Comparison

Total Beverage vs Coaltrain Fine Wine

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

Head to head
About

Total Beverage

Shop a vast selection of wines, beers, and spirits from your phone. Place orders for convenient in-store pickup or curbside service. Get personalized recommendations and special order options for hard-to-find items.

Highlights
  • Extensive product catalog
  • Mobile ordering
  • In-store and curbside pickup
  • Product search and scanner
  • Personal ratings and history
  • Staff picks and promotions
Features
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Put Total Beverage in your pocket! Shop 5,000 wines, 2,000 beers and 3,500 spirits anytime, anywhere. Place orders from your phone for quick and easy in-store pickup or newly added curbside pickup! We will do the shopping for you and have it ready, waiting and pre-paid when you walk in the door. Purchase any product we carry from your phone in seconds. If you find something we don’t have, the Total Beverage team will give you recommendations of similar items on the shelf, or you can request a special order right from your phone! Features: *Product Search *Bottle Scanner *Personal Ratings & History *Mobile Ordering for in-store pickup or delivery to your door *Staff picks & promotions Must be 21+ to access or use this app. All purchases require valid ID be presented at the time of order pickup and delivery.

About

Coaltrain Fine Wine

Browse a curated selection of wines and spirits available at a physical store. Order your selections for convenient delivery or in-store pickup.

Highlights
  • Browse wine and spirits
  • Order for delivery
  • Order for pickup
  • View store inventory
Features
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A store located at 330 W Uintah St, Colorado Springs, CO 80905, USA. With the App you can browse for the Wines and Spirits available in the store, and also order a delivery or pickup.

Screenshots

Total Beverage4 screens
Coaltrain Fine Wine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Coaltrain Fine Wine at none against Total Beverage's shown. Coaltrain Fine Wine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Total Beverage's advantage is ratings volume (229 vs 9). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coaltrain Fine Wine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total Beverage has 229 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Total Beverage's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coaltrain Fine Wine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Total Beverage versus Coaltrain Fine Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal BeverageCoaltrain Fine Wine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (229 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings229 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB94 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTotal Beverage LLCCoaltrain Inc.

Customer experience

Total Beverage

All ratings229 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative10.5%

Coaltrain Fine Wine

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Total Beverage

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App won't open or load home page
  • Excessive spinning/loading circles
  • Items not adding to cart properly
  • Search function hangs or returns infinite results
  • Sort function occasionally freezes
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  • Promo codes fail to apply at checkout
  • App signs out unexpectedly between sessions
  • Order history gets deleted
  • Incorrect total calculations for promo code eligibility
  • Display rendering issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Extended delivery hours (past 5 PM)
  • Remember login credentials to avoid repeated sign-ins
  • Improved search algorithm with better filtering
  • Age verification that persists across sessions
  • Better order history tracking and persistence
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  • Gift card payment option
  • Improved app performance and optimization

Coaltrain Fine Wine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Total Beverage

No in-app purchases

None

Coaltrain Fine Wine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Beverage free?
Total Beverage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coaltrain Fine Wine free?
Coaltrain Fine Wine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Total Beverage or Coaltrain Fine Wine?
Coaltrain Fine Wine is rated higher. Total Beverage averages 4.5 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while Coaltrain Fine Wine averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Total Beverage or Coaltrain Fine Wine have ads?
Total Beverage shows ads; Coaltrain Fine Wine does not.
Which is updated more often, Total Beverage or Coaltrain Fine Wine?
Total Beverage ships an update every 6 weeks, and Coaltrain Fine Wine every 6 weeks. Most recently, Total Beverage was updated on October 24, 2026 and Coaltrain Fine Wine on September 14, 2026.

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