Comparison

Tock vs Private Reserve

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

Head to head
About

Tock

Discover unique dining experiences, from local gems to Michelin-starred restaurants. Easily reserve tables and book curated culinary events. Your next delicious adventure awaits.

Highlights
  • Discover dining experiences
  • Reserve tables
  • Book culinary events
  • Find neighborhood restaurants
  • Discover Michelin-rated destinations
Features
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Discover extraordinary experiences with Tock’s new and improved app. From neighborhood restaurants to Michelin-rated destinations, Tock has something for everyone. Delicious starts here—reserve your experience today.

About

Private Reserve

Features
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You remember the bottle. You never remember what you thought of it. Private Reserve is a tasting journal for people who take whisky seriously and themselves less so. Log what's on your shelf, record what you actually taste, and let the house learn your palate well enough to tell you what to open tonight. THE CELLAR Every bottle with its proof, age statement, batch, and what you paid. Point the camera at a label and the entry fills itself — name, style, proof, even the batch number — so you're not typing "Uigeadail" with a glass in your hand. Fill levels track down the bottle, and the oxidation guardian warns you before a great bottle turns into a regret. THE POUR Pick the bottle in your glass. Tap the flavors you're actually tasting. Then just talk — the mic listens while you ramble, and turns half-formed impressions into a note worth keeping. Thirty seconds, start to finish. THE PALATE Your notes become a profile. Not a badge — a read. Which flavor families run high in your pours, the proof band where you're happiest, the regions holding your loyalty, and where your taste is drifting. The house sommelier writes it up in plain language, and tells you what to hunt next. THE SPEAKEASY Private rooms for your drinking club. Talk at the bar, log the pours going around — including the glass someone poured you from a bottle you don't own — and pin the verdicts worth arguing about. YOUR SHELF IS YOURS The cellar lives on your device. No ads, no analytics, no data brokers. We don't know what's on your shelf, and we like it that way. RESERVE PRO Unlimited bottles, AI tasting notes, the house sommelier's read, speakeasy hosting, and CSV export. $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Private Reserve is for those of legal drinking age. It's a journal, not an encouragement — the oxidation guardian just wants you to finish what you already opened. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tock4 screens
Private Reserve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tock at none against Private Reserve's 2. Private Reserve's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Private Reserve sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tock ships an update every 4 weeks, Private Reserve daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tock versus Private Reserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTockPrivate Reserve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB176 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTocktrey jackson

Bugs and requests

Tock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or shows blank screens
  • Reservations disappearing or not working
  • Payment processing errors
  • Inaccurate restaurant listings and availability

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add to Calendar function
  • Ability to save favorite restaurants
  • Real-time reservation availability updates
  • Better search and filtering options

Private Reserve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Private Reserve

Subscriptions2
  • Reserve Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Reserve Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tock free?
Tock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Private Reserve free?
Private Reserve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tock or Private Reserve have ads?
Neither Tock nor Private Reserve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tock or Private Reserve?
Tock ships an update every 4 weeks, and Private Reserve daily. Most recently, Tock was updated on October 21, 2026 and Private Reserve on October 4, 2026.

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