details fade.

• Passport-style pages and a Year in Pipe recap you can share as an image — a hand-stamped page from your own records.

BUILT FOR COLLECTORS, NOT EXTRACTED FROM THEM

No advertising. No third-party trackers. No analytics SDK reading your behavior. The piper's data belongs to the piper.

Works fully offline — every feature is local-first. Sign in (optional) and your journal, cellar, signature and rack sync across your devices.

FOR ADULTS ONLY

This app is intended solely for adults of legal age to purchase tobacco where they live — 21 or older in the United States. Tobacco use carries serious health risks, including cancer, heart disease, and nicotine addiction; no form of tobacco use is safe. The Piper's Passport documents a hobby. It does not promote one.

WHO IT'S FOR

Collectors who treat their hobby with care — the kind who can describe last Tuesday's bowl in vivid detail and want a place to put it. New pipers who want to make sense of what they are tasting. Cellar-builders who need to know when their Penzance crosses the one-year aging mark. And anyone who finds the ritual of pressing a stamp into a leather book deeply, quietly pleasing.

The Piper's Passport is for the long view. Pages fill slowly. The book gets richer.

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

## Key features

- Private tasting journal
- Cellar inventory management
- Curated blend catalog
- Two-wheel flavor chart
- Personal flavor profile charting
- Pipe collection tracking
- Customizable journaling reminders

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Passport+ | $11.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-pipers-passport/id6771036335/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Amazing Pipe Tool

*2026-07-11*

Man for a free app, this is such a good download! Feels nice to not be constantly bombarded with adds, and be able to use it to log bowls and have a reminder of stored tobacco. Thanks for making this man! As an aside, the colours are very nice! One of the only apps I enjoy the light mode of more than the dark mode.

### 5/5 — Excellent App!

*2026-07-10*

This app is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for building it!

## Frequently asked questions about The Piper's Passport

### Does The Piper's Passport have ads?

No, The Piper's Passport is ad-free. The developer states there is no advertising, no third-party trackers, and no analytics SDK reading user behavior.

### What is the cost of The Piper's Passport?

The Piper's Passport is free to download and use. There is an optional subscription plan called Passport+ for $11.99 per year, which includes a 7-day free trial.

### What devices does The Piper's Passport support?

The Piper's Passport is available for iPhone and iPod devices. It is intended for adults aged 17 and older.

### How often is The Piper's Passport updated?

The latest version, 1.2.0, was released on July 13, 2026, indicating recent development activity. The app was initially released on July 5, 2026.

### Can I use The Piper's Passport offline?

Yes, The Piper's Passport works fully offline. Every feature is local-first, ensuring you can journal and manage your collection without an internet connection.

### What kind of data does The Piper's Passport collect?

The Piper's Passport collects data related to your pipe tobacco tasting notes, cellar inventory, and pipe collection. The developer emphasizes that user data belongs to the piper and is not shared.

### What is the Passport+ subscription for The Piper's Passport?

The Passport+ subscription costs $11.99 per year and offers additional features beyond the free version. A 7-day free trial is available for this subscription tier.

### How does The Piper's Passport help with flavor profiling?

The app features a two-wheel flavor chart with seventeen aroma families and a taste-and-feel wheel to help users describe their notes like a sommelier. It also learns from your recorded preferences to chart your personal flavor profile.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-13

Your feedback built this update.

• Edit any journal page: date, time, flavor wheels, notes, all of it
• Finish a tin in the cellar and record whether you would buy it again
• The community palate: opt in to share your flavor wheels anonymously, and Passport+ pipers see how the community charts each blend
• New Tar note on the aroma wheel
• Nearly 900 blends, now including the complete Cornell & Diehl Small Batch line
• Blend origins now show where each blend is actually made
• Try Passport+ free for 7 days
• Fixes: passport signing on first launch, stamp lettering on long names, dark mode selections, and more

### 1.1.0 — 2026-07-06

No release notes.

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