Bevvy vs Bourboneur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bevvy
Explore the world of whisky with this comprehensive digital companion. Scan bottle labels for instant information, manage your collection, and discover new favorites. Personalized recommendations cater to all levels of whisky appreciation.
- Scan whisky bottle labels
- Manage whisky collection
- Curate favorite drams lists
- Personalized recommendations
- Discover new whiskies
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Bevvy is the world's best whisky app, and the ultimate digital whisky companion. Whisky lovers can instantly access a wealth of information by scanning a bottle's label, as well as managing their whisky collection or curating lists of their favourite drams. Over time, the app becomes familiar with the user's flavour profile, suggesting recommendations to guide both novices and connoisseurs on their whisky journey.
Bourboneur
Discover and value your bourbon collection with this app. It offers a comprehensive database for bottle valuation, market trend analysis, and personalized drink recommendations based on flavor profiles. Connect with a community of enthusiasts and explore the world of brown spirits.
- Bourbon Blue Book valuation tool
- Secondary Market Index tracking
- Wheel of Destiny drink selector
- Flavor Explorer for personalized recommendations
- Community of bourbon enthusiasts
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Know what your bourbon is worth. Track your collection. Trade with confidence. Bourboneur puts bottle values, collection tracking, and trade comparisons in one app—so you can make more informed decisions before you buy, sell, or trade. KNOW THE VALUE BEFORE YOU BUY Search thousands of bottles in the Bourbon Blue Book®, with market values informed by real secondary-market transactions and updated daily. Explore price ranges and recent trends to put an asking price in perspective. YOUR COLLECTION. ALL ACCOUNTED FOR. Keep your bottles organized in one place. Track quantities, purchase prices, and fill levels. See your collection’s estimated market value, monitor changes over time, and keep track of what’s opened and unopened. SEE HOW YOUR COLLECTION STACKS UP Compare your collection’s performance with the Bourboneur Secondary Market Index and the S&P 500. Get a clearer view of how your bottles are moving alongside the broader bourbon market. MAKE A SMARTER TRADE Use the Trade Analyzer to compare the estimated market values of what you’re giving and what you’re getting. Understand both sides before you make the deal. ENJOY WHAT YOU OWN Save bottles to your wishlist, record tasting notes in your Tasting Journal, and let the Wheel of Destiny help choose your next pour. From your next bottle to your entire collection, make smarter bourbon decisions with Bourboneur. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Bourboneur offers auto-renewing subscriptions to unlock premium features: • Monthly Subscription: $3/month • Yearly Subscription: $25/year Terms & Conditions: https://www.bourboneur.com/terms-disclosures-privacy-policy/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.bourboneur.com/terms-disclosures-privacy-policy/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bevvy at 74% against Bourboneur's 24%. Bevvy also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Bourboneur's advantage is chart position (#51 vs unranked) and ratings volume (121 vs 16). 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
Both are free to download. Bourboneur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bevvy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bevvy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bourboneur has 121 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Bevvy's written reviews are positive against 24% of Bourboneur's.
Bevvy ships an update fortnightly, Bourboneur every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bevvy | Bourboneur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | 2.0 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #51 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bevvy Limited | Nicholas Owens |
Customer experience
Bevvy
Bourboneur
User reviews
Bevvy
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for whisky lovers
- 👍 Useful for cataloging collection
- 👍 Provides good information & facts
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Good for learning about whisky
Room to improve
- 😞 Outdated information/prices
- 😞 Inaccurate price guides
- 😞 Limited database for non-UK/Bourbon
- 😞 Poor user interface
- 😞 Difficult to add to cart/purchase
Bourboneur
From 121 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best app for pricing hands down. No one compares.
- 🚀 Consistent and up to date pricing
- 👍 Worth every penny
- 👍 Warm/polished and very functional app
- 👍 Comprehensive bourbon price guide
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 👎 Going from free to paid is wild
- 👎 Not worth the price
- 👎 Crazy expensive & bad experience
- 👎 Bait and switch
Bugs and requests
Bevvy
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when adding bottles
- Cannot add bottles to a list
- No button to submit review on iPhone
- Login/registration issues
- Scanning not working
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- App freezes
- Scrolling disabled on iPhone SE (1st gen)
- Cannot access internet for scans
- Error when logging in
- App support link is dead
Requested features
13 requests- Allow adding duplicate bottles
- Ability to reorder lists
- Search 'My Lists' for specific criteria (region, category, price, rating)
- Add a 'save' button for reviews
- Add a home button for easier navigation
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- Ability to scan barcodes
- Ability to delete previous scans
- Expand database to include more global spirits (Bourbon, Rye, Rum)
- Allow users to create their own entries for missing bottles
- Improve search prioritization
- Add a rum section
- Show number of bottles on Home page dashboard
- Improve collection management (rename, sort, filter, view more than 20 bottles)
Bourboneur
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Allow sku scanning to add bottles
- Allow adding bottles in multiples
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Bevvy
No in-app purchases
Bourboneur
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Monthly Subscription$2.99
- Yearly Subscription$24.99
