Bottle King vs BudWatcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bottle King
Browse and shop New Jersey's largest selection of wine, beer, and spirits. Discover award-winning selections and enjoy convenient shopping from a top national retailer.
- Shop wine, beer, and spirits
- NJ's largest selection
- Award-winning retailer
- Discount wine store
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Shop at NJ Largest Retailer of Wine, Beer, Spirits. Wine Enthusiast Top 50 National Retailer, Best Wine Store by NJ Monthly Magazine, GQ Magazine Top 10 Discount Wine Stores in America
BudWatcher
Discover real-time inventory of legal cannabis products at nearby dispensaries. Search and compare prices for various strains, edibles, and more without needing to log in. Stay informed about what's in stock and find your preferred items quickly.
- Real-time dispensary inventory monitoring
- Search and sort cannabis products
- Compare product prices
- View in-stock items
- Anonymous usage
- No login required
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BudWatcher continuously monitors every dispensary near you to produce a real-time feed of all legal cannabis products which are currently in-stock. Use the search and sort features to quickly find your favorite strains, flower, carts, edibles, concentrates, extracts, and topicals. Quickly compare the current price of any cannabis product(s) from the dispensaries of your choosing. No login required. We'll never ask you for your details. We do not need to know any of your personal information and prefer that you remain as anonymous as possible while using BudWatcher. You can view the terms of use here https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BudWatcher at 4.5 against Bottle King's 2.8. BudWatcher also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (233 vs 20). Bottle King's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (24% vs 15%). On price, ads, monetization model 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. BudWatcher sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Bottle King asks for nothing beyond the download.
BudWatcher holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BudWatcher has 233 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Bottle King's written reviews are positive against 15% of BudWatcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bottle King ships an update every 2 months, BudWatcher every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bottle King | BudWatcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (233 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 233 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #60 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Wine Buyer | Joomify, LLC |
Customer experience
Bottle King
BudWatcher
In-app purchases
Bottle King
No in-app purchases
BudWatcher
- BudWatcher Pro$1.997 Days
- BudWatcher Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Budwatcher Early Adopter$4.991 Month
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- BudWatcher Pro7 Days trial$9.993 Months
- BudWatcher Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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