Comparison

gotBottle vs WhiskyPin

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

gotBottle

Easily identify wines with AI-powered bottle scanning, track tasting notes, and manage your personal wine collection. Explore aromas, flavors, and visualize your cellar on a map to enhance your wine tasting experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered wine recognition
  • Track tasting notes, aromas, and flavors
  • Manage personal wine collection
  • Virtual cellar organization
  • Cellar visualization on a map
  • Aroma picker
Features
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gotBottle — Scan. Save. Remember. The simplest way to build your personal wine collection. Just point your camera at any wine bottle label — gotBottle instantly recognizes the wine using AI, saves it to your phone, and generates a short, insightful review you can edit and make your own. No giant wine databases. No ratings from strangers. No social feed. Just your bottles, your memories. How it works: • Scan a wine label in seconds • AI instantly creates a brief tasting note you can customize • Save everything privately on your phone • Browse your growing collection anytime Free forever — Scan and save a generous number of bottles at no cost. Love the app? Subscribe to unlock unlimited history and never lose a single wine you’ve discovered. Perfect for wine lovers who want to remember every great bottle without the complexity. What gotBottle is NOT: • Not a social network • Not a cellar management tool • Not a public wine rating database Simple, private, and built for real wine enjoyment. What our users say: • "Love the AI scanner! It makes tasting wines so easy." • "Finally an app that just scans and saves my wines perfectly." • "The AI review is spot on and so easy to edit. I’m actually remembering more wines now." Questions? Contact us at gotbottleapp@gmail.com Privacy Policy https://gotbottle.app/privacy Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

WhiskyPin

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• Track your tastings and discover the spots behind the whiskies. • Search whiskies you’re interested in - available in multiple languages. • Map-based discovery. Explore whiskies available in areas you’re interested in.

Screenshots

gotBottle4 screens
WhiskyPin3 screens

Verdict

The call

gotBottle and WhiskyPin are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. gotBottle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WhiskyPin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
gotBottle versus WhiskyPin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergotBottleWhiskyPin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB171 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSergey NikolskyJiho Yang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

gotBottle

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium version$6.99
3 purchases

WhiskyPin

One-time3
  • Single Credit$1.99
  • Explorer Bundle$4.99
  • Enthusiast Bundle$8.99

Questions

Is gotBottle free?
gotBottle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhiskyPin free?
WhiskyPin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do gotBottle or WhiskyPin have ads?
Neither gotBottle nor WhiskyPin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, gotBottle or WhiskyPin?
gotBottle ships an update every 2 weeks, and WhiskyPin every 2 weeks. Most recently, gotBottle was updated on October 26, 2026 and WhiskyPin on October 25, 2026.

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