Cider Expert vs OnlyDrams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cider Expert
Discover and review thousands of hard ciders worldwide. Get personalized recommendations based on your taste, track your tasting history, and connect with other cider enthusiasts. Explore flavor profiles, find top-rated ciders, and become a true cider expert.
- Rate and review ciders
- Personalized recommendations
- Track tasting history
- Explore flavor profiles
- Discover top-rated ciders
- Connect with friends
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Rate and review your favorite ciders and get personalized recommendations from over 5,000 ciders from around the world. Keep track of all the ciders you’ve tried, and see what other cider enthusiasts around the world are drinking. Find more of the cider and perry styles you love, and become a cider expert with the most complete cider-centric review app available. Explore and review in-depth flavor profiles using our comprehensive rating system Get personalized recommendations, tailored to your taste preferences Earn bold badges and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard Discover top rated ciders, cideries and cider spots nearby Follow your friends, make connections, and be the first to learn about cider releases and new cideries Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ciderexpert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CiderExpert
OnlyDrams
Manage your spirits collection with this app. Browse bottles, track pricing, get recommendations from your collection, and scan barcodes for instant information before you buy. It aims to be your all-in-one solution for managing your liquor inventory.
- Manage spirits collection
- Browse thousands of bottles
- Real-time pricing information
- Personalized pour picker
- Barcode scanner for liquor stores
- Community-driven insights
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OnlyDrams is a community built app helping you manage your collection of spirits no matter the size or your experience - Browse thousands of bottles, add to your collection, and let others know what you are thinking about what you're sipping on. - Get real time pricing information aggregated from hundreds of sources confirmed by the distilleries themselves. - Not sure what to pour? We got you covered with our pour picker that searches your collection to pick what is right for you in the moment. - Scan any barcode in a liquor store to see what you should be paying and find out more before you buy. With hundreds of features in the making, gone are the days of opening multiple apps to get the job done. OnlyDrams aims to be the last spirits app you'll ever need. EULA: https://onlydrams.app/terms
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Verdict
Cider Expert and OnlyDrams both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cider Expert's written reviews are positive against 65% of OnlyDrams's. Cider Expert also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). OnlyDrams's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OnlyDrams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cider Expert asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cider Expert against 4.9 for OnlyDrams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnlyDrams has 11K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Cider Expert's written reviews are positive against 65% of OnlyDrams's.
Cider Expert ships an update every 3 months, OnlyDrams fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cider Expert | OnlyDrams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Critical Hit Technologies, LLC | OnlyDrams, LLC |
Customer experience
Cider Expert
OnlyDrams
Bugs and requests
Cider Expert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OnlyDrams
Reported bugs
4 issues- Duplicate bottle entries in collection
- Inaccurate bottle counts and rarity information
- Inability to delete bottles from collection
- Login and password reset functionality not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add personal notes for bottles
- Ability to manually add bottles not in database
- Filter collection by open/unopened bottles
- Show secondary market value for bottles
In-app purchases
Cider Expert
No in-app purchases
OnlyDrams
- Bronze Support Tier$0.991 Month
- Silver Support Tier$2.991 Month
- Gold Support Tier$4.991 Month
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- OnlyDrams Elite$4.991 Month
- Platinum Support Tier$9.991 Month
- Bronze Support Tier$9.991 Year
- Silver Support Tier$29.991 Year
- OnlyDrams Elite7 Days trial$49.901 Year
- Gold Support Tier$49.991 Year
- Platinum Support Tier$99.991 Year
